The Gnomewrench in the Dwarfworks

What a fun book! A Knutter, or a Sprauge de Camp in WWII Rhode Island. Great dialects and a whacky cast of charaters in a factory. I think i worked there... They're all mad.... and then they get an order from some dwarves that are trying to modernize their own factory. And the Dwarve's factory is full of whackos too...hehehehhehhehehhehe... plus you get your blues playing truck driver and a chilling visit from the "Flying Dutchman"... Mr. O'Donohoe just sold a few more books to me...

This is a pretty good read. It does not have but one battle scene and it is not a big part of the book. Destruction is easy. It is the building that is tough. O'Donohoe has captured the feel of the builders in our country during World War II.The only possible criticism I would have is that it does not capture the certainty of the period. At that time there was RIGHT and there was WRONG.The Dwarves and Gnomes in the story are well put together and make much more sense than some of the books have put forward.

O'Donohoe writes a pleasingly different kind of fantasy novel. He doesn't stick to your typical sweeping epic fantasy saga, a la Jordan, Tolkien, Tad Williams, Eddings, etc., but rather uses some imagination to open up the field. Here he solidly combines historical fiction, myth and fantasy in a tale of dwarves, gnomes and World War II. As always, he combines humor and drama, and relies upon realistic characters, something often left out in speculative fiction. His attention to detail, including such things as discussion of the 1944 World Series, is appreciated. Very much recommended.