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A review by fafhrdlong
Myth-Gotten Gains by Robert Lynn Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye
2.0
It tries really hard and *almost* gets there.
All the pieces are in the right places, but instead of being finely-tuned clockwork, they're a sort of stamped-metal "good enough" replacements. In a series whose charm lay in the subtleties hidden within the gauche, there is precious little left to the imagination here.
I read it out of loyalty to Asprin's memory. I have no regrets about doing so, but I came very close to having them. Two stars, but I can see the bones of a five-star tale within it.
All the pieces are in the right places, but instead of being finely-tuned clockwork, they're a sort of stamped-metal "good enough" replacements. In a series whose charm lay in the subtleties hidden within the gauche, there is precious little left to the imagination here.
I read it out of loyalty to Asprin's memory. I have no regrets about doing so, but I came very close to having them. Two stars, but I can see the bones of a five-star tale within it.