(Fantasy) Staggerlee loves a good fight, and wishes Fennario had more dangerous men in it. Then he meets the Wolf in a card game. (3,356 words; Time: 11m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
"Dire Wolf," by Michael J. DeLuca [bio] (edited by Scott H. Andrews), appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies issue 234, published on September 7, 2017.
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Pro: There are lots of colorful descriptions of the locations, and Staggerlee is an interesting character.
Con: What the heck happened in this story? The Wolf plays cards but then kills people. It leaves Stagferlee the money, but he hunts it anyway? Delia hates him for the loss of their child, but she seems to side with him at the end?
Probably it all has some symbolic meaning, but I’m not seeing it.
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Con: What the heck happened in this story? The Wolf plays cards but then kills people. It leaves Stagferlee the money, but he hunts it anyway? Delia hates him for the loss of their child, but she seems to side with him at the end?
Probably it all has some symbolic meaning, but I’m not seeing it.
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Michael J. DeLuca Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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I'd say when Delia realizes Staggerlee has a death wish, she denies him by killing the Wolf. No idea how the card game or the hunter fit in though.
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