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HarryT · 10-23-2015, 10:57 AM

Three books completed in the last few days:

"Chicks 'n Chained Males", edited by Esther Friesner. Compilation of fantasy stories involving women. Very enjoyable. Bought from Baen in 2002.

"Death at the President's Lodging", by Michael Innes. A new author for me. Excellent detective story set in a college in an English university town modelled after (but not) Oxford or Cambridge. An interesting cast of characters and very well-written. A long series of books to look forward to!

"The Warmasters", by David Weber, Eric Flint, and David Drake. Again bought from Baen in 2002. Three short novellas by good authors. David Weber's contribution is the best, I though: a story about Honor Harrington on her initial Midshipman's assignment to a starship. Then a "Belisarius" story by Eric Flint, but, unlike the others, this was simply an extract from the published novels, hence I'd read it before. Finally a story from the "Hammer's Slammers" universe of David Drake, which was extremely enjoyable. All in all, extremely good.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Three books completed in the last few days: "Chicks 'n Chained Males", edited by Esther Friesner. Compilation of fantasy stories involving women. Very enjoyable. Bought from Baen in 2002. "Death at the President's Lodging", by Michael Innes. A new author for me. Excellent detective story set in a college in an English university town modelled after (but not) Oxford or Cambridge. An interesting cast of characters and very well-written. A long series of books to look forward to! "The Warmasters", by David Weber, Eric Flint, and David Drake. Again bought from Baen in 2002. Three short novellas by good authors. David Weber's contribution is the best, I though: a story about Honor Harrington on her initial Midshipman's assignment to a starship. Then a "Belisarius" story by Eric Flint, but, unlike the others, this was simply an extract from the published novels, hence I'd read it before. Finally a story from the "Hammer's Slammers" universe of David Drake, which was extremely enjoyable. All in all, extremely good. Last edited by HarryT; 10-23-2015 at 02:41 PM.