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I had in my head that these were short stories about lots of different pre-Game of Thrones things, but this is actually three novellas about the same character stapled into a single volume.
The three stories trace the travels of Ser Duncan the Tall--aka Dunc the Lunk, thick as a castle wall. Dunc is an unlikely knight. He's really just a ruffian who was taken in by a minor knight and knighted by that guy when the guy was dying. So he's had some training as a knight, but no real resources. Really, ...more
The three stories trace the travels of Ser Duncan the Tall--aka Dunc the Lunk, thick as a castle wall. Dunc is an unlikely knight. He's really just a ruffian who was taken in by a minor knight and knighted by that guy when the guy was dying. So he's had some training as a knight, but no real resources. Really, ...more
I am heartened to see that at one point, George RR Martin could write relatively short stories. It was interesting to read more about historical Westeros, but there was a little too much jousting and detailed descriptions of heraldry for me. Worth a read if you like the Song of Ice and Fire books.
Feb 25, 2016
Jaclyn
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Cathy
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