Renegade of Kregen (Krozair Cycle, #2)

Dray Prescot #13

by Alan Burt Akers

Science-Fiction

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sword and Planet, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Pulp

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Pseudonym for Kenneth Bulmer

Reviews

[Jakurt Guthorst · Rating 2 out of 5]

Etwas zu voll mit selbst erdachten Begriffen, deren Bedeutung selten erklärt wird. Die Geschichte wirkt flach und wird nur gegen Ende interessant. Die Wesen, die keine Menschen sind werden kaum beschrieben, sodass kein wirkliches Fantasy-Feeling aufkommt. Auch finde ich die "Ich-Perspektive" teilweise problematisch.

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Touching.

[Gerhard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always full of drama lol good entertaining fun...

[Derek · Rating 2 out of 5]

I considered the slave-city of Magdag and in general the Eye of the World area of Kregen to be one of the more interesting settings in the series so far, and I was intrigued by the idea of returning to it to address the unresolved problems left by Dray Prescot as he hightailed it to the Hostile Territories and beyond in book three (or so). There are intriguing possibilities in the idea of the long-lived Prescot resuming his struggles here after an absence of some fifty years.

I haven't read the first of the Krozair Cycle, and feel slightly left out of the story. Despite the mentions of some world-changing battle at the Dam of Days, this episode seems to be about building momentum, and only provides compelling action in its last few pages. I'm captivated by its potential and curious about what Akers plans for resolving the Krozair cycle: demolition of the Grodno-worshippers? Lasting peace within the Eye of the World?

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Akers (Ken Bulmer) wrote a lot of books in his Dray Prescot series and they are usually divided into cycles of 3 to 5 books. "Renegade" is the second of a three book cycle beginning with "The Tides of Kregen" and ending with "Krozair of Kregen." This cycle, called the "Krozair" cycle, is overall the strongest cycle in the series, an "Renegade" my second favorite book of the whole series.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are a John Carter of Mars fan or enjoy the "displaced person on another world" then this series is for you. The books run in long story arcs so you can read just a few to complete a plot line or go for the whole set. Akers creates a very complex world for the hero to adventure in. Recommended