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4.5 stars.
I first read the Guardian of the Dawn by William King in Flashing Swords magazine, issue 1. It impressed me then, and it impressed me again on a second reading. It does everything a sword and sorcery tale should. It sets a mood and tone immediately, puts you into the story from the first paragraph, and doesn't let up. A history and background is introduced throughout the tale, but is never overbearing or info-dumpish, applies to the story at hand, and makes you feel that the story is t ...more
I first read the Guardian of the Dawn by William King in Flashing Swords magazine, issue 1. It impressed me then, and it impressed me again on a second reading. It does everything a sword and sorcery tale should. It sets a mood and tone immediately, puts you into the story from the first paragraph, and doesn't let up. A history and background is introduced throughout the tale, but is never overbearing or info-dumpish, applies to the story at hand, and makes you feel that the story is t ...more
This atmospheric fantasy short introduces Kormak, a disreputable-looking stranger belonging to a semi-mythical order of monster hunters. Wounded and caught out on the night of the full moon, when hostile creatures roam, he takes shelter at an isolated house. Realizing his true identity, the house's residents use his code of honor to coerce him into defending them against one particularly menacing creature.
The premise is appealing, and while Kormak himself is only vaguely sketched out as a charac ...more
The premise is appealing, and while Kormak himself is only vaguely sketched out as a charac ...more
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