Masters in Hell (Paperback)

by Janet Morris (Contributor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Baen (December 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671653792
• ISBN-13: 978-0671653798
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,705,314 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Masters in Hell, December 3, 2002

By	K. Freeman (Apple Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I am very fond of this series, particularly the books with a strong Cherryh influence. This is an anthology of short stories set in the Hell universe.

Among the elements of Cherryh's writing I enjoy is her mastery of the classical history and her understanding of the Roman and Greek characters she brings to the mix. This, to me, is the series' greatest strength.

Though this volume did contain a story by Cherryh and one by solid writer George Foy, it also contained a story--the first one, by Chris Morris--which offended me so utterly that rather than sell this book to the used book store, I will be tossing it in the recycling bin. Morris has chosen to represent historical characters by substituting insulting, juvenile, false, repulsive slander for actual research. It speaks badly for this anthology that the story was accepted at all. This writer had better get his mind out of the gutter and into some historical scholarship if he wants to continue to write historically based fiction.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as most books in this series., April 15, 1999

By A Customer

Just a little obscure...but this book in the series was actually readable! Still pretty incoherent, but i think thats mainly due to the setting.