{"id":1549,"date":"2009-12-22T22:46:25","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T03:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2021-05-30T21:42:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:42:36","slug":"to-reign-in-hell-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1549","title":{"rendered":"To Reign in Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"

To Reign in Hell<\/em><\/a> (1984) Steven Brust<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I have a lot of books. Having a lot of books means that I feel guilty about unread books, when I go back and re-read an old favorite. But sometimes, you just need the comfort of reaching for a loved author or book.<\/p>\n

As far as the book, you can go read my earlier review<\/a> (Much earlier. 2005. Jeesh.) <\/p>\n

Or I can tell you that Roger Zelazny<\/a> wrote the forward to this book, when Steven Brust was still an unknown writer who had only two other books published.<\/p>\n

My immediate reaction was to provide one of those brief dust jacket comments containing a few loaded adjectives and to hope that this would help call some attention to the book and sell a few extra copies. “A hell of a good book” or “A damned fine story” sprang to mind, because I am what I am and because they are both true, despite the flippancy. But on reflection I knew that would not be enough…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Because really, what can I say better than that?
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To Reign in Hell (1984) Steven Brust I have a lot of books. Having a lot of books means that I feel guilty about unread books, when I go back and re-read an old favorite. But sometimes, you just need the comfort of reaching for a loved author or book. 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And since I remembered nothing of the plot, I figured it was a good candidate for re-reading.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Fantasy"","block_context":{"text":"Fantasy","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/fantasy"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/02\/FandN.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1562,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1562","url_meta":{"origin":1549,"position":4},"title":"Phoenix Guards","author":"Michelle","date":"December 30, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Phoenix Guards (1991) Steven Brust Not feeling up to starting anything new (and hoping for a big pile of Christmas books) I decided to reread Steven Brust's Phoenix Guards I love that book.","rel":"","context":"In "Fantasy"","block_context":{"text":"Fantasy","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/fantasy"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":389,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/389","url_meta":{"origin":1549,"position":5},"title":"Phoenix Guards","author":"Michelle","date":"June 7, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Phoenix Guards (1991) Steven Brust In the mood for re-reading favorites, I just finished Phoenix Guards. 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