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Title: Disapointing
Review: I am a big fan of Tom Holt, who writes "intelligent" fantasy in an incredibly funny style. He is best when he sticks to subjects related to mythology (classical, Aurthurian... just about anything, actually) and history, as that is what his background is. This book, on the other hand, felt like a rush job. Parts of it made no sense (even for a book about elves), the characters were one dimensional and trite, and the book dragged on f-o-r-e-v-e-r and should have ended about five times before it actually did.If you are interested in reading a laugh-out-loud fantasy book by someone who knows his mythology, read "Flying Dutch" or "Expecting Someone Taller" or "Odds and Gods" or anything that has a historical or mythological basis before you form an opinion of Tom Holt. He really does have his brilliant moments: this book, however, is not one of them.
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