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  <title><![CDATA[Almuric]]></title>
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  <default_description>The creator of Conan looks to the stars in one of fantasy's most enduring science fantasy classics! Robert E. Howard's Almuric is a savage planet of crumbling stone ruins and debased, near-human inhabitants. Into this world comes Esau Cairn, Earthman, swordsman, murderer. Only he can overthrow the terrible devils that enslave Almuric, but to do so he must first defeat the inner demons that forced him to abandon Earth. Filled with vile beasts and thrilling adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Almuric is one of Howard's few novels, and an excellent yarn from one of America's most distinct literary voices.</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[The villains of this book, the Yagas, live &quot;in the grim city of Yugga, on the rock Yuthla, by the river Yogh, in the land of Yagg.&quot; How can you not love that? That this is repeated at least five times throughout the novel, is wonderful.<br/><br/>I didn't actually read this, per se. My gi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25739027">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;We rolled from one side of the chamber to the other, a gasping, thrashing, cursing, hammering mass, while with the yells, howls, earnest profanity, and impact of heavy bodies, it was a perfect bedlam.&quot;<br/><br/>Delicious. If you generate any testosterone you'll enjoy it.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This lively sci-fi offering from Robert E. Howard is one of the few novel-length works he wrote – I can only think of the single Conan feature-length adventure being comparable to the length of this story. As a stand-alone adventure, it’s a decent piece of writing, absolutely jam-packed with the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41161434">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Without a doubt, once you start reading it you will see that this story was inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series. I thought that the narration was well done and moved the story along at a nice fluid pace. My only complaint is that I would have liked to have learned more about the differe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42635123">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;I am certain that I could have torn out his biceps like rotten cloth, broken his spine across my knee, or caved in his breastbone with my clenched fist; and as for speed, the most finely trained Earth athlete would have seemed awkward and sluggish in comparison to the tigerish quickness lurkin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61562787">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really, really, really wanted this book, but in hindsight somewhat regret paying full price.<br/><br/>This is the story you'd get if you were to somehow mix H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Rice Burroughs; a falling civilization on a primal world, with dark menaces just out of the torchlight.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39156821">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54711139">
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  <read_at>Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fairly short book, with less than 150 pages of story, this is standard Howard fare, with a mighty man using his strength and cunning to kill dark horrors from beyond imagination.  And get the girl, that part was important, as well.  The story was pretty good, good enough for me to knock most of it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54711139">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was Howard's entry into the Sword and Planet field established by Burroughs with his John Carter books.  Howard puts his own unique spin on the subgenre.  However, there's pretty good evidence that Howard didn't actually write the last chapter and there is some mystery as to who completed the n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27672498">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36397416">
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    <body><![CDATA[My first Robert Howard. Originally read when I was twelve and while I understand why I enjoyed the book so much then I enjoyed the book for completely different reasons. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My copy is a 1964 Ace paperback, bought new at a cover cost of forty cents, the first book publication of the novel. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A stand alone book, it's pretty typical of his writing.  He uses a lot from ERB in this.]]></body>
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