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Cargando... Thraxas (1999)por Martin Scott
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Welcome to the magical city of Turai. You might not like it here, however. For in Turai, the only people more corrupt than the politicians are the royal family, and murder and mayhem and ruthless criminal brotherhoods reign. With the civic guards incapable of keeping order, it's left to men like Thraxas to do what they can. The city needs men of steel, men of virtue and honesty and clean living. Unfortunately, Thraxas is none of the above. Running his business from lodgings above an inn in one of the seedier parts of town, Thraxas makes a living as a private investigator. Which means that he makes enough to pay the rent from time to time and enjoy the occasional glass of beer. When he is employed by the third in line to the throne, however, Thraxas believes that his luck is about to change. And indeed it does. A few hours later, he's in a cell, accused of murder. Ooops. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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While this isn't a laugh out loud type of humorous fantasy there are enough smiles to be had to fit the category. There are some fun characters to be found here, from the Sardonic and self-deprecating lead with his sometimes-assistant Makri (with her unique Orc, Elf and Human parentage) who wants to study at the university but can't because of its gender bias. I'm sure we'll get to revisit with some of the other side characters as the series progresses (currently there are 9 books). The story is more private detective than outright fantasy and is somewhat akin to [[Glen Cook]]'s Garrett P.I. books rather than say a Terry Pratchett or Robert Asprin novel. It's a fast moving tale that still manages to look at some serious subject matter along the way that will also probably be revisited in future episodes. I'd be willing to seek out the next in the series even if it wasn't already sat on my tbr shelves along with a couple more that were bought in a job lot. ( )