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Thoroughbred
The latest release from Fantasy Writer Steven L. Shrewsbury, including the novella Thoroughbred, as well as five more Fantasy masterpieces.
159 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2006
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April 29, 2013
Shrewsbury, with Thoroughbred, brings back the kind of fiction Robert Howard presented and indeed does justice to the predominant themes in this work of ancient Barbarian days.
The book itself incorporates six tales along those lines, the final story more present-day, and throughout Steven proves himself an able storyteller. The title story concerning Rogan, a rogue hunter/muscle-for-hire who happens upon a village who employs him not only as its protector against an onslaught of bloodthirsty Satyrs, but unbeknownst to him as human fertilizer (read it, you’ll get it), is definitive to Shrewsbury’s writing and top notch storytelling. Brisk pacing, solid storylines that draw you rather than making you yawn turning pages to get to the point, great vision.
Presence of Mine Enemies, a tale of Goliath (as in David and….) was one of my personal favorites (considering my own persuasions and religious history), and Man Out of Time served up some good suspense in an African abyss.
Great material to escape into at any given time, and I look forward to reading Steven further
The book itself incorporates six tales along those lines, the final story more present-day, and throughout Steven proves himself an able storyteller. The title story concerning Rogan, a rogue hunter/muscle-for-hire who happens upon a village who employs him not only as its protector against an onslaught of bloodthirsty Satyrs, but unbeknownst to him as human fertilizer (read it, you’ll get it), is definitive to Shrewsbury’s writing and top notch storytelling. Brisk pacing, solid storylines that draw you rather than making you yawn turning pages to get to the point, great vision.
Presence of Mine Enemies, a tale of Goliath (as in David and….) was one of my personal favorites (considering my own persuasions and religious history), and Man Out of Time served up some good suspense in an African abyss.
Great material to escape into at any given time, and I look forward to reading Steven further
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