A story of a soldier from WWII who is transported to a magical land where he meets and interacts with many of the classic tropes of fantasy one after another.
I enjoyed the book as an almost tour of fantasy. The strong points of the book never felt original and the plot was weak at best. The ending seemed to come out of nowhere and was a bit confusing. There also was the constant distraction of the main character's internal monologue of lustful thoughts that felt childish and not necessary at all.
Despite my criticisms I am glad I read it and I did enjoy the lighthearted tour-like quality of it.
I enjoyed the depiction of elves as being chaotic hedonistic tricksters (like classic fairy folk) and how Law and Chaos were similar to ideological war banners that people fought under. Law and Chaos are big picture cosmic level concepts rather than a behavioral requirement.
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