Review: Beautifully written intricate book of small novellas
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2011
It is hard to do justice to book of short stories, because each story has it's own individuality.These are more short novellas than short stories,as they are quite long. The one thing they all have in common is weapons of destruction, swords, axes and blades. Each of the weapons with a past and some of them even speak to their owners. The tales are beautifully written and often quite complex. I particularly liked "A space between" (that concept could be a novel)."Prayer for a dead king" is presented as a novella with multiple chapters, as the reader follows the path of The Golden Girl with her rapier. I think readers of epic fantasy with a love of more intricate work will enjoy this book.I received a free copy of this book for my review.