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A review by tyrean
After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien by Martin H. Greenberg
3.0
A short story collection with several stories I loved, some I liked, and a few I abhorred. It's hard to actually give a collection like this a star rating. Some stories, like "Fellowship of the Dragon," "The Conjure Man," "Silver or Gold," and "Death and the Lady," were fun, enjoyable and inspiring! Then, there were others that I won't name that I struggled to finish, plus a few that I felt were tasteless.
Best quote from the book,
"The stories are just stories - they entertain, they make one laugh or cry - but if they have any worth, they carry within them a deeper resonance that remains long after the final page is turned, or the storyteller has come to the end of her tale." From "The Conjure Man" by Charles de Lint.
For the gems in the book, like the stories I mentioned above the book is worth finding and checking out (at least from the library like I did).
Best quote from the book,
"The stories are just stories - they entertain, they make one laugh or cry - but if they have any worth, they carry within them a deeper resonance that remains long after the final page is turned, or the storyteller has come to the end of her tale." From "The Conjure Man" by Charles de Lint.
For the gems in the book, like the stories I mentioned above the book is worth finding and checking out (at least from the library like I did).