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A review by themanfromdelmonte
To Hold The Bridge: Tales from the Old Kingdom and Beyond by Garth Nix
2.0
DNF 77% Highly variable. I worked my way through 11 of the short stories and they were a real mixed bag. By way of context I think the author shares a lot in common with writers like Charles Stross in that they have wildly original ideas and then a tendency to over-reach. The story arc fizzles out rather than terminating. The Keys to the Kingdom started with a bang but by the time it got to Superior Saturday I had lost interest. However, I can forgive Garth Nix an awful lot when he can write something like Abhorsen!
Anyway, time to stop rambling. There is one Old Kingdom story that, along with A Handful of Ashes & Infestation, was quite good. The quality of the rest was quite low, and two or three felt like outlines and gave me no encouragement to read further.
Anyway, time to stop rambling. There is one Old Kingdom story that, along with A Handful of Ashes & Infestation, was quite good. The quality of the rest was quite low, and two or three felt like outlines and gave me no encouragement to read further.