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I'm enjoying this a lot.

People say it's his best book and it's certainly better than the Amber books, which I also was very keen on.

I've seen this book praised many times. It's said to be Zelazny's best!

I enjoyed the Amber books a lot - so time to tackle this classic.

I bought this in the 70s.

As a teen I was a huge fan of Moorcock books, but re-reads 40+ years later have been a bit of a disappointment.

This one, however, is holding up pretty well, all things considered.

As always, Moorcock is a torrent of imagination.

The jousting knights start 80 feet apart and begin riding towards each other...

...a short while later with 40 YARDS still between them...

I feel there has been a typo :D

I see that by chance, just as I start reading it, they announce they've made and are releasing in January, an HBO series based on the book.

I'm making time to read this - which is testament to its quality.

Really enjoying this - continually reminded of what made me love GRRM's writing the day I picked up A Game of Thrones.

I'm immediately reminded of how much I love GRRM's writing. This is great - no idea why I slept on it for so long.

Really, really good - all the quality of book 1, expanding horizons. Questions being answered.

Very engaging. Despite all the battles, these books always feel relatively gentle, with a focus on people and relationships. All very well done.

Enjoying it a lot - just as good as the first 3.

Having DNFed two books in quick succession - one massively popular, one a little known self-published book - it's great to be reading something that I'm actively enjoying.

I can see the merits in this book, but the YA vibe is dialled up too high for this old man, so I'm going to put it aside.

Enjoying this a lot - is fun, bouncy, good pace.

This seems really familiar, so I must have picked it up at some time in the past, read a little, and got distracted away from it.

It starts well, so there's no reason I would have abandoned it on quality grounds.

Story, topic/themes aside, it was immediately apparent that this is a very well written book line by line. I'm enjoying reading it!

Staying very strong - I want to keep reading!

Still excellent - reminds me of Robert Redick's Sacrements of Fire in tone, setting, and the quality of writing.

Having a really good time with this one!

This is great! Really really good writing :o

If it carries on this good it will be in my top 3 SPFBO reads ever - but there's long way to go. Reminds me of Robert V.S Redick.

Enjoy this one. It's atmospheric, twisty, turny. Great setting.

I've started - not because I think it will win the SPFBO -- though there is a decent chance of that -- but because it finally surfaced through my tbr stack.

nearly there!

It's been a compelling read so far. Very atmospheric, great characters, lots of grim stuff, touches of levity and kindness to lighten the load.

What a breath of fresh air. I've been reading a poorly written book and then I changed to this one and it's night & day. Buehlman effortlessly paints the scene, gives you solid characters in a handful of words, keeps it all flowing, moving, mattering...

Excellent so far!

Big fights. Lots of magic and guns. Fun stuff!

Still enjoying it - though adding a third side to angels and devils feels a bit redundant...

all the short stories in hardcover, you say?

I'm enjoying this a lot.

It all feels fairly familiar, but it's well written and exciting. Getting through it quickly.

"I said dyspeptically."

-- not sure I've seen that one before :D