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I really like the scale of Best Served Cold for a standalone. It benefits from being a bloody minded revenge story rather than one of world ending stakes like the First Law trilogy, well apart from all the background proxy war stuff anyway but the ma
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All that was needed to get ahead in the world was a bit of sense and the ability to kick a bastard faster than the bastard could kick you, and Richard Sharpe reckoned he had those talents right enough.
Good to see we've hit peak Sharpe early on
“Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
No one ever said elves are nice.
Elves are bad.”
― Lords and Ladies
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
No one ever said elves are nice.
Elves are bad.”
― Lords and Ladies
“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.”
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“I drink to make other people more interesting.”
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“If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.”
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“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.”
― Hogfather
― Hogfather
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