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I could not just find just this story on GoodReads. I did not read this whole book just this story. I'm not sure if this was a good one to start with because there wasn't a lot of action to speak off. It was mostly about her travel to the "underworld" and looking for a weapon. I want to find this book so I can read the other stories so maybe I can have a better understanding of the character. So once again this is not a review of all the stories in this book just the "Black God's Kiss" I feel li
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Wonderful story, wonderful heroine, wonderful conclusion conclusion. You can tell Ms. Moore is still learning her voice, but the vision is so compelling and eerie that hardly matters.
In an era of Feminazi joke heroines Jirl of Joiry stands out as *not* being a hyper-defensive misandrist snark fest, but instead a wild woman in wild times - much like the also bloody-maned Sonya of Rogatino. The conclusion is quite surprising and feminine, as well as all-too-human.
In an era of Feminazi joke heroines Jirl of Joiry stands out as *not* being a hyper-defensive misandrist snark fest, but instead a wild woman in wild times - much like the also bloody-maned Sonya of Rogatino. The conclusion is quite surprising and feminine, as well as all-too-human.
This is old school fantasy/sword and sorcery and the writing is very different from what is seen in modern fantasy. This was an enjoyable read just because it is so different from what is written today. I read the first story years ago and didn't like it very much but I enjoyed it much more this time because I knew what I was getting into. I split it up and read one short story per day and even at that speed the stories were almost too repetitive. That is my biggest complaint and why I didn't ra
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Some fantastic early fantasy with a great protagonist over several adventurous tales of darkness and danger answered by Jirel’s fiery deadliness.
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