A review by sfian
Nectar of Heaven by E.C. Tubb

adventurous fast-paced

4.0

In much the same way that Ian Fleming (or, arguably, the producers of the Craig version of Casino Royale) made a game of poker exciting for those of us who don't understand the game of poker, here Tubb makes future stock-exchange dealings tense for those of us who don't trade. 

I'm not sure I fully understood what was going on in the penultimate chapter - perhaps because Tubb did some hand-waving around the book's financial background - but I flew through as I eventualy would the final chapter action scene. 

A quieter, smaller scale adventure for Dumarest. Yes, there are set pieces, but the once-obligatory knife fight has gone, as has the death of many minor (and sometimes not-so) characters, as Earl gets closer to his goal and the Cyclan get closer to Earl...