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A review by samd
The Book of Swords by George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb
4.0
I figured that the best way to Experience this would be to read only the stories that weren't by white dudes, and this served me well. Standouts:
- CJ Cherryh's "Hrunting," about the second generation after Beowulf shows up in Heorot, is an absolute banger
- "Her Father's Sword" by Robin Hobbs is as depressing as you might expect from Robin Hobbs
- Elizabeth Bear writes out what feels like the first arc of a D&D campaign in "The King's Evil," but like, in a good way
- "'I Am a Handsome Man', Said Apollo Crow" by Kate Elliot has some interesting worldbuilding and is a lil gay by the end
- "When I Was a Highwayman" by Ellen Kushner is a Richard St. Vier story and it's pretty good
- CJ Cherryh's "Hrunting," about the second generation after Beowulf shows up in Heorot, is an absolute banger
- "Her Father's Sword" by Robin Hobbs is as depressing as you might expect from Robin Hobbs
- Elizabeth Bear writes out what feels like the first arc of a D&D campaign in "The King's Evil," but like, in a good way
- "'I Am a Handsome Man', Said Apollo Crow" by Kate Elliot has some interesting worldbuilding and is a lil gay by the end
- "When I Was a Highwayman" by Ellen Kushner is a Richard St. Vier story and it's pretty good