Thongor Against the Gods

by Lin Carter

Book Overview

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446941786
• ISBN13: 9780446941785
• Release Date: August 1979
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

wild'n'coloured sword'n'sorcery, but without challenge.

This Book Wallops!very easy to read. clear concise flowing (but not Lord Dunsany poetics) style. it drew me from the git and never let go.the main problem it has is that it is too predictable and plot events too convenient. however, it is very colourful and well paced, and if you accept the simplicity as a part of the rollicking genre, it's not so much an issue.whilst lin carter has not the distinction of fritz leiber, his style is his own and his gory scenes hit on a pitch similar to Robert E Howard's 'Conan'.the final confrontation is beautifully drawn out and right-on between too quick and too dribbly. some of the descriptions are just lurid and sent my imagination to frenzy!in short, this is a great sword & sorcery book. there are no weak spots in terms of flow and colour, but its convenience and good nature may be tiresome for those after more complexity.if you want wild'n'crazi reading, and have finished 'Conan' and 'Fafhrd & Gray Mouser' (Leiber), then you might like this tale.if you feel jaded by Dragonlance or Shannara : neither of whom can write for @$$$, then check this 'Thonger' series . yih! adamo june '99 Australi.