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A review by ashleylm
Swords and Ice Magic by Fritz Leiber
3.0
Not my favourite overall, though I like his tone from moment to moment. The earlier short stories didn't stay with me, the later novella was better, and got better as it went along. If everything had been at the standard of the second half of the final novella, it would have been great fun indeed. I wonder if I'm not just saddened that the series will soon be over, since it was such a pleasant ride for the most part, and am attaching my grief to the work itself. (I sobbed for fifteen minutes at the finale of Angel because it seemed to signal the end of the Buffyverse, not because the finale itself was so incredibly moving, so I know I'm a wuss). That's certainly why I took so long to complete it!
(Note: I'm a writer myself, so suffer pangs of guilt every time I offer less than five stars. These aren't ratings of quality, just my subjective account of how much I liked them: 5* = one of my all-time favourites, 4* = enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)
(Note: I'm a writer myself, so suffer pangs of guilt every time I offer less than five stars. These aren't ratings of quality, just my subjective account of how much I liked them: 5* = one of my all-time favourites, 4* = enjoyed it, 3* = readable but not thrilling, 2* = disappointing, and 1* = hated it.)