Series: Gord, the Rogue #4
Another Gygax book, another Gord book. This is a little different, however. In this volume Gygax gives us 9 short stories with Gord at their centre. Although they work independently they are interconnected and flow nicely from story to story, as is usual in these kinds of books there is always a bit of an element of hit and miss when it comes to anthologies. However, Gygax actually manages to pull off a feat by making this the most enjoyable of all the Gord books up until now. It still owes a lot to Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser stories, but it also gives us a better sense of place and setting than the previous volumes. The world of Greyhawk feels more alive and deep here than anywhere else up until now, and this has a lot to do with the format, the 9 interconnected stories manage to cover different aspects, places and subcultures in a way which fleshes the world out nicely.
All in all my favourite Gygax volume by far, it misses something by having only one memorable female character and stereotypes gay characters in one of the stories, but at least it has gay characters! Something which has happened in none of the other books. So, you know, meh.
TL;DR: 7/10 Best Gord/Gygax book until now, recommended. Essential for Greyhawk fans.
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