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The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane

Robert E. Howard,

Gary Gianni (Illustrator),

Salvador Sanz (ilustraciones),

H.P. Lovecraft (prólogo),

Elvio E. Gandolfo (traducción)

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Jul 05, 2014 Derek rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Unlike Howard's other protagonists, the physical power behind Solomon Kane is an unyielding strength and unrelenting will, buttressed by a singular purpose and lack of humor. There's an unforgettable scene in "Blades of the Brotherhood"--a fairly straight swashbuckler lacking fantasy or horror elements--where Kane finally and satisfyingly dispatches a dastardly pirate with an excruciatingly slow stab through the heart, driven by Kane's iron will and unyielding strength. (view spoiler) ...more

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Nov 10, 2011 Riju Ganguly rated it it was amazing

It is often lamented (esp. by the senior citizens) that "good-old" things of the past are not to be found nowadays, since the taste has gone to "dogs"! I do not belong to that age-group, but after reading works of R.E.Howard I am finding everything else, esp. the so-called "saga"-s/"chronicles"/"epics" that have flooded the fantasy market with their herculean size and very high percentage of broodings & ponderings, absolutely stale. It is true that these works may not be politically correct as p ...more

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Dec 29, 2012 Craig Herbertson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Howard is brilliant, Solomon Kane is dark, Wordsworth are a fine company. It's a great edition, superbly edited. Kane is a vigilante puritan who stalks the night righting wrongs. Vivid, stark unrelenting Howard. ...more

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