" Behind Howard's stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams."
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Dec 31, 2008
Jon
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My personal favorites from this collection would be "By This Axe I Rule!" a Kull kingship tale; "Red Nails" a Conan tale where we meet Valeria and "The Bull Dog Breed" another gritty and humorous boxing exploit of Steve Costigan.
The collection also includes many Westerns, a pirate tale told mostly on land and a few much grimmer horror tales. His poetry is also interspersed among the stories.
I definitely recommend this anthology (both vol More...
The collection also includes many Westerns, a pirate tale told mostly on land and a few much grimmer horror tales. His poetry is also interspersed among the stories.
I definitely recommend this anthology (both vol More...
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Dec 30, 2008
Jim
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The second book given to me by my GR friend, Jon (thanks!) & one of the best reads of the year. This collection of Howard's work is an excellent mix of the genres he wrote in, from Sword & Sorcery to Westerns & Horror. If you like his poetry, both volumes have the best collection of them I've ever seen.
I highly recommend this to anyone who likes Howard. I probably have 50 of his books, have been reading him for 40 years & still found stories that I'd never read before. The introd More...
I highly recommend this to anyone who likes Howard. I probably have 50 of his books, have been reading him for 40 years & still found stories that I'd never read before. The introd More...
Jan 07, 2009
Ron
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Robert E. Howard is a great story teller and his short stories are, generally, fun reads, but Howard is not a great author as Steven Tompkins purports in twenty-five wasted pages in "Barbarian at the Pantheon-Gates."
Read Howard, don't read about him.
Read Howard, don't read about him.
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Jul 11, 2009
Charles
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Definitely some of Howard's best work, although there are some lesser pieces here I think. Given the fact that the editor wanted a selection from the whole "range" of Howard's work, this and the first volume do an excellent job of giving you tremendous stories and poems while letting you see the incredible range across which Howard worked.
I'd urge readers to skip the introduction initially and go straight to the stories. Then come back and read the intro for some perspect More...
I'd urge readers to skip the introduction initially and go straight to the stories. Then come back and read the intro for some perspect More...
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Feb 08, 2009
Travis
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More manly adventure stories from Robert E Howard. More historical adventures in this volume than volume one. Some good, gritty westerns and a great pirate story.
A couple of good Kulls stories, El Borak returns and a classic Conan story.
Conan is Howard's most famous character, but is the least interesting to me. 'Red Nails' had a good first half but kind of meandered an then wrapped up too quickly. Did like the lady pirate character though.
Not that there is such a thing a More...
A couple of good Kulls stories, El Borak returns and a classic Conan story.
Conan is Howard's most famous character, but is the least interesting to me. 'Red Nails' had a good first half but kind of meandered an then wrapped up too quickly. Did like the lady pirate character though.
Not that there is such a thing a More...
Feb 18, 2008
Mick
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Overall, I'd have to say there were not as many great stories in this one as I found in volume 1.
BUT, this thing is worth the purchase, even just for the excellent Conan tale "Red Nails" alone. And on top of that, this one's got a great Solomon Kane story, a very enjoyable El Borak tale, and two great pirate stories to boot.
A few of the others were uneven, but still, there's no doubt in my mind now that Howard deserves a place in the fantasy/adventure pantheon. More...
BUT, this thing is worth the purchase, even just for the excellent Conan tale "Red Nails" alone. And on top of that, this one's got a great Solomon Kane story, a very enjoyable El Borak tale, and two great pirate stories to boot.
A few of the others were uneven, but still, there's no doubt in my mind now that Howard deserves a place in the fantasy/adventure pantheon. More...
Mar 24, 2010
Bob
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The stories are all 5 star, but there is a LOT of overlap with all the previous Del Rey books.
Aug 02, 2009
Kristopher
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This started as a review for Guys' Lit Wire, then it grew into huge sort of an overview of Howard's work: http://guyslitwire.blogspot.com/2009/07/...
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