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Războinicii Vol. 1 (2012)

by George R.R. Martin(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Nemira

review 1: Apart from the Dunk and Egg story and the GRRM introduction to the collection I was underwhelmed. All of the stories were well enough written and I liked the set up of the Robert Silverberg story in particular, but in my mind a good short story needs a punchline, some kind of twist or sudden realisation that changes the way I think or leads me to engage more deeply with what I've just read and I missed that in these stories. On the other hand a mere five british pounds for a Dunk and Egg story that I read twice in two days seems a very equitable exchange.
review 2: Note: I won this book in a First Reads giveaway.Apparently, the paperback edition cuts a larger anthology in half. The theme as stated in the title is "warriors" with a mix of genres (SF, fantasy, ... morehistorical fiction), in imitation of the old fashioned spinner rack, all the different kinds of paperbacks mixed together.And so the stories are a pretty mixed bag as well. The Joe Haldeman story was perhaps the weakest for me, set in a slightly different part of his famous "Forever War" novel. It's less about warriors and more about the application of military innovations to hot sex...and the consequences thereof. The Silverberg story is very evocative, but gets wearisome towards the end.I liked "The King of Norway" best, a hot-blooded actioner about Norse warriors and their deadly oaths. The Dunk and Egg story was also quite good, though I hope Mr. Martin didn't write his own biography.I'd certainly consider reading "Warriors II" and would recommend this book to action fans. less

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