Status Updates From Masters of Fantasy

The Amorous Broom by Mike Resnick - 3 stars, reminds me a bit of the Dresden Series by Jim Butcher. This story was annoyed-groan worthy, but entertaining

Gifts by Elizabeth Moon - 3 stars! Liked this one much better then the last few. Good blend of elements, good pacing, no akward vibes or descriptions.

The Elf House by David Drake - 2 Stars. Seemed like there was a lot that couldn't be written due to the length of the story. Would have been nice to see this one run a bit longer to fill in some of the blanks and smooth out some of the awkwardness, but overall pretty good! The clunkiness brought the rating down some. Might look into this series to see how a whole story turns out

The Afterlife of St. Vidicon of Cathode by Christopher Stasheff - 1 star. Personally I HAAAAATE Churchy stories, and this one is nothing but churchy. I don't hate the religion it's based on, mind, but Church-based stories are NOT my cup of tea. It felt like reading a homework assignment where all you want to do is skip it entirely and take the failing mark for it.

Child of Prophecy by Janny Wurts - 1 star. Bout halfway through there was a big 'ew' moment that hurt the rating pretty badly. otherwise... Meh. The series it comes from might prove better then this short story, but I'm not sure I'll pick up the series any, this short didn't really connect me with the parent series enough to investigate.

Shadamehr and the Old Wive's Tale by Margaret Weis & Don Perrin - Eh. 2 stars, the hero a bit bland, the heroin was much more interesting.

Serenade by Alan Dean Foster - Eh, adventurous enough but not a style of reading I like, it seemed kinda clunky most the time, with a bit of a 'self-hype' vibe and odd descriptors, 2/5

Race for the Sky (A Bifrost Story) by Mikey Zucker Reichert - Interesting, I'd give it 3 stars. bit of a cliffhanger though at the end, sort of? not too bad though.

Mything in Dreamland - Pretty interesting! A dreamworld based around magic with its own rules.

Pretty interesting! A dreamworld based around magic with its own rules.

Earthborne (Witchworld, Andre Norton) - This one had me off-balance the whole time, it felt... unfinished? Like a lot was left out but not on purpose, more like it was simply forgotten and alluded to later on. I'm not at all familiar with this particular author or the world this story comes from, maybe that's why.

Out of the Deep (Valdemar, Mercedes Lackey) - Always love revisiting Valdemar! Can't wait to read more as I work through the main series!

Read Child of Prophecy

Finished 'Web of Deception' (a Bahzell story) by David Weber

Finished 'The Amorous Broom' (a John Justin Mallory story) by Mike Resnick

Finished 'Gifts' (a World of Paksenarrion story) by Elizabeth Moon

Finished 'The Elf House' (an Isles story) by David Drake

Finished 'The Afterlife of St. Vidicon of Cathode' (a Warlock story) by Christopher Stasheff

Finished 'Child of Prophecy' (a War of Light and Shadow story) by Janny Wurts