The King's Justice, (Paperback)

from Andy_DiMartino

Liked this book much more than his latest release that I read a couple weeks ago. This was much more reminiscent of "A Man Rides Through". Would like to see something that would amount to a prequel to give some background to the creation of Black. And it seems that there is endless possibilities ...

from N.W.Moors

The King's Justice is a dark fantasy about a mysterious man named Black. He must find the person responsible for a grisly child murder. His trail leads him to more murders and a nefarious plot to overcome the balance of magic in the kingdom. The Augur's Gambit is the second novella in the collect...

from Cecrow

Given opportunity I might ask Mr. Donaldson why his short works are so rarely anthologized. He's proven adept at the length in "Daughter of Regals" and "Reave the Just", so I was glad when he published these two novellas. I was further made glad by their quality after his Last Chronicles didn't i...

from reading_fox

SD can't write short stories, but these are two novella length fantasy stories. Both very different in setting from each other, but similar in tone and character of the hero - they also feel familiar from some of SD's other works although I can't place them. People who are reluctant heroes. Brave...

from ssimon2000

Stephen R. Donaldson is one of my favorite authors, and has been since the late 70s with the start of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Whether he's writing extremely long, elaborate novels or shorter, concise novellas, his writing is complex and thoughtful. He's able to make a novella or short ...