A boy runs away from an abusive home and becomes apprentice to an evil wizard. Wizard’s Apprentice by Delia Sherman - Another good, quick read. A nice retelling, proving that even wizards fear power that is stronger than theirs. John Uskglass and the Cumbrian Charcoal Burner by Susanna Clarke - A classic tale of an omnipotent king being bested by an unwitting peasant. Probably not enough to base an entire story upon, but different enough to make this tale interesting in theory. The idea of the family tree being an actual, physical tree where the limbs died as a family line died out was unique. I can only hope that GRRM has gotten the desire to leave his readers saddened out of his system before he finishes the Song of Ice and Fire series.įamily Tree by David Barr Kirtley - A decent story. The entire story was told with a sense of foreboding that came to fruition with the not-so-happy ending. The kind of tale that I can easily see as a small chapter in the next Song of Ice and Fire novel. Martin - An excellent story from the master of mythology. But I did want to mark it as finished and move onto my next book :) So it’ll take me a while to complete the entire review. I’m going to preface this review by saying that I will review each of the 36 stories in the anthology.
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