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Prisoner of the Horned Helmet (Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, #1)

James Silke,

Frank Frazetta (Illustrator)

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Dec 11, 2015 David rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sword-sorcery, fantasy

So much better than I was expecting. A really fun, fast-paced Sword and Sorcery origin tale. I utterly devoured this book in a few hours. Really looking forward to reading the rest of this four-part series. Highly recommended to all Fantasy fans, especially those who love the artwork of Frazetta.

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Jan 26, 2022 S.wagenaar rated it liked it

Well, I finally finished book 1. It was…just ok. It was never terrible, the chapters were short and punchy, and there was some good scenes here and there. But it wasn’t quite as action-oriented as the cover art implies, nor as dark and gritty. If the book had been trimmed by about 70-80 pages it would have moved along a bit faster. It frankly felt more like generic fantasy than old-school S&S, but I liked enough to want to read book 2 in the near future. With the premise of the Death Dealer/Horn ...more

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Jul 18, 2008 Charles rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

This was first in a series of books based on Frank Frazetta's painting of Death Dealer. There are 4 in the series and all have covers featuring the Death Dealer character.

I had very high hopes for these and they didn't quite live up to what I hoped for, but that's not the author's fault. They were in general pretty good, with an intersting character and a lot of bloody good fighting. ...more

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Jul 28, 2015 Michael rated it did not like it

Shelves: fiction, science-fiction-fantasy, gave-up

"It has been said that art is a tryst, for in the joy of it maker and beholder meet." ~Kojiro Tomita

I feel like I got fucked by this one. So, so bad. ...more

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