Jirel Of Joiry

by C.L. Moore

Book Overview

C. L. Moore created Jirel, ruler of Joiry, in reaction to the beefy total-testosterone blood-and-thunder tales of '30s pulp magazines, but Jirel is no anti-Conan. She's a good Catholic girl,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441385702
• ISBN13: 9780441385706
• Release Date: November 1982
• Publisher: Ace
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

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This book is good if you like medieval type fantasy without all the mushy romance or weird and wacky creatures. It may be lacking a bit in minor characters, but the adventures are so vivid that they make up for it. The book casts a dark shadow on the fantasy genre, wholly unlike it's more light hearted successors, but shines through if you're into that sort of thing.

Lovers of Heroic Fantasy will enjoy this book!

Jirel of Joiry is a haunting, powerful fantasy that takes place back in Dark Age France sometime after the fall of Rome. Jirel, with her red hair and two-handed longsword, is the literary ancestor of such present day swordwomen as Red Sonja. The stories are vibrant and bold, depicting their settings very realisticly. In alot of ways, the stories are every bit as good as Howard's Conan stories. My only reservation is that the stories have a very 30's pulp feel to them (probably because that was when they were written). All in all an excellent read.