We Are All Legends, by Darrell Schweitzer (Paperback)
Brand : Wildside Press
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- 1880448831
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- 1880448831
A cycle of twelve linked stories, about a knight whose quest for meaning and salvation leads him into the realms of nightmare, where monsters abound, the Devil may (or may not) rule, all is deception, and sorcerers and lamias may (or may not) know the way to Heaven. If Philip K. Dick had written sword-and-sorcery, it might have come out like this. Some of the episodes originally appeared in such prestigious anthologies as Swords Against Darkness, Heroic Fantasy, and The Year's Best Horror Stories.
"This collection of twelve short fantasies by Darrell Schweitzer, one of the brightest of the rising generation of fantasists, reminds the fantasy reader of Lord Dunsany, James Branch, Cabell, Michael Moorcock, and perhaps George MacDonald. . . . These dreamy — often nightmarish — narratives are mood pieces, the mood of which the author achieves with deceptive ease. The reader ends with the feeling that he has undergone a strange and haunting experience."
— L. Sprague de Camp, in the introduction.
". . . a knight of medieval Europe, who, like Wagner's Kane, is a damned figure doomed to wander the strange, uncharted regions. . . The quest for salvation is a laudible theme for an adventure character."
—Night Voyages.
"The premise — a knight exposing his moral flaws while he battles supernatural creatures — is intriguing. And Schweitzer's solid, dignified prose is pleasant to read."
— Richard Lupoff in Starship.
"WE ARE ALL LEGENDS contains not a few sparks of genuine dementia, of wild originality which will surely reward the reader. . . . What a brilliantly berserk, schizoid universe Schweitzer has manufactured! WE ARE ALL LEGENDS has none of the cosy cuteness of standard fantasy worlds."
— S.P. Somtow, in Fantasy Newsletter.
"Darrell Schweitzer is a master story-teller. Schweitzer's style is moody, haunting, persuasive, and smooth. He conveys his ideas with professional ease, never once confusing or cheating the reader. The adventures of Sir Julian, the tragic knight, are worth sharing."
— Mythprint, the newsletter of the Mythopoeic Society.
"WE ARE ALL LEGENDS is a welcome addition to any fantasy library."
— Neal Wilgus in Nyctalops.
"Schweitzer's imagination is stunning and he keeps you stuck to the pages until the end, never loosening his grip on you. This is no run-of-the-mill fantasy but a complex and magnetic work of art."
— Francesco Cova in Kadath.