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This slim volume of 197 pages contains treasures that exceed those offered by many of the recent door-stoppers that are being dished us “epic”-proportioned fantasies. The name of Manly Wade Wellman, as well as that of his creation: John the Balladeer, more commonly known as Silver John, needs no introduction to lovers of good stories. My review is aimed at praising Paizo books for doing these very story-lovers (old & new) a terrific service by offering the ‘Silver John’ stories in a truly afford
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Intersting stories, with a very interesting character. They are relatively subtle tales, without anything graphic. Good but I didn't like them as much as some folks seem to have.
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The first few stories and the very last one I quite liked. But there was a bit too much repetition of good ol' golly shucks good triumphing over witch-cracker evil overall for me to be able to award a higher star rating to what really is a very cool setting and use of monsters.
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Jan 14, 2011
Steven Harbin
marked it as to-read
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Apr 11, 2012
David
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