Jason Waltz’s Reviews > Swords of Fire 3 > Status Update

I always enjoy Sirtago & Poet stories from Jack Mackenzie (who will soon be interviewed by yours truly on 24 in 42). This is the longest of them, a novella of 100 pages, and a strong conclusion to this anthology. Many things happen to our scamming duo, including love, possession, and almost death for each. Evil sorcery, deadly blade-wielders, the law, and tentacled monstrosities pursue them, even as they try to con.

"Rise of the Bane-Blood" by Thomas is a cool idea and good plot that gets a little derailed in the last bit. Malis is an interesting character. The story feels like it was written in two stages, the first part tight and well-delivered, the second not so much. Maybe a tad too long.
"The Eye of Sirana" again was a cool idea but it definitely was too long, could have used a real tightening.

Looking forward to my Sirtago & Poet fix!