/lit/ - Literature

Finished pic related. Overall, I liked it. Four of the five stories had a macabre ending, which I found repetitive. I thought 'The Ecology of the Unicorn' had the most potential; I wonder how it would have read with more witty exchanges between the sorcerer and the faerie.
Hernstrom's main characters are hard to differentiate so I would say he needs work there. He tries a few standard types on for size in 'The Saga of Adalwolf' but none of them are exceptional in my mind.
'The Challenger's Garland' I liked best. Clean, elegant, concise: the ending felt like it fit best here.

Related to our 'color word' topic from several threads back: Hernstrom seemed to pointedly avoid using anything but simple terms for color. The exception I can recall is ochre.

Hopefully the library has K. J. Parker back on the shelf so I can read it next.

>>10135598
Step up your game with the cover images. That Cesar faceswap was ridiculous.