The God in the Moon

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures: A Soldier's Quest Trilogy #1

by Richard A. Knaak

In the realm of Aquilonia, in the time when Conan was King, an idealistic nobleman seeks his destiny within the ranks of the greatest warriors in the land... As a favored son in one of the high families of Aquilonia, Nermesa Klandes wanted for nothing-except glory won by his own hand. Defying his family and casting aside the opulence he was born into, Nermesa joins the Aquilonian army so that he might serve his liege, King Conan. But Nermesa soon learns there is a great distance between his courageous idealism and the gory battlefields of the Westermarck, where the savage Picts wage unceasing warfare. Through bravery and cunning, Nermesa comes into his own as a warrior and a man. When he kills the Pictish leader, he is hailed as a hero. But he also unleashes an unholy power that will shake the very foundations of the Aquilonian Empire...

Genres: Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Richard A. Knaak is the bestselling author of Dragonlance novels, the Dragonrealm and Black City Saint series (his own creations), six novels for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series, and six works in the Warcraft universe. He has also written several non-series fantasy books.

Reviews

[João Batista · Rating 3 out of 5]

A tale in Aquilonia ruled by Conan and Zenobia, with characters and places from original stories by Howard; ancient Pictish evil magic; a reasonable main character; action only here and there and slow development of the plot. An example of Howardian chapter would be 12; and a good description of a Pictish cave is offered in gruesome details...

[Padre · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's not painful to read, but the main character is just soooo boring! He's one of those cookie-cutter good guys, always doing the right thing, never showing any signs of weakness. Even Jesus had his moments of doubt, but not this guy (I guess this makes him Uberchrist). It's totally unrealistic, but most of all - incredibly shallow. The writing doesn't help. It's readable, but it doesn't capture you. The language, the pacing, the atmosphere - nothing in this book stands out. Overall: mediocre, bearable sword & sorcery pulp. Nowhere near the level of Howard's Conan.

[Daniel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oof, this one was a hard one to read. After finishing the first Age Of Conan trilogy, I was looking forward to another set in the high quality of Loren Coleman's telling of Kern and the Cimmerians. This ain't it. I burned through this one, and while it's not an awful book, it just never grabbed me. I am a faithful and stubborn old dog though and I read the trilogy. I bought all three together so if I buy something, I read it. These were hard to finish.

Danny

[Bryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good!