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Cats Have No Lord

By Will Shetterly
Cats Have No Lord by Will Shetterly digital book - Fable

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From the edge of the Elflands to the top of World's Peak, drawn together on a quest whether they like it or not....

"The first-rate world building, the unique cast of characters, and the author's clever whimsey make it absorbing reading. Recommended." —Booklist

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“2 stars - http://magazine.metaphorosis.com/2015/review/Cats-Have-No-Lord-Will-Shetterly Lizelle, who recently dumped a noble (but kept his jewelry), meets by seeming chance with a quiet priest and a dashing, eye-patched adventurer. Together, they set out to bring the Goddess back - even if it means the end of all life. I first encountered Will Shetterly through the <em>Liavek</em> shared world series. Those books, if they built on the success of <em>Thieves World</em>, were fun, clever, and well written. I sought out books by many of the <em>Liavek</em> authors, and many of them (e.g., Steven Brust) had a fair degree of success. Eventually I picked up this Will Shetterly book as well, published shortly before the first <em>Liavek</em> book. If the above plot summary seems a bit formulaic, that's unfortunately correct. Shetterly can't seem to make up his mind between a sly parody of fantasy tropes, and an all-in commitment to those same tropes, with a dash of D&amp;D thrown in. The result is novel with light humour that is almost entirely predictable. Every character plays true to expectations. There are funny points, but they're not enough to counterbalance the leaden certainty of the plot points. The light tone also stands in the way of any real sympathy for the characters; there are a few moments of empathy here and there, but largely it's an observational read. All in all, this book is a missed opportunity by a writer who apparently just couldn't make up his mind what it was about.”

About Will Shetterly

I wrote the 2008 World Fantasy Award finalist for best novel, The Secret Academy, and other books. I think my best stories include Elsewhere and Dogland, which Ellen Kushner of public radio's Sound & Spirit on Dogland called, "A masterwork. A particularly American magic realism that touches the heart of race and childhood in our country; it's 100 Years of Solitude for an entire generation of American Baby Boomers, and deserves the widest possible audience."

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