Reviews

The Dragon Done It by Mike Resnick, Eric Flint

hopeebruce's review

• Loveable characters? No

I'm not big on mysteries especially detective stories, but I love fantasy so when I was gifted this book I thought I might enjoy it. Unfortunately it was too heavy on the detective jargon, outdated language in regards to women and frankly unappealing plots and characters for my preferences. If it was high fantasy instead of low fantasy I may have enjoyed it. I found myself skimming and even skipping pages (which I have almost never done). Not for me, but perhaps others can enjoy it if detective stories are your thing.

cmbohn's review

3.0

This was a collection of 'fantastic' mysteries, or in other words, mysteries involving magic in some way. Like most anthologies, this had some great stories and some average ones, and some I didn't like at all. The best story was one about Ebenezer Scrooge, which was very timely. I also liked the Neil Gaiman story about Humpty Dumpty (did you know he was pushed off that wall?). Worth reading for those two stories alone, but there were several you could skip.

nakedsteve's review

4.0

An anthology of fantasy-based short crime stories and mysteries, this book delivers strongly on its topic and very much fulfills expectations. Nothing too deep here (though I think a few try), and the lighthearted ones were definitely the most enjoyable.

I read this book at a good spot in my reading chronology: After coming in off of a long read, a collection of short, light-hearted stories was exactly what I was looking for. Also: I got it electronically and from Baen Books’ Free Library, so it was easy on the budget as well.

4 of 5 stars.