Jason Waltz’s Reviews > Renegade Swords II > Status Update

Taylor's second Fal tale gives even more depth to our hero and his family and clan. This one did not deliver the wallop of the previous story but definitely contributes to the addictive storytelling of this master creator.

Merritt's short tale is a decent inclusion, though the introductory description is perhaps more entertaining.

What a tale is Taylor's "The Unlawful Hunter"! Marvelous descriptions and violent activities! Great storytelling with a compelling protagonist.

"Killer" from Drake & Wagner is finally read by yours truly. The novel has been in my TBR for years. Marvelous foe and an endearing protagonist, and the mystery of the foe's origin is addictive. The book version has moved higher.

Hot damnations! That Bob Howard can write! Cut away the dismayingly overwrought framing device of James Allison and the savage power of Howard's prose--especially in the galvanizing climactic scenes--is a firehose of fresh, clear, arctic water to the face bringing invigoration, exaltation, and an exuberance for battle riot and the power of living deeply that blows the prose of the previous stories away with no regard

Reading Howard's "Marchers of Valhalla" for the first time and may have just read the first description of Karl Edward Wagner's Kane lineage...or The Man himself: "This king was unlike them; he was a white-skinned giant like ourselves, with mad blue eyes and hair crimson as blood."

Rackhir is a fun though rather thin character. While "To Rescue Tanelorn" pre-dates "The Roaming Forest" by far, I by far enjoyed the second prequel story much more.