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Sweet Virgil Finlay illustrations, of course, even if they appeared shoehorned into place. A pity that the printing and size don't do justice to their detail.
Like the Swords and Sorcery collection, this is a mostly backward-looking piece, with conservatively chosen and relatively nonrecent selections. The only oddball of the lot is de Camp's own "The Hungry Hercynian", which may not be collected elsewhere. There is quite a range of styles expressed, from Robert E Howard's dynamic tale of Conan t ...more
Like the Swords and Sorcery collection, this is a mostly backward-looking piece, with conservatively chosen and relatively nonrecent selections. The only oddball of the lot is de Camp's own "The Hungry Hercynian", which may not be collected elsewhere. There is quite a range of styles expressed, from Robert E Howard's dynamic tale of Conan t ...more
A collection of classic sword and sorcery stories. Some really good stuff here.
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