The Best of...Windwhales
I've just gotten to reading the Best of Glen Cook. I was reluctant to reengage after being disappointed with Working God's Mischief, and feeling like I've been hanging from a cliff since 2013 wondering what has to Garrett. But I'm enjoying the stories, not the least because I think his older writing is his best. The little vignettes before each story are insightful, like Glen thinks The Dragon Never Sleeps is his best work (I'd agree). Did anyone notice that the in the 3rd story, In the Wind, which is related to the Starfisher's Trilogy, that there are windwhales and mantas, just like on the Plain of Fear in the Black Company? Best, Jerry Kalayjian
Oh, yes, that's one of the little gems I found in that wonderful collection 🙂 I read it a year ago and have been meaning to do a write-up for a longish bit now. Maybe summer? I quite liked nearly every story. His later work is more complex, I'd say, not as focused as earlier. But still wonderful. Stacey =========================================== Stacey Harris Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics Saint Louis University (314) 977-2439, Ritter 211 she/her/hers personal page<https://sites.google.com/a/slu.edu/steve-harris-home/home> ________________________________ From: Jerry Kalayjian via glencook-fans <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 10:43 AM To: glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: Jerry Kalayjian <jkalayjian@yahoo.com> Subject: [External] [Glencook-fans] The Best of...Windwhales I've just gotten to reading the Best of Glen Cook. I was reluctant to reengage after being disappointed with Working God's Mischief, and feeling like I've been hanging from a cliff since 2013 wondering what has to Garrett. But I'm enjoying the stories, not the least because I think his older writing is his best. The little vignettes before each story are insightful, like Glen thinks The Dragon Never Sleeps is his best work (I'd agree). Did anyone notice that the in the 3rd story, In the Wind, which is related to the Starfisher's Trilogy, that there are windwhales and mantas, just like on the Plain of Fear in the Black Company? Best, Jerry Kalayjian
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I seem to remember several shorts in the starfishers verse but I can't find them. I've got In The Wind from a 70s short story collection. It was weird even for that collection. On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 10:45 AM, Jerry Kalayjian via glencook-fans<glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> wrote: I've just gotten to reading the Best of Glen Cook. I was reluctant to reengage after being disappointed with Working God's Mischief, and feeling like I've been hanging from a cliff since 2013 wondering what has to Garrett. But I'm enjoying the stories, not the least because I think his older writing is his best. The little vignettes before each story are insightful, like Glen thinks The Dragon Never Sleeps is his best work (I'd agree). Did anyone notice that the in the 3rd story, In the Wind, which is related to the Starfisher's Trilogy, that there are windwhales and mantas, just like on the Plain of Fear in the Black Company? Best, Jerry Kalayjian_______________________________________________ glencook-fans mailing list -- glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com To unsubscribe send an email to glencook-fans-leave@mailman.xmission.com
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