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The Devil Delivered and Other Tales
Steven Erikson has carved a name for himself among the pantheon of great fantasy writers. But his masterful storytelling and prose style go beyond the awe-inspiring Malazan world. In The Devil Delivered and Other Tales, Erikson tells three different, but captivating stories:
“The Devil Delivered" tells a story set within the near future, where the land owned by the great L...more
“The Devil Delivered" tells a story set within the near future, where the land owned by the great L...more
Hardcover, 336 pages
Published
June 19th 2012
by Tor Books
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This is a collection of 3 short stories that are quite a variation from Erikson's fantasy series.
'The Devil Delivered' was a bit hard to follow, but was an enjoyable commentary on how severely messed up our world may end up being and the power of one man's vision of something different.
'Revolvo' was a very fun and comedic look at the world run by different artists. Erikson's writing is superb and the ending was fantastic.
'Fishin' with Grandma Matchie' was a very fun children's story of fantastic...more
'The Devil Delivered' was a bit hard to follow, but was an enjoyable commentary on how severely messed up our world may end up being and the power of one man's vision of something different.
'Revolvo' was a very fun and comedic look at the world run by different artists. Erikson's writing is superb and the ending was fantastic.
'Fishin' with Grandma Matchie' was a very fun children's story of fantastic...more
In some ways, these stories are more difficult than the Malazan series, but in other ways easier. They are generally more disjoint than Erikson's longer works, but this works fairly well in the context of the stories he's telling. These stories read as agitprop which is enjoyable to hear from an author who has previously written much more personal stories. I particularly enjoyed reading about Saskatchewan (my home) in a piece of speculative science fiction (the first of the three stories).
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This is a collection of three novellas, two of which are excellent. "The Devil Delivered" is a Ballardian science fiction story as the world is potentially about to end and we think about what has gone before and what we might have become. "Revolvo" is a marvelous piece of absurdism. "Fishin' with Grandma Machie" starts quite well but wears out its welcome by going on too long.
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Pretty good. Erikson really went on the deep end with these stories. The first one (Title story) was the best, but I could not get into the evolution aspect of the story.
This collection of three short stories didn't quite enthrall me the way Erikson's longer books do, but I still enjoyed them. The Devil Delivered and Revolvo in particular amused me; Fishin' with Grandma Matchie, I enjoyed less. Overall not my favourite of his works, but it'll hold me over 'till his next release.
Strange collection of 3 stories that show links in scope with the Malazan stories, but totally different. Read at own risk.
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Steven Erikson is the pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin, a Canadian novelist, who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist. His best-known work is the on-going series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen.
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