Rating: 
Summary: An outstanding adventure/fantasy
Review: This book in a combination of two previous books, Nifft the Lean, and The Mines of Behemoth. When I first read Nifft the Lean, I was bowled over by the astonishingly vivid and incredible descriptions, and the adventure plots are riveting. The level of imagination in the various stories is also exceptional. As I recall, the book won a world fantasy award, and it was well deserved. I've re-read it a few times since, and it continues to hold up quite well. The book falls into a odd category of horror/adventure.The sequel, The Mines of Behemth, is a short novel (as opposed to half a dozen or so short stories for the first book), and I would rate it a little weaker (only 4 stars out of five). Still, any book that takes Nifft back on an expedition into the Underworld (i.e., Hell) is good news indeed (for the reader, anyway). This edition also has a foreword from a friend of Nifft's, commenting on each of the adventures and generally adding some amusing grace notes.
Rating:
Summary: Enchanting!
Review: This is an excellent, excellent book. The Nift stories are sort of a darker version of Jack Vance, with a similar level of creativity and gripping imagery. The only thing to be careful about is if you are buying this book because you loved the other two Nift Books (Raiders of the Infernal Domain and Mines of Behemoth), because there is no new material in this book.
Rating:
Summary: Enchanting!
Review: This is an excellent, excellent book. The Nift stories are sort of a darker version of Jack Vance, with a similar level of creativity and gripping imagery. The only thing to be careful about is if you are buying this book because you loved the other two Nift Books (Raiders of the Infernal Domain and Mines of Behemoth), because there is no new material in this book.
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