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  • In The Lion's Mouth. Michael Flynn.

    From Titus G@noone@nowhere.com to rec.arts.sf.written on Wed Feb 11 19:32:09 2026
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    In The Lion's Mouth. Michael Flynn.

    This is the third in the Spiral Arm series and it wasn't as enthralling
    for me as the first two were. The first two books dealt with GREAT
    EVENTS as well as being brilliantly written, if sometimes in riddles,
    but the plot in book three was a retelling of Homer's Iliad paling in comparison to its predecessors with the same characters and settings, thankfully, but with mystery and intrigue partly replaced by action and
    the brief appearance of the supernatural.
    But still an enjoyable read. Three stars. Though perhaps my expectations
    from Flynn are now too high? I will read something non SF before I
    finish this series with book four, On The Razor's Edge.
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