Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:52:07 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] Re: [wsfa-forum] Re: "Jews With Swords"
From: Sam Scheiner <samscheiner56 at gmail.com>
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Very good book. Definitely owes a debt to Leiber, but with a very
original take. I highly recommend.

Sam Scheiner

On 3/30/09, Michael Walsh <mjw at press.jhu.edu> wrote:
> I think the book has also been called a "sort of Fafhrd & Grey Mouser"
> story.
>
> Which reminds me of this:
> http://www.fanac.org/worldcon/LA_Con/w72m008.html
>
> mjw
>
>>>> Judith Newton <jnewton at ashcomp.com> 3/30/2009 1:00 PM >>>
> Or for the full SFRevu review,
> here:  http://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=6640
> Written by, ahem, me.
>
> Judy
>
> At 12:15 PM 3/30/2009, Michael Walsh wrote:
>>That was the working title Michael Chabon had for his "Gentlemen of the =
>>Road".  Here's a review:
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/books/review/Cok=
>>al-t.html
>>
>>Anyway, I have a few copies of the UK hardcover edition, which has spiffy =
>>"illustrated boards" as we say in the book trade: see the SFRevu review =
>>here, with pix: http://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=6479  And =
>>yes, it has the Gary Gianni interior artwork of the US edition.
>>
>>I have a few copies of the UK hardcover, yours for $15.00.
>>
>>And yes, I really hope to make it to WSFA this Friday.
>>
>>mjw
>