My review -
This
short book really amused me. If you’re familiar with the stories of Benor the
Cartographer from the author’s Land of the Three Seas then you will have some
idea of what to expect. Tallis Steelyard is a poet. He makes his living that
way. Lambent Dreams is a collection of some of his works and his friend Benor
comments on them to give some historical or geographical insight. Then there is
the commentary from fellow poet and critic Lancet Foredeck. These remind me of
the notes you get on wines from some of the ‘experts’ and I chuckled along with
them. Perhaps funniest of all was the fact that, somehow, the footnotes
inserted by one of the typesetters were left in by accident; a much more
refreshing view is revealed!
This
won’t take you long to read but I guarantee you’ll smile a lot while you do. A
little gem!
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