Stiobhard’s Reviews > Swords and Deviltry > Status Update

Finished the last story. "The Unholy Grail. Another solo-ish adventure about Grey Mouser and Ivriel as a wizard's apprentice. My overall feeling of this is the secondary characters... Ivriel and Duke Janarrrl are more interesting and nuanced than The Grey Mouser. Still with the choppy narrative that leaves the reader confused when critical things happen. I am still unclear at what actual events lead to the ending.

I read "The Snow Women" the longest story in this collection. Its also the best. A real Conan sort of tale but the confusing narrative style has several jumps that make you go wait a minute! What just happened? I think I missed something. This is a solo tale with Fafhrd (and Vlana who we know from Ill met.. Im not sure I like the chron order of stories but here is a reason not to read these stories in reverse order)

Finally finished "Ill Met in Lankhmar" Are the other stories in the collection worth reading? These short stories are not as it turns out so short. They could be broken up into chapters or something.