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A review by luciussestius
The Lying Dutchman by Graham Brack
5.0
Mercurius, an entertaining and unwilling hero
The sense of place and time is strong in the Mercurius adventures, but what makes them is the voice of the narrator, an old man recording his memoirs. Mercurius is lucky rather than skilled in the missions on which he is sent, but he is a keen observer and commentator. His slightly cantankerous take on everything adds humor to these stories, without undermining the serious themes.
The sense of place and time is strong in the Mercurius adventures, but what makes them is the voice of the narrator, an old man recording his memoirs. Mercurius is lucky rather than skilled in the missions on which he is sent, but he is a keen observer and commentator. His slightly cantankerous take on everything adds humor to these stories, without undermining the serious themes.