[Dragaera] Hallowe'en!

[Howard Brazee]

On 10/31/2008 Jerry Friedman wrote:
>  Sorry to piggyback.  Am I the only one here who
>  thought /Changeling/ was kind of fun, but really,
>  really enjoyed /Madwand/?  I think it had to do with
>  that particular unconventional narrator.  Could this
>  have to do with my enjoyment of some unconventional
>  narrators in the fiction of an author who's more on
>  topic here?

I love the image of the mage escaping in his chair at the end.

>  I regret to say I'm not a big fan of /A Night in
>  the Lonesome October/, or anything else Roger Z.
>  wrote after /Madwand/.  My favorite of his will
>  always be "He Who Shapes".

When he knew he was dying, he tried to become a money machine to support 
his family.   Actually, he seemed to be moving that way a bit when he 
acquired a family.  I don't blame him.   It's not like he could ever get 
rich back then.

/A Night in Lonesome October/ was just the right length though.   Lots 
of time people pad out books - it is a money maker.   But a light work 
like this is better off small.   Nothing wrong with light works if done 
right.