Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site topaz.ARPA
Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!columbia!topaz!henry%clemson.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa
From: henry%clemson.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: review of "To Reign in Hell"
Message-ID: <2018@topaz.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 17-May-85 20:43:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: topaz.2018
Posted: Fri May 17 20:43:22 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 19-May-85 05:56:36 EDT
Sender: daemon@topaz.ARPA
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
Lines: 21

From: Henry Vogel <henry%clemson.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa>

I picked up Brust's "To Reign in Hell" as soon as it showed up. I'd read -
and thoroughly enjoyed - his previous two books, so was looking forward to
this one with great anticipation. Although TRiH is done quite differently than
Brust's first two books, I was not disapointed! It takes a while to get used
to the style the book is written in - the scenes change with, at first, 
disturbing quickness. However, once I got used to the book there was no 
problem. My main impression of the book is it reminded me of a Shakespearean
tragedy (high praise, in my mind). Several likable characters being manipulated
by one unlikable character into a disasterous confrontation. (In reference to
the discussions on cover art I've seen recently, the cover scene does appear
in the book - more or less. It's not a scene I would have chosen for the cover
but I guess dragons sell books these days -  I know I'll give a book with a 
dragon on the cover a good looking-over.) Anyway, I highly recommend the book.

By the way, does anyone out there know of a comic book mailing list on arpa?
How many of you know a comic book received three preliminary nominations for
the Nebula Award?

Henry Vogel     henry%clemson.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa