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Indlæser... Red Nails (udgave 2011)af Robert E. Howard
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This review is written with a GPL 4.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at WordPress, Blogspot & Librarything by Bookstooge’s Exalted Permission Title: Red Nails Series: The Essential Conan #3 Author: Robert Howard Rating: 4 of 5 Stars Genre: Fantasy Pages: 295 Format: Digital Edition Synopsis: Another collection of stories about Conan with the final part of the book being a “history” of the Pre-Cataclysmic world and the post-Cataclysmic world leading up to our own known history. My Thoughts: I enjoyed this book the most of all 3 of these Essential Conan books and I think it was a combination of slightly longer stories coupled with not having as many. The final part of the book, the “History” part was boring as all get out but I expected that as History and me are acquaintances by circumstances instead of friends by choice. The History definitely showed up Howard's racial bias more than anything in the stories. Purity of blood and the continual references to racial superiority or inferiority really began to grate. The titular story, Red Nails, was probably the best Conan story of all I've read with these. From the killing of a monstrous lizard to an enclosed city with near insane inhabitants to a sorceress who feasts on live sacrifices, it just had it all. You could probably read that story alone and get enough of everything to decide if more Conan was for you or not. I'm pretty pleased with this Essential omnibus that I read. I felt like I got a real taste of who and what Conan is about, what kind of author Howard was and it was just the right size so I've had enough without having too much. There are more Conan stories by Howard, and tons by other authors, but this has sated me so I feel no need to seek out more. I'd highly recommend this if you wanted to try out Conan or even simply wanted a better understanding of Fantasy from the early 1900's. You are never going to go wrong by reading works that are foundational to the genres we have today. ★★★★☆ More than thirty years on and it still reads as quickly written, populist fiction, but it is still enjoyable, if taken in the right spirit! Conan and a female battle and overcome a "dragon" in the jungle, only to escape to an ancient city in the desert, where two clans of the same tribe are slowly battling it out to the death having wandered into the ancient city created by an older race with sorcerers 50 years ago. And there is an evil witch who maintains her youth through dark and fiendish rituals. Pure hokum and pure fun! Superb. 3 of the original Robert E. Howard Conan Tales, as they appeared in Weird Tales, without interference from later editors. Also included is the Howard essay, 'Hyborian Age' detailing the setting for Conan. There is a thoughtful introduction and Afterword by editor Karl Edward Wagner. If you need portable original Conan volumes, this is the way to go. There are two more Berkley Conan volumes, sadly due to contract issues not all the conan stories made it into these editions. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML: Can't get enough of Conan the Barbarian? Fans rank the tale Red Nails as one of the best stories in the series that ultimately inspired Arnold Schwarzenegger's star turn in the famed 1982 action-adventure classic. This tale unfolds deep in the jungles of what is now Mexico or South America, where Conan has traveled in pursuit of his love interest, the brave and beautiful Valeria. .No library descriptions found. |
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