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... probably closer to a 2.5 ...
Not a bad collection, although be warned that the contents are mostly excerpts from longer stories; also, sorcerers seemed rather thin on the ground. The collection was bookended by a couple of pretty impressive swordfights -- it opened with the duel between Westley and Inigo Montoya from William Goldman's The Princess Bride and closed with a duel from Bernard Cornwell's Excalibur. In between, there were also bits from The Three Musketeers and Musashi, an Arabian ...more
Not a bad collection, although be warned that the contents are mostly excerpts from longer stories; also, sorcerers seemed rather thin on the ground. The collection was bookended by a couple of pretty impressive swordfights -- it opened with the duel between Westley and Inigo Montoya from William Goldman's The Princess Bride and closed with a duel from Bernard Cornwell's Excalibur. In between, there were also bits from The Three Musketeers and Musashi, an Arabian ...more
This is basically snippets from some of the editor's handpicked favorites, rather than short stories in and of themselves. Because of this, I read a few bits and skimmed the rest, then promptly returned it to the library. I'm giving it two stars for the fact that I was expecting short stories, not snippets, and, thus, was a bit disappointed by the book overall. It might make a decent bathroom reader, though.
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