Thursday, August 08, 2019

Book Excerpt for the Day


   “We need to head that way,” he told the grifter, pointing down the intersection to their right.  “Grab the others and get going!”

    The driver of the halted buggy waited the requisite half second before leaning on his horn and mouthing something that looked like an accusation about Blade’s mother and a particularly well-endowed unicorn.  The wailing of the horn spread like a cough at a billiards match; by the time Blade had used an ancient hand gesture to suggest the honking driver self-impregnate himself and then turned back to look at the wagon, and entire orchestra of horns was playing an improvised but intense symphony.


    (from The Sleeping Dragon by Jonny Nexus)

    6½*/10.  The complete review is here.
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