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On the Banks of the River of Heaven book "doesn’t quite measure up to his two previous collections that I’ve read, which probably contained the pick of his work," though he notes "there are several quite nice tales here including 'The Man Who Carved Skull[s],' 'The Twa Corbies Revisited,' and 'Moon Viewing at Shijo Bridge.'" The collection was also reviewed by Faren Miller in "Locus" #599, December 2010. On the Banks of the River of Heaven On the Banks of the River of Heaven is a collection of fantasy short stories by Richard Parks. It was first published in hardcover by Prime Books in November 2010. The book