A review by lifstrand
The Book of Swords by George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb

Mixed feelings about the stories in this anthology, as I usually have. Some engaged me, some let me down. While I'm not always that enthusiastic about anthologies, I read them because I get introduced to authors I haven't read before. In this volume I was reintroduced to an author I hadn't read in a while: Kate Elliott, who contributed "I Am a Handsome Man,’ Said Apollo Crow”. I loved it! At the other extreme, the final story in the volume was George RR Martin's “The Sons of the Dragon”, which I finally gave up on. Maybe Game of Thrones fans would like it but me? Bleh.