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Aug 21, 2010
Derek
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The introduction by Donald MacIvers Ph.D. is a strange introduction to a book such as this, name-dropping the obscure Albert Kremnitz (so obscure that all Internet searches point back to this book) and proceeding with such pompous doubletalk that one starts to suspect a subtle joke.
It contrasts with the material of the stories, which are pure frothy sword-and-sorcery action. From them I picked up tidbits of good ideas: the notion that this is some unimaginably distant future, humanity huddled u ...more
It contrasts with the material of the stories, which are pure frothy sword-and-sorcery action. From them I picked up tidbits of good ideas: the notion that this is some unimaginably distant future, humanity huddled u ...more
Aug 05, 2018
Joe Kilmartin
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Great fun - beautifully purple storytelling and a breakneck pace make each of the three short stories brisk and entertaining reads. It's garbage, sure, but it's deliciously good and well written garbage that makes one want to protect it a little. The literary equivalent of a Big Mac with fries and a Coke, but some days that's exactly what you need.
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The first and best of the Kothar series by Fox. The main character is less interesting than the early Kyrik books but is still fun.
Gardner F. Fox foi um importante roteirista de quadrinhos da era de ouro e prata dos quadrinhos, ele criou alguns personagens clássicos como Flash e Gavião Negro, assim como a Sociedade da Justiça (que depois deu origem à Liga da Justiça). Quando passou pelo Batman, introduziu alguns elementos como o batrangue e o cinto de utilidades. Ele também escreveu para a EC Comics que também é citada na introdução do Apêndice N. Ainda nos quadrinhos, ele provavelmente criou o primeiro pastiche de Conan ch
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One of the best and most entertaining Conan pastiches I've ever had the pleasure to read.
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May 26, 2012
Periklis
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Oct 29, 2017
Randy Harmelink
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