Monday, January 07, 2019

Book Excerpt for the Day


    “Historian.  I have called yet again for the captain of the company of Engineers.  I begin to believe the man does not exist – tell me, have you ever seen him?”

    Duiker shook his head.  “I am afraid not, although I have been assured that he lives, Fist.”

    “By whom?”

    The historian frowned.  “I … I can’t actually recall.”

    “Precisely.  It occurs to me that the sappers have no captain, and they’d rather not acquire one.”

    “That would be a rather complicated deceit to carry off, Fist.”

    “You feel they are incapable?”

    Oh no, sir.  Not at all.”


    (from Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson)

    8½*/10.  The complete review is here.
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