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Jim Kuenzli
Dec 20, 2024 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: adventure-action-pulp, fantasy, favorites
Thanks to DMR for publishing this fantasy masterpiece as it reaches 100 years old. I’m not going to dive into the plot or the fantastic story. I want to concentrate on the influence.

Abraham Merritt is one of the most influential, yet under appreciated authors of the first half of the 20th century. One can easily see some of Robert E Howard’s, Catherine Moore’s, Leigh Brackett’s etc. inspiration came directly from this book. The dialogue, certain scenes, tropes and the like are easily visible in ...more
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Aaron Meyer
Sep 04, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
What a great story this was. You have all the elements of a good story here: love, hate, action, comradeship, tragedy. Even though this story deals with many absolutes there is much that seems to lie beneath, just tugging at you, seeping into your unconscious. This edition from Piazo Publishing is very nice. The artwork is incredible inside and truly adds to the story immensely. I will surely be coming back to this story again.
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C.L. Werner
May 22, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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