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Wayne

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Usually reading sci-fi, fantasy or horror.

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Ian C. Esslemont: Return of the Crimson Guard (2008, Bantam) 4 stars

The return of the mercenary company the Crimson Guard could not have come at a …

Thoroughly Enjoyable

4 stars

I found the writing for this noticeably better than Knight Of Knives; action was clearer and it just felt more like a malazan book. Saying that, given the large cast, people going under multiple names, and the number of different locations, I did find myself flicking back or checking names on the malazan wiki just to keep track of things.

Seeing the empire from a different viewpoint is really interesting, and encountering some familiar characters in a different light does feel like it adds to the whole malazan tale.

Overall, thoroughly enjoyable and I'm looking forward to continuing Esslemont's Malazan stories.

Neil Gaiman, Richard Chizmar, William Peter Blatty, Kealan Patrick Burke, Brian Keene, Joe Hill, Joe R. Lansdale, Ray Garton: Smoke and Mirrors (Paperback, 2013, Headline Publishing Group) 4 stars

The distinctive storytelling genius of Neil Gaiman has been acclaimed by writers as diverse as …

I enjoyed the start of this, and there are definitely some really fun short stories in there (Shoggoth's Old Peculiar), but as it went on I just lost the enthusiasm to keep going. My first did not finish for quite a while