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Time and distance make a seminal sci-fi novel hokey.
THE CORNELIUS CHRONICLES by Michael Moorcock Four complete novels in one volume: The Final Programme, A Cure for Cancer, The English...
Greg O'Driscoll
Nov 6, 20234 min read
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The Barbarian of Oz
BARBARIAN OF WORLD'S END by Lin Carter Yet another adventure novel by science-fantasy's most (or least, depending on how you look at it)...
Greg O'Driscoll
Sep 4, 20231 min read
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"They call me Blade-- Dick Blade."
THE MOUNTAINS OF BREGA WIZARD OF RENTORO WARRIORS OF LATAN by Jeffrey Lord At first glance, these titles scream fantasy series....
Greg O'Driscoll
Jul 31, 20234 min read
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Savage is more marketable than Lover
THE ETERNAL SAVAGE by Edgar Rice Burroughs An interesting, but short novel even by Burroughs' standards. The Eternal Lover chronicles the...
Greg O'Driscoll
Jul 17, 20232 min read
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Lions and Tigers and Bears (Kalidahs combine two of the three)! Oh my!
THE WIZARD OF OZ by L. Frank Baum I haven't read this one since I was a kid. Happily, years later, I still find it very enjoyable. All...
Greg O'Driscoll
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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Struck by Stinger
Stinger by Robert R. McCammon Recently I was on a stakeout that went wrong in a bad way. Not the kind conducted by police officers or...
Greg O'Driscoll
Apr 26, 20237 min read
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Get Brak! Get Brak to where you once belong!
The Mark of the Demons by John Jakes In honor of the recent passing of John Jakes, I offer this review of a less well-known work. Well,...
Greg O'Driscoll
Apr 17, 20233 min read
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Forecast calls for Storm Front with possible zany antics.
Storm Front by Jim Butcher For years, I passed on the Dresden Files. I never precisely turned my nose up at the popular and long-running...
Greg O'Driscoll
Apr 12, 20234 min read
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From Thongor to Jongor
Thongor is Missing! It’s cookie season for Girl Scouts and, seeing as two of those scouts are my daughters, that means I have spent a lot...
Greg O'Driscoll
Mar 11, 20234 min read
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Conans are from Earth, Thongors are from Mars
Thongor and the Dragon City by Lin Carter "The adventures of the mightiest sword and sorcery hero of them all!" So sayeth the cover copy,...
cyborgcaveman
Feb 22, 20233 min read
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Book Llarn-ing
WARRIOR OF LLARN by Gardner F. Fox A gift from my good friend and very talented artist James Hanson, Fox's sword and planet story stands...
cyborgcaveman
Feb 21, 20233 min read
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Conan and the Bridge Too Far
CONAN - THE SWORD OF SKELOS by Andrew Offutt The next entry in our review of the non-Howard Conans is Andrew Offutt's Sword of Skelos. A...
Greg O'Driscoll
Feb 18, 20235 min read
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Conan and the Retconned Romance
CONAN AND THE SPIDER GOD by L. Sprague De Camp Fresh off De Camp and Nyberg's Conan the Avenger, and continuing to hack through the...
cyborgcaveman
Feb 16, 20234 min read
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But Who Will Avenge This Book?
CONAN THE AVENGER by L. Sprague DeCamp and Bjorn Nyberg Tenth book in the Conan paperbacks from Ace Fantasy, Conan the Avenger centers...
cyborgcaveman
Feb 15, 20235 min read
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Every Hero Needs A Hand Sometimes
The Chronicles of Corum by Michael Moorcock The Swords Trilogy, comprised of The Knight of Swords, The Queen of Swords, and The King of...
cyborgcaveman
Feb 13, 20235 min read
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When Mom says "We have Conan at home!"
Thongor in the City of Magicians by Lin Carter Miles better than his last outing, Thongor in the City of Magicians avoids many of the...
cyborgcaveman
Feb 4, 20232 min read
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