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nightchough's review against another edition
4.0
A ripsnorter! The author's note at the end says the working title (and in his heart the true title) of this book is "Jews With Swords". Better title. This was published as a serial; a medieval Silk Road adventure story, starring Khazars with one-eyed men, torches, secret identities, revenge, and ferocious battles; illustrated by Gary Gianni in the style of Howard Pyle. What's not to love? I was hooked in the first 10 pages and could hardly put it down.
nationofkim's review against another edition
4.0
not a book that i would usually be drawn to so i'm a little hesitant to recommend it, but i couldn't put it down.
scheu's review against another edition
4.0
A rollicking book. If any book deserves the word 'rollicking', this is it. This adventure yarn draws heavily and with much love from Michael Moorcock, Fritz Leiber, and Robert E. Howard, among others. While some readers may wonder 'what's the point?', the reader who does not look for a point to everything will enjoy the ride immensely.
kristensushi's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic description, beautiful prose, a fascinating plot, and excellent characters.
blairconrad's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting, and generally likeable, main characters, but there wasn't really enough depth in the story for me to become that involved. A pleasant diversion.
sarahbethbrown's review against another edition
michael chabon is my favorite author (kavalier and clay, the yiddish policemen's union, that children's baseball book...) but i cannot finish this. it has been "currently-reading" since it came out last fall, and it's only like 150 pages. 150 unreadable pages.
abbywdan's review against another edition
1.0
Um, I gave up on this. Seriously, it's like 100 pages long with pictures, and I was so bored that I quit. Ouch.
lekoweko's review against another edition
4.0
I think I prefer Chabon in this way, in a small, fun and lively dose.
fictionjunky's review against another edition
2.0
meh. Michael, you're losing it. You had it with simple stories about complex people in complex situations. Then all of a sudden, you're doing your best Neal Stephenson impression. I just saw "Tyson," today, so I will steal his quote: "The Past is history, the future is a mystery." Write more towards a future. Anyone's future. Just please write toward driving the narrative, and stop over explaining the damn thing.