The Swords of Haven

Another fun read from the always-reliable Simon Green. The Hawk & Fisher series of which this omnibus collects the first 3 novels is a mix of fantasy, crime, and mystery with a touch of horror. The series has an early grimdark style that is laced with humor and plenty of action.......more

I finished this book and actually had to create a new shelf in goodreads. There's High Fantasy (Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and things of that ilk) involving epic battles between powerful Empires and forces. There's Dark Fantasy (Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, and stuff along those lines) t......more

Thank goodness for junk store finds. I'd never heard of Hawk and Fisher, or even Simon R. Green for that matter, until I saw this book for 25 cents in a second hand store. It looked interesting enough, so I picked it up. And now I just adore this man's books. Well, I hate bothering with plot summarie......more

An okay read. The first novel of the three was clumsy and simplistically structured. The second and third much better, but after reading these I would recommend his later works over this one. "Drinking Midnight Wine", for instance, was better than the early Hawk and Fisher books.......more

Simon R. Green dünya yaratmayı biliyor. Yavaş yavaş küçük bir olay ile başlayıp, gittikçe büyütüyor. Bu üç roman da öyleydi. Çok eğlenceliydi.......more