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Derek
Jan 20, 2020 rated it liked it
"Kavin's World"--the setting--is the central interest here. It develops from being a mild mystery into Moorcockian cosmic fantasy without losing sight of the fact that the protagonists are fairly ordinary people that are slowly acclimated to dealing with the reality of their world.

Questions start from the beginning: there's mention of this new spreading "Christianity" at the same time that ship cannons are becoming common. And none of the place names are recognizable. And there may be an extra m
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Charles
Jul 01, 2009 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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I kind of enjoyed this. Fairly standard heroic fantasy but worth reading if you're a fan. ...more
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