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<blockquote data-quote="Muh" data-source="post: 9692492" data-attributes="member: 7042567">Made some more progress.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;The Circle Curse&quot; (1970, first publication)</li>
</ul>A bit of a frame story to establish that they'll go back to Lankhmar. Not that interesting.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;The Jewels in the Forest&quot; (novelette 1939 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_(magazine)" target="_blank">Unknown</a>, as &quot;Two Sought Adventure&quot;)</li>
</ul>Now this was good. Sword fighting, adventure and looting.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;Thieves' House&quot; (novelette 1943 Unknown)</li>
</ul>Lots of humour in this one, and several rather optimistic attempts at disguises. <ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;The Bleak Shore&quot; (1940 Unknown)</li>
</ul>The tone in this one was unexpected, with the way a large part is told by another narrator (a slave on their ship).<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;The Howling Tower&quot; (1941 Unknown)</li>
</ul>Creepy. I like it.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;The Sunken Land&quot; (1942 Unknown)</li>
</ul>Is this the origin of the Cloaker monster? As a story it's pretty good. Strong horror tones. If the main characters weren't who they are, I would've expected them to die at the end. The opening is a bit weak.I will keep on reading. About 30% of the book remaining.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Muh, post: 9692492, member: 7042567"] Made some more progress. [LIST] [*]"The Circle Curse" (1970, first publication) [/LIST] A bit of a frame story to establish that they'll go back to Lankhmar. Not that interesting. [LIST] [*]"The Jewels in the Forest" (novelette 1939 [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_(magazine)']Unknown[/URL][/I], as "Two Sought Adventure") [/LIST] Now this was good. Sword fighting, adventure and looting. [LIST] [*]"Thieves' House" (novelette 1943 [I]Unknown[/I]) [/LIST] Lots of humour in this one, and several rather optimistic attempts at disguises. [LIST] [*]"The Bleak Shore" (1940 [I]Unknown[/I]) [/LIST] The tone in this one was unexpected, with the way a large part is told by another narrator (a slave on their ship). [LIST] [*]"The Howling Tower" (1941 [I]Unknown[/I]) [/LIST] Creepy. I like it. [LIST] [*]"The Sunken Land" (1942 [I]Unknown[/I]) [/LIST] Is this the origin of the Cloaker monster? As a story it's pretty good. Strong horror tones. If the main characters weren't who they are, I would've expected them to die at the end. The opening is a bit weak. I will keep on reading. About 30% of the book remaining. [/QUOTE]

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