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Victor Milán (1954–2018)

Author of The Dinosaur Lords

67+ Works 3,420 Members 34 Reviews

About the Author

Disambiguation Notice:

Also uses the pen names Richard Austin, Robert Baron, and S. L. Hunter.

Series

Works by Victor Milán

The Dinosaur Lords (2015) 411 copies
From the Depths (1993) 350 copies
Cybernetic Samurai (1985) 233 copies
Turn of the Cards (1993) 230 copies
Sword Play (1996) 229 copies
War in Tethyr (1995) 195 copies
The War of Powers (1980) — Author — 144 copies
The Sundered Realm (1980) — Author — 136 copies
The Dinosaur Knights (2016) 134 copies
Close Quarters (1994) 132 copies
Hearts of Chaos (1996) 118 copies
The City in the Glacier (1980) 117 copies
Black Dragon (1996) 111 copies
The Destiny Stone (1980) — Author — 110 copies
Flight of the Falcon (2004) 90 copies
The Guardians (1984) 40 copies
A Rending of Falcons (2007) 40 copies
Runespear (1987) 39 copies
The Cybernetic Shogun (1990) 28 copies
Desolation Road (1987) 21 copies
Nemesis (Deathlands) (2013) — Ghostwriter — 21 copies
Trial by Fire (1985) 21 copies
Night of the Phoenix (1985) 20 copies
Thunder of Hell (1985) 19 copies
War Zone (1986) 17 copies
Brute Force (1986) 16 copies
Freedom Fight (1988) 15 copies
Armageddon Run (1986) 15 copies
Vengeance Day (1987) 15 copies
The Plague Years (1988) 14 copies
Red Sands (1993) 12 copies
Valley of the Gods (1988) 12 copies
Snake Eyes (1990) 10 copies
Death from Above (1990) 9 copies
Storm Rider (1992) 9 copies
Devil's Deal (1989) 8 copies
Death Charge (1991) 7 copies
Evernight (2018) 4 copies
Lord of the Plains (1993) 4 copies
Callie's Call (2005) 2 copies
Puppets 1 copy
Jezdzcy dinozaurow (2017) 1 copy
The War Party (1984) 1 copy

Associated Works

Wild Cards I: A Mosaic Novel (1987) — Contributor — 1,145 copies
Aces High (1987) — Contributor — 989 copies
Aces Abroad (1988) — Contributor — 590 copies
Wild Cards I (2010) — Contributor — 569 copies
Ace in the Hole (1990) — Contributor — 519 copies
One-Eyed Jacks (1990) — Contributor — 364 copies
Busted Flush (2008) — Contributor — 361 copies
Jokertown Shuffle (1991) — Contributor — 329 copies
Card Sharks (1993) — Contributor — 256 copies
Suicide Kings (2009) — Contributor — 206 copies
Marked Cards (1994) — Contributor — 203 copies
Fort Freak (2011) — Contributor — 183 copies
Black Trump (1995) — Contributor — 173 copies
Dragons of Darkness (1981) — Contributor — 169 copies
Cthulhu's Heirs (1994) — Contributor — 154 copies
The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth (2016) — Contributor — 98 copies
Warriors of Blood and Dream (1995) — Contributor — 78 copies
Texas Hold'em (2018) — Contributor — 47 copies
Shaking Earth (2004) — Ghostwriter, some editions — 39 copies
Vengeance Trail (2005) — Ghostwriter, some editions — 39 copies
Joker Moon (2021) — Contributor — 25 copies
No Man's Land (Deathlands) (2012) — Ghostwriter, some editions — 24 copies
Haven's Blight (Deathlands) (2012) — Ghostwriter, some editions — 21 copies
Devil's Vortex (Deathlands) (2015) — Ghostwriter, some editions — 20 copies
Forbidden Trespass (Deathlands) (2015) — Ghostwriter, some editions — 17 copies
Motherlode (Deathlands) (2013) — Ghostwriter, some editions — 16 copies
Full House (Wild Cards, 30) (2022) — Contributor — 13 copies
Knee-Deep in Grit: Two Bloody Years of Grimdark Fiction (2018) — Contributor — 9 copies
The Jurassic Chronicles (2017) — Contributor — 8 copies
Grimdark Magazine #5 (2015) — Contributor — 4 copies
Grimdark Magazine #7 (2016) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Milán, Victor Woodward
Birthdate
1954
Date of death
2018-02-13
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Occupations
science fiction writer
Relationships
Axler, James (house name he has been a part of)
Disambiguation notice
Also uses the pen names Richard Austin, Robert Baron, and S. L. Hunter.

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Reviews

This was really more like 2.5 stars but Goodreads has no in-between. This is a horrible mini review to write because the concept of this book is fantastic. The start of the book is fantastic. Like can't put it down great and then it just wasn't. By half way through the book it became apparent to me that reading it had become a chore. I think Joe Abercrombie and Scott Lynch have ruined me for standard fantasy because I just got bored.

Take away the dinosaurs and there was nothing new here. The book reads like a standard fantasy novel. I didn't really care that much about the story and after awhile I didn't care that much about the characters. The coolest part was the dinosaurs but except for a few scenes they might as well have been horses. This book made me break my 100 page rule where I put a book aside if it doesn't catch me because it did. The writing is good but ultimately it just fell short. Maybe as disappointed about a book as I have been in some time because I really wanted to like it more.… (more)
 
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cdaley | 14 other reviews | Nov 2, 2023 |
I liked Dinosaur Lords for the compelling Rob and Karyl story-line

Spoiler: The rape scene at the end was so tacked on. Why did his mother's servant prod him to do it? It didn't advance the story-line at all for the rapist. Seemed gratuitous to me.
 
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Tom_Wright | 14 other reviews | Oct 11, 2023 |
Author sexualizes things/people randomly for seemingly no reason or purpose
 
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aepCaomhan | Jul 20, 2023 |
This is a competently written book that wildly annoyed me. It's very sexist—within the first few pages we get the male-gaziest description of a lady with a shag haircut wearing only a thong bikini bottom that I have ever had the displeasure of reading—and while I can forgive people glorying in hot ladies, the other one of Kirk's love interests is a caricature of a shrewish leftist woman. It also has a strong pro-anarchist viewpoint...but also pro-Federation and pro-militarist...so ultimately it just reads as conservative. I guess if you vibe with that you might like it. If not, stay far away.… (more)
 
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everystartrek | 2 other reviews | Jan 14, 2023 |

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