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Lawrence Watt-Evans, Taking Flight
Del Rey (1993) ISBN: 0-345-37715-X
Score: 2

Another Ethshar book, set between The Unwilling Warlord and The Blood of a Dragon, though not really linked to any others. A traveling charlatan gives a typical fame, fortune, and love prophecy to Kelder of Shulara, who doubts it somewhat, but is determined to make it come true anyway. He soon meets Irith the Flyer, who matches the description of his prophesied wife, and journeys with her along the Great Highway. The ending is rather abrupt and lacking in closure. That is clearly what the author wanted, but I would have preferred seeing what happens the next time Kelder meets some of these people, or at least see another day or two more. Doesn't really add anything the our knowledge of Ethshar (just some wizard spells, a couple Small Kingdoms, and Shan on the Desert).

Terry Pratchett, Where's My Cow?
Harper Collins (2005) ISBN: 0060872675
Score: -1

If you've read Thud!, you're probably imagining a better book than this is. It does include the pages for the animals that were only mentioned in the novel (but no additional animals), and the full Vimes street version (Foul Ol' Ron, Coffin Henry, Dibbler, Detritus, Vetinari, and Vimes) and what you should do when you lose livestock, and that new material is balanced by inconsistencies with the novel. I don't see why they felt a need to publish this instead of just adding a couple paragraphs to the novel.

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