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Despite repeated mentions of "sorcery and science", Carter finally commits to the story being a sword-and-planet adventure: the artifacts might be weird science, but they are definitely technological. The mystic elements are explained as being the superstitious reactions of the uninitiated or the symbolic representation as used by the "magicians" who barely understand the forces they manipulate. It's an intriguing mish-mash, where adepts make use of psychic powers and rotted tomes contain techni
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Eh, a quick read. I like his Thongor character OK. Pretty clearly a Conan knockoff in many ways, but with a bit of John Carter in him.
Thongor has miraculously returned from the Shadowlands and rules alive and well from the throne of Patanga, but devastating news has reached his realm. The fearsome and wicked Pirates of Tarakus have discovered an ancient and terrifying weapon, capable of driving men mad and turning them into slavering, murderous beasts, and now, under the guidance of an evil wizard of the ancient Gray Order of lost Nianga, the Tarakan Pirates are setting their sights on Patanga itself…..
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I'd give it another half star for old times sake. It's clearly a pastiche, the dialogue is sometimes cringe-worthy, Thongor is mighty in a mighty sort of way and liable to 'ho hoing' at adversity but there are jolly good bits and it's a lot of fun
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Jun 13, 2019
Colin Leidner
marked it as to-read
Jun 05, 2020
Michael Fierce
marked it as to-read
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