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Conan and the Emerald Lotus

John C. Hocking

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Aug 26, 2017 Richard rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sword-and-sorcery

Does this pastiche hold a candle to the original cannon by Howard? Hell if I know, I'm certainly not the expert. What Emerald Lotus does give you is a rollicking adventure!

What I enjoy most about heroic fantasy books like this one are the monsters. The hack and slash action comes second. And third the iron will of the protagonist to over come every obstacle whether it be natural or supernatural.

I recommend this as a fun light read. Not to be taken too seriously. ...more

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Apr 05, 2020 Clint rated it really liked it

Shelves: sword-sorcery, dead-trees, fantasy, 2020, reh-and-reh-pastiche, tornans

FEED ME SEYMOUR! What a fun read. I can see why many call this the best of the Tornan pastiche. Is it? I dunno, it’s the best Tornan I’ve read so far, and I’ve probably read a fat half of them to include the Robert Jordan’s.

Is it a good Conan story? There are weaknesses. Conan is “had” perhaps a bit too easily and there is a larger cast of characters than REH would have concentrated on, so who can say? Opinions will very.

My opinion is, I enjoyed this Tornan and now I am extra sad about Perilou ...more

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