Swords and Dark Magic Extended Review

Here are links to the posts I've composed that focus on each story in the anthology, Swords and Dark Magic (edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders).


Post 1 Swords and Dark Magic: Setting Aside the Road Map and Risky Reading

Post 2 Swords and Dark Magic: Steve Erikson's "Goats of Glory" (Story rating: 4.5/5)

Post 3 Swords and Dark Magic: Glen Cook's "Tides Elba: A Tale of the Black Company" and Secondary World as Distraction (Story rating: 2.5/5)

Post 4 Swords and Dark Magic: Gene Wolfe's "Bloodsport" and Showing versus Telling and Narrative Pace (Story rating: 3/5)

Post 5 Swords and Dark Magic: James Enge's "The Singing Spear" and the Flatness and Roundess of Characters (Story rating: 4.5/5)


Post 6  Swords and Dark Magic: C.J. Cherryh's "A Wizard of Wiscezan" and the Narrative Capacities of Short Fiction (Story rating: 2/5)


Post 7 Swords and Dark Magic: K.J. Parker's "A Rich Full Week," and the Health Benefits of Reading Bad Fiction (Story rating: 4.5/5)






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