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Originally Posted by NatCh
I've been intrigued by the looks of The Phoenix Guard for years, but I've always had something else I wanted to read when I ran across it. 
Your recommendation increases the odds of my actually picking up a copy, though.  |
Note that _The Phoenix Guard_ and its sequel _500 Years After_ are set in the Drageara universe, but are unlike the other novels Brust has written in that setting. They are pastiches of Alexander Dumas and "The Three Musketeers", and written in that style.
I read it, and complained to a fellow Brust fan "His characters are
idiots!" "Of course they're idiots!", my friend replied. "Dumas' characters were idiots, too!". I thought about it, and realized he was right. They were young, with fine tailoring, exquisite manners, and sharp swords. Why did they need brains?
Fun, but as mentioned, unlike the other books in the setting.
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Dennis