The Complete Traveller in Black: Collier Nucleus Science Fiction

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excellent collection of short fantasy stories - By: , 23 Jul 2003
A collection of linked short stories concerning the enigmatic ( & eponymous ) Traveller in Black, whose job it is to bring order to a chaotic world. One of my favourite fantasy books: dry, witty tales, somewhat whimsical at the start & of a much darker hue towards the end of the book. The humour is often black, sometimes macabre. The central character elegant & powerful yet limited by his very nature & the terms of his existance. The secondary characters are often just sketched in, yet seem to have depth & feeling. A very cerebral book, there's little 'action' as such - the only battle is more of a farce than anything else, yet world shaking events do occur.

It's hard to convey the flavour of this book, it reallly is unlike anything else your likely to read in the genre. So then: a great book, one of the best fantasy books you're ever likely to read....and not a Dark Lord, elf or dwarf in sight.

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