View Single Post
Old 15th December 2007, 11:46 PM   #23 (permalink)
Urlik
Noise Warrior
 
Urlik's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Isle of Wight
Posts: 478
Re: Tried Holt

Quote:
Originally Posted by akfarrar View Post
Holt a bit of a disappointment - Blue Skies.

What was missing was the Satire - this was just fantasy (imaginative at times true) but without the human - which is paradoxical given the setting in the real world - strange how El. Prat can be much more relevant on the Disc!

Fforde next.

I must admit that Blue Skies is not one of Holt's best

Foust Among Equals is far better IMO
Odds and Gods is also a fave
Grailblazers is up there as well
Djinn Rummy and Open Sesame are regular rereads
and My Hero is a another that I can almost quote from start to finish
Urlik is offline   Reply With Quote