tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187641567461387320.post8153867103423866516..comments2023-09-11T08:32:39.024-05:00Comments on SFF Masterworks: Fantasy Masterworks #23: Fletcher Pratt, The Well of the UnicornUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187641567461387320.post-50086798218324647512010-07-25T19:58:56.852-05:002010-07-25T19:58:56.852-05:00Airar's dilemmas certainly made this story wor...Airar's dilemmas certainly made this story worth reading. Too bad I felt the need to limit myself to just hinting at them due to the presumed nature of these posts, but I will at least note that I agree with what you're saying here, as those certainly made this book a quick read for me.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187641567461387320.post-17612700422910596222010-07-22T09:15:52.029-05:002010-07-22T09:15:52.029-05:00I found the prose quite abrasive at first. It took...I found the prose quite abrasive at first. It took a while to get used to and seemed annoyingly obtuse, more so than E.R. Eddison that at least had an elegence and beauty to the prose.<br /><br />However, once I got past that, I found it to be very good. What lifts this above merely a solid adventure story is the interesting treatment of moral and ethical considerations. Airar was constantly having his pre-conceptions challenged and was forever wondering whether he was really doing the right thing.Fried Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290599886029462225noreply@blogger.com