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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 8146688" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#108 Realms of Mystery Anthology Ed. Philip Athans </strong></p><p><strong>Read 4/12/20 to 11/12/20</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]130012[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>These Realms of... books are really starting to feel like the Christmas pay-day, X number of authors rattle off around thirty pages and then see if it sells. Were they for the Christmas market? Or some equivalency?</p><p></p><p>Or was it just a run out for a few pros, and a step up into the limelight for some of the young guns on the way up, is that the deal?</p><p></p><p>There's good and bad in this one, but that's always going to be the case, and almost no author can shine that brightly in just under thirty pages, it can be done, but... not here, much.</p><p></p><p><strong>Speaking with the Dead by Elaine Cunningham-</strong> Danilo Thann & Elaith Craulnober, start the mystery- or rather Danilo does detective with Elaith's reputation proceeds him. But- it's a set up, all fairly obvious (if not the solution then the situation) but it works- and its well written. I like the idea of the sunset boulevard for the pair as they head off hand-in-hand proclaiming their new found love for each other as they skip towards the future.</p><p></p><p><strong>A Walk in the Snow by Dave Gross-</strong> sensitive and well-written, Ogden's a character I could get to like. And Portnoy too- the last will and testament of Cole the Wizard, remember him from right back at the beginning. Again, a fair mystery- well detectived out. It works, but a bit daft towards the end- or else the familiar ending (see what I did there).</p><p></p><p><strong>The Rose Window by Monte Cook-</strong> a ten page mystery tale about a window, with a mystery ending.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Club Rules by James Lowder- </strong>Artus Cimber plays detective/lawyer, he's good- as is Uther. A pantomime villain and a fair/foul mystery explained. It works.</p><p></p><p><strong>Thieves' Justice by Mary H. Herbert-</strong> Teza the horse thief solves a mystery to save her friend. Rasheman sounds like a great place, I'd like to read a few more books set there. A brute gets his comeuppance. It works, just.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ekhar Lorrent: Gnome Detective by Steven Brown-</strong> Just no.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Devil and Tertius Wands by Jeff Grubb-</strong> See above.</p><p></p><p><strong>H by Richard Lee Byers-</strong> Nine little, eight little, seven little... indians. The party members keep on dying. I like the monster, the reveal- not so keen on the H for hand, like anyone is going to get that.</p><p></p><p><strong>Strange Bedfellows by Keith Francis Strohm-</strong> There's some things to like, but- it's just a bit easy, a bit- meh. Morgrim's the star of the show, although hard to believe.</p><p></p><p><strong>Whence the Song of Steel by J. Robert King-</strong> Two opera singer rivals and a sword with a voice, and now I've told you that the mystery is over.</p><p></p><p><strong>An Unusual Suspect by Brian M. Thompson-</strong> Nope.</p><p></p><p><strong>Darkly, Through a Glass of Ale by Peter Archer-</strong> The Utter East sounds like a terrible place- don't go there, and don't write about it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Lyanaelle by Thomas M. Reid-</strong> Lyanaelle graduates, solves the mystery and bests he master. It works, but... I don't know, something's missing.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Grinning Ghost of Taverton Hall by Ed Greenwood-</strong> Alright, better than a lot of his others, are all Ed Greenwood's alter egos just odd little men blessed with either genius, the luck of the gods, or else an author's insight? There's a bit of me like this kind of thing- not kicking too hard, but too much of it- the omniscient hero, becomes too much far too quickly.</p><p></p><p>Off to read a proper book.</p><p></p><p>Stay safe and well.</p><p></p><p>Cheers Goonalan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 8146688, member: 16069"] [B]#108 Realms of Mystery Anthology Ed. Philip Athans Read 4/12/20 to 11/12/20[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="177px" alt="IMG_2692.JPG"]130012[/ATTACH] These Realms of... books are really starting to feel like the Christmas pay-day, X number of authors rattle off around thirty pages and then see if it sells. Were they for the Christmas market? Or some equivalency? Or was it just a run out for a few pros, and a step up into the limelight for some of the young guns on the way up, is that the deal? There's good and bad in this one, but that's always going to be the case, and almost no author can shine that brightly in just under thirty pages, it can be done, but... not here, much. [B]Speaking with the Dead by Elaine Cunningham-[/B] Danilo Thann & Elaith Craulnober, start the mystery- or rather Danilo does detective with Elaith's reputation proceeds him. But- it's a set up, all fairly obvious (if not the solution then the situation) but it works- and its well written. I like the idea of the sunset boulevard for the pair as they head off hand-in-hand proclaiming their new found love for each other as they skip towards the future. [B]A Walk in the Snow by Dave Gross-[/B] sensitive and well-written, Ogden's a character I could get to like. And Portnoy too- the last will and testament of Cole the Wizard, remember him from right back at the beginning. Again, a fair mystery- well detectived out. It works, but a bit daft towards the end- or else the familiar ending (see what I did there). [B]The Rose Window by Monte Cook-[/B] a ten page mystery tale about a window, with a mystery ending. [B]The Club Rules by James Lowder- [/B]Artus Cimber plays detective/lawyer, he's good- as is Uther. A pantomime villain and a fair/foul mystery explained. It works. [B]Thieves' Justice by Mary H. Herbert-[/B] Teza the horse thief solves a mystery to save her friend. Rasheman sounds like a great place, I'd like to read a few more books set there. A brute gets his comeuppance. It works, just. [B]Ekhar Lorrent: Gnome Detective by Steven Brown-[/B] Just no. [B]The Devil and Tertius Wands by Jeff Grubb-[/B] See above. [B]H by Richard Lee Byers-[/B] Nine little, eight little, seven little... indians. The party members keep on dying. I like the monster, the reveal- not so keen on the H for hand, like anyone is going to get that. [B]Strange Bedfellows by Keith Francis Strohm-[/B] There's some things to like, but- it's just a bit easy, a bit- meh. Morgrim's the star of the show, although hard to believe. [B]Whence the Song of Steel by J. Robert King-[/B] Two opera singer rivals and a sword with a voice, and now I've told you that the mystery is over. [B]An Unusual Suspect by Brian M. Thompson-[/B] Nope. [B]Darkly, Through a Glass of Ale by Peter Archer-[/B] The Utter East sounds like a terrible place- don't go there, and don't write about it. [B]Lyanaelle by Thomas M. Reid-[/B] Lyanaelle graduates, solves the mystery and bests he master. It works, but... I don't know, something's missing. [B]The Grinning Ghost of Taverton Hall by Ed Greenwood-[/B] Alright, better than a lot of his others, are all Ed Greenwood's alter egos just odd little men blessed with either genius, the luck of the gods, or else an author's insight? There's a bit of me like this kind of thing- not kicking too hard, but too much of it- the omniscient hero, becomes too much far too quickly. Off to read a proper book. Stay safe and well. Cheers Goonalan [/QUOTE]
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