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This is a sword and sorcery masterpiece. It reminds me of Herman Hesse's *Siddhartha* in its narrative unity and focused elemental theme: a young man is thrown into a bloody and brutal world and must establish balance and harmony through violent force. The quote, "I am no one. I am Oron," is deep with philosophical significance, really a mystery worth thinking more about: how can a person be "no one" but also "be" themselves? This novel explores this ancient spritual idea and does in a lively, b
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Youth. Tribe. Possible destiny. Future spouse but family conflict and transgression. Invasion from outside that makes his shame irrelevant. Evil wizard is weird and has bad plans.
This rewinds Oron to his start as a member of a vaguely Conanesque tribe member with hunter-gatherer economy and swords for some reason, and proceeds to show why he is so damaged. The setup is an ill fit to Smith's talents: moments of weird violence and magic lash out at the reader amongst long scenes of relative mundan ...more
This rewinds Oron to his start as a member of a vaguely Conanesque tribe member with hunter-gatherer economy and swords for some reason, and proceeds to show why he is so damaged. The setup is an ill fit to Smith's talents: moments of weird violence and magic lash out at the reader amongst long scenes of relative mundan ...more
The Oron books by Smith are really good. One of the heroes that is about the closest to the way Howard wrote his heroic fantasy characters.
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