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Take the sword-and-sorcery of Robert E. Howard and paint it liberally with the exotic colors of "A Thousand and One Nights," and perhaps a dash of Rafael Sabatini. This will give you an approximation of what to expect from "The Desert of Souls."
If that description does not sound like a fun read to you, I pity you.
Ordinarily, I would devour a book like this in a night or two. The vagaries of life slowed me down a lot as I read this, but I think it says a lot about the strength of the plotting an ...more
If that description does not sound like a fun read to you, I pity you.
Ordinarily, I would devour a book like this in a night or two. The vagaries of life slowed me down a lot as I read this, but I think it says a lot about the strength of the plotting an ...more
I thought the beginning of the Desert of Souls was pretty slow and had trouble really getting into it. Then, it happened and around 20% of the book I became really taken by the events and the characters. I could not put it down at the end. Great Arabian fantasy adventure. I would not necessarily call it sword & sorcery because I think some of the genre tropes are missing but a very enjoyable novel all the same. I will follow the adventures of Asim and Dabir for sure.
Jan 26, 2014
Marcelo Franco
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