Required Reading

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Monday, March 13, 2017

The Skill of our Hands By Steven Brust and Skyler White.



As the second book in the series, this one made a lot more sense with the first book as background.  I’m still not sure if this is a philosophic treatise or a novel.  The ethical issues of near immortals influencing events by meddling begs the question of how they have the chutzpah to assume they are qualified to direct man’s destiny.  

This book had more action and slightly less conversation that the last one.  For me, that made it easier to read.  I’m still not overly thrilled as the verbosity tends to glaze my eyes.  A little more action would help to carry the story line although I did like this book better than the first one.  The book addresses some current issues particularly if you considered the current tumultuous political turmoil.


My evolution regarding Brust’s work is shown by the links’ below.  The guy is talented and perhaps just more esoteric than I am.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008
The Book of Taltos by Steven Brust

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009
Five Hundred Years After by Steven Brust

SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2009
The Paths of the Dead by Steven Brust


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