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BINGO! with a bisexual swordsman book from the 1980s. — #CBRBingo

September 10, 2018 by narfna 4 Comments

This little book is not what I was expecting. I’m not sure *what* I was expecting, actually, but it took me a pretty long time to get into this. When I finally did, though, I was glad I pushed through. Not quite sure how to describe this. It’s set in an unnamed city in an unnamed country, where nobles live up on the Hill in the city, and poor people and criminals live in Riverside. Both places have complicated and very strict rules of conduct, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: bisexual hero, cbr10bingo, comedy of manners, ellen kushner, fantasy, gay hero, LGBTQIA, melodrama, narfna, riverside, swashbucklers, swordspoint

narfna's CBR10 Review No:112 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: bisexual hero, cbr10bingo, comedy of manners, ellen kushner, fantasy, gay hero, LGBTQIA, melodrama, narfna, riverside, swashbucklers, swordspoint ·
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