- Paperback: 245 pages
- Publisher: Orbit; paperback / softback edition (3 Jun 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 185723734X
- ISBN-13: 978-1857237344
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 164,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Paperback
Martin Scott surely is one of those elusive yet brilliant authors. He is certainly more superior in comic fantasy than Andrew Harman or James Bibby, albeit he does share the latter's way of writing prose. But undeniably Scott is more closer to the writing of Robert Asprin in his MYTH Series than any miscellaneous author I know. For a time I had been awaiting the new MYTH tome, and it never came or eventuated. So I had to suffice it with broad reading--I went out and read eleven of Craig Shaw Gardner's twelve comic fantasies--and that did not particularly suffice either. And the publication of the next Pratchett tome was prolonged as was the next Tom Holt, so I investigated and came up with this novel and it was an utter scream. Not only does it have a scintillating protagonist, Thraxas, but his written relationship with quarter Orc, quarter Elf, half human woman Makri is one to make you laugh out raucously. Thraxas is one of those old and beloved hardboiled P.I.s you find in "film noir" that doesn't really abound much these days. Nevertheless, here is Thraxas a boisterous and brilliant Investigator, prone to utilizing all his resources of magic (or majick) and equally prone to being "as happy as a drunken mercenery." It is Makri who is somewhat more prone to contracting bouts of moodiness, and when this is mirrored onto Thraxas his reactions are easily understandable. Likewise his actions. The superb mysteries intertwined within each other--and there are three--are ineffably a masterwork, and closer to Terry Pratchett and Steven Saylor than any other comic fantasy authors. Thraxas is also extremely and irreverently witty, and the narrative is dolloped modestly with his ribald witticisms, and just plain gags. The fact that his best friend was detesting him, that he had been arrested twice in one day, that he was in lack of a beer, that he was suspected for two murders, and that he continued to recieve death threats right, left and centre incredibly moved me. And when the Hot Rainy Season did not abate I was about to shriek and that is how utterly well an author of Martin Scott's magnitude writes. I recommend it to any knowledgeable Pterry fans.
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humorous fantasy mystery
1 Feb 2008
Format:Paperback
Thraxas is a not-well-enough-known series of funny fantasy mystery novels, kinda like Hawk&Fisher visit Discworld.
Important to note that Death and Thraxas is two complete hard to find novels- "Thraxas at the Races" & "Thraxas and the Elvish Isles", both out of print.
Oddly, this world uses Vancian Magic!
Important to note that Death and Thraxas is two complete hard to find novels- "Thraxas at the Races" & "Thraxas and the Elvish Isles", both out of print.
Oddly, this world uses Vancian Magic!
Not Free SF Reader
3 Sep 2007
Format:Paperback
Thraxas is a man who likes a beer, and a pie, and maybe a chaser, or dessert. Anyway, he is also a bloke that likes a punt. He's a natural for a job involving the local racing industry, and this is why his old army commander comes to him for help.
The ex-boss ends up dead, and a couple of Thraxas' highly placed enemies would be happy to see him go down for murder.
The ex-boss ends up dead, and a couple of Thraxas' highly placed enemies would be happy to see him go down for murder.
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