Gabaldon good, Brooks not so much

I have to admit, I only bought it because I am a fan of Lord John stories, which is a combination of crime and life in the past - but not fantasy
Gabaldon’s short story can easily be understood by anyone never read a book from her, the surrounding storyline is just ancient history that everyone is familiar with. And the characters are well introduced. Altogether I very much enjoyed the story!
Unfortunately this short story is not so easily purchased on its own, it only goes together with other stories in the purchase, so I chose this compilation in the hope to get a little knowledge about the Shannaron world.

The story from Brooks is not so easily understood, loads of names are too briefly introduced as the pre-requisite seems to be reading the other books. The whole world is not described, I simply did not get a picture of the world.The surrounding storyline is a fantasy world and and absolutely not self-explanatory like the Gabaldon’s world.

So I assume if you are a fan of the Brooks books, you will have your fun.

I could give five stars, or at least four for the first story, but only two for the second
But for a single short story one full credit is far too much

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