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Wicked Bronze Ambitions
by Jerry Kalayjian 20 Jul '13

20 Jul '13

Oh what a ride! Certainly one of the better Garretts, with the possible exception that the ending was a bit abrupt. I certainly wasn't expecting the emotional heartstrings to be pulled as much as they were. I was expecting "something" from previous entries this past week or so, then was caught off guard anyway, by who. Then when I thought I'd figured things out at the end, only to be further surprised, and the "boom," close curtain. I literally finished the book 30 minutes ago, so this could be one of those endings that grows on me with time, but I think I'm going to be disappointed if there isn't a Garrett #15.

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New BC story in Fearsome Journeys antho
by aaron 17 Jul '13

17 Jul '13

Just read the new Black Company story in the Fearsome Journeys anthology. The story is called "Shaggy Dog Bridge". I would rate it 4.5/5 myself. It is, IMO, a bit better than the last one I read, Tides Elba, and I loved that one. It is set in the same in-between that the previous story was--after Shadows Linger and before The White Rose. What really surprises me is that Cook seems to have gone back in time, as Croaker's voice is that of the first three books. Not only that, but there is that magic to the first three books, that unnameable something that drew me into them, that reappears here. If you don't know what I mean, I am sorry. I cannot explain it better than that. Cannot wait for the full book. -- Aaron Singleton

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Re: [Glencook-fans] other favorites?
by Anderson Lam 17 Jul '13

17 Jul '13

While waiting for the next Garrett novel, I tried Jim Butcher's "Dresden Files" series. I'm surprised to say it, I like it even more than the Garrett books. You can find sample chapters of the Dresden Files here: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden It's nice to have options for fantasy detective stories! -- **

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Re: [Glencook-fans] other favorites?
by Troy Lefman 17 Jul '13

17 Jul '13

Glen led me to Jim Butcher. Jim led me to Patrick Rothfuss. Twitter (via Jim) led me to Kevin Hearne, Myke Cole, Joe Hill, Steven Montano, and Steven Hockensmith. All very good authors. Most are fantasy. Sent from my NOOK Jerry Kalayjian <jkalayjian(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >I'm in between books, having finished Wicked Bronze Ambitions, and I was wondering what other authors a group of people who share my love for Glen Cook might recommend. I've recently discovered Guy Gavriel Kay, who has quickly catapulted into my top 5 along with Cook. Looking for any and all suggestions. Mainstream, fringe, quirky, etc. Sci Fi, fantasy, mainstream fiction, etc. > > >Best, > >Jerry Kalayjian >_______________________________________________ >glencook-fans mailing list >glencook-fans(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans

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Wicked Bronze Ambition
by Marc Rikmenspoel 08 Jul '13

08 Jul '13

I picked this up on Tuesday, and read the first 41 pages that day. It started well, reminding me a bit of Faded Steel Heat, which is one of my favorites. Both are longer tales (by Garrett standards), with a plot full of darkness. This one is full of creepiness from the get-go, due to the Tournament of Swords mentioned on the back cover. I kept reading today, and holy ----, there's a major death early in the book! Caught me totally off guard. I'm very excited to see where the story goes from here. Anyone else started reading it yet? On a side note, the third new Black Company story is now out in a new anthology. I haven't read it, or even seen it, but the new book is apparently slowly growing...

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