Almuric

The creator of Conan looks to the stars in one of fantasy s most enduring science fantasy classics Robert E Howard s Almuric is a savage planet of crumbling stone ruins and debased, near human inhabitants Into this world comes Esau Cairn, Earthman, swordsman, murderer Only he can overthrow the terrible devils that enslave Almuric, but to do so he must first defeat the inner demons that forced him to abandon Earth Filled with vile beasts and thrilling adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Almuric is one of Howard s few novels, and an excellent yarn from one of America s most distinct literary voices. Free Read [ Almuric ] by [ Robert E. Howard ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths ReviewsWhenever I write a review on a Robert E Howard story, I always like to begin by tipping my proverbial hat to this master of pulp fiction In just 10 years, Howard penned approximately 300 short stories, two novels and countless poems featuring numerous characters in a wide variety of genres, including heroic fantasy, western, horror, historical and humor While Conan the Barbarian might be his most famous creation, he was a prolific creators who dreamed Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths ReviewsWhenever I write a review on a Robert E Howard story, I always like to begin by tipping my proverbial hat to this master of pulp fiction In just 10 years, Howard penned approximately 300 short stories, two novels and countless poems featuring numerous characters in a wide variety of genres, including heroic fantasy, western, horror, historical and humor While Conan the Barbarian might be his...I m being generous in my rating Really, the book doesn t deservethan a 1.5, a 1.75 at most I don t think I could have finished it if it had been much longer than the 100 or so pages in my edition I downloaded it froms Kindle Store but I can t stand not having a book cover so I m archiving it under this edition Almuric is about a character, the Earthman Esau Cairn, and a setting that obviously didn t inspire Howard...It is truly remarkable how much work pulp author Robert E Howard managed to accomplish during his brief 30 years of life Indeed, a look at his bibliography, on a certain Wiki site, should surely flabbergast any reader who knows the Texan writer only as the creator of Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, Bran Mak Morn, Solomon Kane and, essentially, the entire genre known as Sword Sorcery Hundreds upon hundreds of titles can be found there, in such variegated categories as boxing, Westerns, O It is truly remarkable how much work pulp author Robert E Howard managed to accomplish during his brief 30 years of life Indeed, a look at his bibliography, on a certain Wiki site, should surely flabbergast any reader who knows the Texan writer only as the creator of Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, Bran Mak ...Almuric, Barbar Conan efsanesiyle tan d m z yazar Robert E Howard n 1939 y l nda nl Weird Tales dergisi i in kaleme alm oldu u b l ml k bir bilimkurgu.Kitap d nyada arad n bulamayan ve siyasi mekanizman n buyruklar na alet olmay reddeden insan azman bir varl n, Esau Cairn in hik yesini konu al yor nsanlar aras nda bir ucube olarak an lan ve nereye giderse gitsin d nya zerinde bu t r yak t rmalardan kurtulamayan bir ki inin yk s n dinliyoruz.Sonunda onun durumunu fark ed Almuric, Barbar Conan efsanesiyle tan d m z yazar Robert E Howard n 1939 y l nda nl Weird Tales dergisi i in kaleme alm oldu u b l ml k bir bilimkurgu.Kitap d nyada arad n bulamayan ve siyasi mekanizman n buyruklar na alet olmay reddeden insan azman bir varl n, Esau Cairn in hik yesini konu al yor nsanlar aras nda bir ucube olarak an lan ve nereye giderse gitsin d nya zerinde b...This was Howard s entry into the Sword and Planet field established by Burroughs with his John Carter books Howard puts his own unique spin on the subgenre However, there s pretty good evidence that Howard didn t actually write the last chapter a...Ahhh Almuric As far as I know this is the only full length novel of Howard s that off the top of my head I can think of While in general I prefer his short stories as the compacted space seemed to better fit his unique style Almuric is by no means a bad book Quite the opposite in fact While it s pretty clear that Howard was heavily inspired by Burroughs EXCELLENT Barsoom books he does manage to add his own unique style and twist Enough so that the book holds up as a solidly entertaining r Ahhh Almuric As far as I know this is the only full length novel of Howard s that off the top of my head I can think of While in general I prefer his short stories as the compacted space seemed to better fit his unique style Almuric is by no means a bad book Quite the opposite in fact While it s pretty clear that Howard was heavily inspired by Burroughs EXCELLENT Barsoom books he does manage to add his own unique style and twist Enough so that the book holds up as a solidly entertaining read and one I d recommend to any Howard fan that wanted to readthan just his Conan stories Almuric, in short, is about a human, Esau Cairn, that after murdering a fellow earthman finds himself hunted by the law As can only happen in a story like this from a simpler time he just so happen...R E Howard is my favorite writer regarding action stories I have not found any other author who surpasses him in vivid, dynamic description of actions, done with a sense of rhythm and character coherence When he writes about a character, it becomes recognizable and memorable in its own way Even if the name itself does not stick, the depiction lives on Howard wrote pulp fiction, weird fiction, and he delivered with a touch of a primal sensibility outside our modern times Primeval, deliveri R E Howard is my favorite writer regarding action stories I have not found any other author who surpasses him in vivid, dynamic description of actions, done with a sense of rhythm and character coherence When he writes about a character, it becomes recognizable and memorable in its own way Even if the name itself does not stick, the depiction lives on Howard wrote pulp fiction, weird fict...Esau Cairn has a rather nebulous background, working as an enforcer for a criminal boss When he kills his employer in self defense or was it murder,is he a hood or a good guy Cairn goes on the lam and befriends Professor Hilderbrand.Who has just invented a device that can transport humans to an unknown planet, in a distant solar system.The scientist calls it Almuric,he asks Escau if he wants to go there What has the fugitive got to lose Hilderbrand isn t risking his...This lively sci fi offering from Robert E Howard is one of the few novel length works he wrote I can only think of the single Conan feature length adventure being comparable to the length of this story As a stand alone adventure, it s a decent piece of writing, absolutely jam packed with the kind of thrilling adventure and chaotic battle scenes that Howard made his own The prose is simple and evocative, the descriptions of the alien planet fully engaging It s clear that the books of Edgar ...If you ve read any of Robert E Howard s sword and sorcery or horror stories but not Almuric, then probably the only thing that will be unfamiliar is the setting not the Hyborian Age, nor Southern Gothic or Cthulhu mythos, but rather another planet, possibly in another dimension Now, if that sounds like faint praise, or even criticism, it isn t meant to...

• English
• 26 November 2017
Robert E. Howard
• Paperback
• 155 pages
• 1601250436
• Robert E. Howard
• Almuric