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Basilisks and Brian...
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Lester Curtis wrote:...The basilisk was a bit anticlimactic; ordinary lizard in a cage, but then something nasty happens to the bad guy . . . something missing there, not properly explained, perhaps....
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stu wrote:On the other hand, it could be worse. He could have to deal with HR.
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Lester Curtis wrote:Well, it's clearly a sequel, and I'd have thought a little better of it if it had been done more as a stand-alone story. As it is, if you didn't read the first one, then I think this one might leave a reader feeling like they'd been left out of something.
Robert_Moriyama wrote:From Wikipedia:
In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk ...
Because this is a basilisk, of course, whose very gaze can kill a man. (Duke Regor in 'Basilisks and Brian ...' by Stuart Sharp)
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The man in the mirror swore, shook his head, and opened his eyes. What happened to him next wasn't particularly pleasant. When he'd finished keeling over, Brian became aware of the soft pad of footsteps nearby...
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Robert_Moriyama wrote:If you liked "Receipt for a Dragon", check this one out. Most people have stories to tell about just how screwed up their first day on the job was. Now imagine how bad it could be if your job involved dealing with magical creatures that could kill you with a look...
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TaoPhoenix wrote:Robert_Moriyama wrote:If you liked "Receipt for a Dragon", check this one out. Most people have stories to tell about just how screwed up their first day on the job was. Now imagine how bad it could be if your job involved dealing with magical creatures that could kill you with a look...
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I did like Receipt for a Dragon. Oh look, there's a cool scaley thing out side my window, back in a ...
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minute... Uh... folks? Why y'all staring at me like that?
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