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Robin
Mar 26, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy
This volume is packed with excellent sword & sorcery yarns in the tradition of Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock. The Kane short stories are even better than the novels (collected in another Night Shade Books companion volume).

I appreciated the inclusion of the modern-day horror Kane stories. They're quite different from the "barbarian fantasy" tales, and the transition from those to the Clive Barker-style stories was a bit abrupt, but Kane's presence just somehow works. Karl Edward Wagner's ...more
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Charles
Dec 24, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy
The Kane stories are just wonderful tales. I've read most of these in other formats, but it's nice to have the complete collection available. ...more
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Jason
Apr 24, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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