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Richard Blade #17
The Mountains of Brega
WAR OF THE SEXES
Richard Blade's trained hearing had picked up the sound of footsteps, approaching slowly and stealthily. With a quick jerk of his powerful arms, he pulled himself back up into the tree. Through the dense foliage he saw them--eight young women, dressed in camouflage suits.
Then he heard a steadily swelling chorus of grunts and half-verbalized mutterings. Four Neanderthal-like men appeared in the clearing. The sudden ferocity of the women attacking the men chilled Blade. But he was totally unprepared for what followed the kill -- a cannibalistic feast!
Blade soon learned that Brega was ruled by women who raised men in pens, then hunted them for sport. He also learned that he wanted no part of them.
Leaving Brega, headed for the Mountains of the Sun, Blade is challenged by what is equally as formidable a tribe -- but this time it's all men who relish killing women. Blade quickly sees that between the two extremes there must be a compromise and his attempts at a resolution nearly cost him his life!
Richard Blade's trained hearing had picked up the sound of footsteps, approaching slowly and stealthily. With a quick jerk of his powerful arms, he pulled himself back up into the tree. Through the dense foliage he saw them--eight young women, dressed in camouflage suits.
Then he heard a steadily swelling chorus of grunts and half-verbalized mutterings. Four Neanderthal-like men appeared in the clearing. The sudden ferocity of the women attacking the men chilled Blade. But he was totally unprepared for what followed the kill -- a cannibalistic feast!
Blade soon learned that Brega was ruled by women who raised men in pens, then hunted them for sport. He also learned that he wanted no part of them.
Leaving Brega, headed for the Mountains of the Sun, Blade is challenged by what is equally as formidable a tribe -- but this time it's all men who relish killing women. Blade quickly sees that between the two extremes there must be a compromise and his attempts at a resolution nearly cost him his life!
184 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 1976
About the author
Jeffrey Lord
251 books19 followersA house pseudonym used by multiple authors including:
Manning Lee Stokes
Roland Green
Lyle Kenyon Engel
Ray Faraday Nelson
Richard D. Nolane
Christian Mantey
Arnaud Dalrune
Yves Chéraqui
Gerald Moreau
Paul Couturiau
Amelina Defontaine
Didier Le Gais
Yves Bulteau
Raymond Audemard
Nadine Monfils
Patrick Eris
Nemo Sandman
Manning Lee Stokes
Roland Green
Lyle Kenyon Engel
Ray Faraday Nelson
Richard D. Nolane
Christian Mantey
Arnaud Dalrune
Yves Chéraqui
Gerald Moreau
Paul Couturiau
Amelina Defontaine
Didier Le Gais
Yves Bulteau
Raymond Audemard
Nadine Monfils
Patrick Eris
Nemo Sandman
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August 22, 2019
Lather, rinse, repe...wait, what?
This installment of the Richard Blade series began like any other. I'm beginning to weary of its repetition; in fact, I put this book down for a while and read two other books instead.
Three factions are at odds with each other(like any of the other installments). Blade must stay alive long enough in this powder-keg to return home. The arresting factor this time was the author's whimsy to kill characters and toss them away like garbage. Left this reader thinking, "Okay, now what?" But after all, only one character has to make it out alive.
At the end, I enjoyed this one more than others.
This installment of the Richard Blade series began like any other. I'm beginning to weary of its repetition; in fact, I put this book down for a while and read two other books instead.
Three factions are at odds with each other(like any of the other installments). Blade must stay alive long enough in this powder-keg to return home. The arresting factor this time was the author's whimsy to kill characters and toss them away like garbage. Left this reader thinking, "Okay, now what?" But after all, only one character has to make it out alive.
At the end, I enjoyed this one more than others.
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January 23, 2016
Richard Blade travels to new worlds and never fails to find danger and love. Good quick men's adventure read. Recommended
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