Like an Hieronymus Bosch painting, except written down, Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2015. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Please try again. Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2015 If you enjoy the Brontë sisters and nurse romances you will not want to essay the picaresque NIFFT THE LEAN. Travel with the man whose long, rawboned, sticky fingers and stark length of arm will lead you down to the vermiculus grottoes of the demon sea, to stand beneath the subworld's lurid sky and battle monsters who seem the spiritual distillations of human evil itself! The one I would have rather liked, Wayne June, would have been awesome. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. N.Y. Review of SF. The stories in the book are a very good read. This book isn't for the faint of heart; it's downright brutal, ugly in spots. there were more tales like these four, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2010. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The book came in great condition (acid paper starting to yellow, but that's not the sellers fault). Had read NIFFT THE LEAN a few years back, but had no idea that there were more tales... overall, pretty good. Like those heavyweights, Shea never dumbed anything down. 10 (issue #22), June 1990 (Jessica Salmonson) STEVEN SILVER. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Historian Shag Margold has delivered his eulogy for Nifft The Lean, assuming his longtime friend and acquaintance is now dead. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Please try your request again later. This page works best with JavaScript. Fortunately, Margold has opened up journals given to him by Nifft for safekeeping; journals that tell the tales of Nifft's adventures with his friend Barnar The Chilite. We invite you to the very gates of Hell and beyond—come if you dare! By Michael Shea Nifft The Lean [Paperback], Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Michael Shea. Be the first to review this item Follow the adventures of Nifft the Lean, the master thief whose felonious appropriations and larcenous skills will lead you through Stygian realms to ... Show synopsis Follow … Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Kinda plodding so far, I hope it picks up, I cam to shea since he wrote a pseudo jack vance dying earth story about cugel the clever. Shea has good bits of imagination but takes stamina to read because of his plodding prose style. Michael Shea, a man incapable of writing badly, could do things with English other writers couldn't. Nifft the Lean comprises four novelettes featuring Nifft, a gaunt thief. A less Gospel like reader / narrator would have captured the story better. Discuss it here! Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition (May 17, 2016), Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2008. The A'Rak differs from the earlier Nifft books in shifting between two main narrators. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. For one, it's setting seems to be a world … He tries to be i don't know what overly ornate I guess would be a good way to put it, and usually has an academic or thief in an adventure role perhaps overanalyzing things, but wow its BORING for some stretches.....then cool things happen later to kinda compensate. Condition: Very Good. Wish. Enroute to working Costard's sap mine — very dangerous, and sometimes nauseating work far below ground — they were … If you like Robert E. Howard you will like Nifft, Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2008. When you see how today's authors are contracted to write a series of books involving a specific character or setting, you can't help wonder what might have been in regards to Nifft and Michael Shea. Michael Shea, a man incapable of writing … Places where horror, harm and long eerie calms flow past the traveler in endless, unpredictable succession. Fortunately, Margold has opened up journals given to him by Nifft for safekeeping; journals that tell the tales of Nifft's adventures with his friend Barnar The Chilite. Jack Vance as you may know is arguably the greatest author of all time. Nifft the Lean is not set in the Dying Earth, but there's no denying that there are more than a few connections between it and Vance's famous setting. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2014. … Welcome to Shea's Inferno. Penguin Publishing Group, 1982. I'm excited to check out more from Shea. Shea's style reminds one of the elegant tapestries woven by Gene Wolfe and Clive Barker. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. This is easily the most pulpy and hypnotically dark fantasy tale I've read to date. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019. His words can elicit belly laughter one paragraph then creep into your brain the next to evoke some sticky, nauseating horror. Unable to add item to List. I'm excited to check out more from Shea. I normally don't read a lot of this type of fantasy, but I liked the character of NIFFT and how the … If you enjoy the Brontë sisters and nurse romances you will not want to essay the picaresque NIFFT THE LEAN. Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015. 1983 World Fantasy Award, Novel (Nifft the Lean… Something went wrong. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Historian Shag Margold has delivered his eulogy for Nifft The Lean, assuming his longtime friend and acquaintance is now dead. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. In some places, this causes the stories to move a little … I love this kinda book but Nfft is kinda work to read. Shea has an excellent prose style and the fantastic scenarios are unrivalled, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2016, Very readable, Shea has an excellent prose style and the fantastic scenarios are unrivalled. Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2019. A DOUBLE WHAMMY on Baen Books! When I first read Nifft the Lean, I was bowled over by the astonishingly vivid and incredible descriptions, and the adventure plots are riveting. Love the Story, wished for a better narrator. Nifft himself is a marvellous storyteller, a not-quite-lovable rogue who relates his various thefts, rescues and daring crackpot schemes with a zeal and panache that's wonderfully entertaining and, sometimes, … Shea has good bits of imagination but takes stamina to read because of his plodding prose style. Wish. The land of the dead and the underworld of the demons is unrelentingly painful and horrible. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Read this based on a recommendation from a friend. Nifft is a fun character, and it's … Reprisal by Mitchell Smith" (2005) Awards. He wrote for attentive, alert readers, ones unafraid to read slowly or re-read a sentence or a whole page if necessary; those not too lazy to look up words. Nifft the Lean & The Mines of Behemoth. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. He could crack the language like a whip, run it silkily across your skin like a feather's caress or make it cold and sharp as a murderer's dagger. His words can elicit belly laughter one paragraph then creep into your brain the next to evoke some sticky, nauseating horror. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. All pages are intact, and the … After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Nifft the Lean, and his companion-at-arms, Barnar Hammer-Hand, were often lucky. That Nifft is a 'gaunt thief' is all we really ever learn about him, as the stories aren't really about … View all covers for Nifft the Lean (logged in users can change User Preferences to always display covers on this page) Reviews Review by Faren Miller (1982) in Locus, #263 December 1982 By Michael Shea Nifft The Lean [Paperback] Paperback – December 17, 1984 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 rating See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions If you enjoy the Brontë sisters and nurse romances you will not want to essay the picaresque NIFFT THE LEAN. Please try again. there were more tales like these four, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2010. I bought this solely because I was told it was in the style of Jack Vance [see his wikipedia entry] but in fact it is utterly, totally different. Michael Shea, a man incapable of writing badly, could do things with English other writers couldn't. 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