Jason Waltz’s Reviews > Death Angel's Shadow > Status Update

Wish I'd still never read 'em. I read both last night, after watching THE LAST WOLF KEW documentary. Thought about 'em all day. They're not Kane stories; they're stories with Kane appearances. They are bitter, stupid stories that could even be considered anti-woman. I'm saddened by now truly knowing these Wagner writings.

"The Gothic Touch" is just plain fun. It's like Wagner is writing tongue-in-cheek and just letting Kane play with Elric. It's probably my favorite Elric story.

Ahhhh. Whenever I need a rejuvenation of the soul via powerful prose, I simply pick up Wagner and reunite with Kane. "Cold Light" is quite simply a most powerful tale wonderfully told. A storyteller's masterpiece that examines much and shares much more of import, all while gifting us the spellbinding and awe-inspiring mystique of an unparalleled immortal warrior. The only possible quibble: the unnecessary denouement.

"Cold Light" is such a diabolically good tale. Both sides in the eternal war between evil and good display variants of evilness, though frankly the 'good' guys are horrifically evil. Kane is larger than life here, and one of my favorite scenes is his ridding himself of the sorcerer by bum-rushing him into the demon's arms - love it!

"Reflections for the Winter of My Soul" is such a great story! A little overwritten here and there in the early stages, and an overly loquacious villain at the close, but Kane and the mystery are beyond superb.