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The only problem with this book is that it is a collection of short stories and not a bookshelf of novels.

Garth Nix has a gift for creating characters that you really care about with just a few sentences.

I'm afraid the only thing stopping me from a complete Garth Nix binge is the time it takes for his books to become available at the library.

I enjoyed this more than its predecessor, The Just City. I'll read everything Jo Walton writes because some of her books have been amazing. This one isn't amazing, but it's interesting.

Especially after just reading Martin Millar's The Goddess of Buttercups and Daisies, which also features the goddess Athena.

Because I skipped the introduction, the only tip-off I had that these stories were written early in Elmore Leonard's career is that none of them had settings after 1955 or 1960.

Very satisfying and a good thing about reading Elmore Leonard short stories is that you can put the book down after a story. Whereas with a novel, you have to read the whole thing straight through even if it means you stay awake all night long.

This was a fun fantasy read when I was really in the mood for a fun fantasy read. I won't criticize grim and dark, but I've had a bit too much of that lately.

And on top of writing inventive fantasy novels, A. Lee Martinez puts up excellent short stories on his website practically every day. He has a gift for writing and he's generous with his gift.

An interesting read on how things might have happened and how Thomas Cromwell might have felt. I normally like more action in my historical fiction, but I'll read the next volume.

I think this is supposed to be the last book in this series, but it doesn't feel like it's over.

I think this is supposed to be the last book in this series, but it doesn't feel like it's over.

This totally hit the spot for me. Book #4 in a series and it's as good as any of the previous volumes.

Some refreshing things about this series:
- How money works matters and is explained interestingly.
- The magic is different from that of any other fantasy I've encountered and it's fairly minor.
- The dragon is deadly serious, but funny at the same time.

This totally hit the spot for me. Book #4 in a series and it's as good as any of the previous volumes.

Some refreshing things about this series:
- How money works matters and is explained interestingly.
- The magic is different from that of any other fantasy I've encountered and it's fairly minor.
- The dragon is deadly serious, but funny at the same time.

I liked the pretty much non-stop action and magic that works differently from other fantasy stories. Also, the likable characters were pretty likable. It's not a subtle story, but sometimes you need that sort of thing.