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"Queen of the Black Coast" shows how you write a gripping opening. It's amazing how Howard creates an incredibly intriguing setting in only a couple of sentences, combining Sword & Sorcery with piracy and seafaring. The titular Queen is quite the character, too.
Not sure why her (white) skin color is emphasized in literally every descriptive sentence, though.
— Jun 23, 2024 05:24PM
Not sure why her (white) skin color is emphasized in literally every descriptive sentence, though.
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"The Lair of the Ice Worm" is a direct continuation of the previous story. It's certainly not as tight nor as gripping in its prose. The surroundings are mostly forgettable, though I thought the return to the dead horse gave a more visceral touch.
There is the moment of gruesome horror that justify justify the earlier tenderness that wasn't too exciting in itself. The aftermath of the attack made for a great climax.
— Jun 23, 2024 10:36AM
There is the moment of gruesome horror that justify justify the earlier tenderness that wasn't too exciting in itself. The aftermath of the attack made for a great climax.
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"The Frost Giant's Daughter" was perfect escapism. It opens at the very (and bloody) end of a battle between Vanaheim and Asgard. Conan is the very exhausted last survivor when the Frost Giant's Daughter appears.
The blue grey images of the eternal tundra before snow-clad mountains are just as enticing as Atali, the ivory-skinned daughter of a god. Frosty.
— Jun 23, 2024 09:23AM
The blue grey images of the eternal tundra before snow-clad mountains are just as enticing as Atali, the ivory-skinned daughter of a god. Frosty.
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I wasn't very impressed with "The Curse of the Monolith". I have no problem with other writers continuing on existing lore, but this one just wasn't very good.
The setup was incredibly forced, especially how Conan is urged to put on his chain mail. The prelude about the political mission felt like very clumsy writing, too.
— Jun 02, 2024 08:47AM
The setup was incredibly forced, especially how Conan is urged to put on his chain mail. The prelude about the political mission felt like very clumsy writing, too.