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Gods in Darkness: The Complete Novels of Kane

by Karl Edward Wagner

Series: Wagner's Kane (Omnibus 1,3,4)

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Kane An immortal, cursed to wander the Earth until he is destroyed by the violence that he himself has created. A warrior and statesman: As comfortable in the shadowy halls of courtly intrigue as he is on the bloody battlefields where those intrigue's inevitably play themselves out. Karl Edward Wagner's complex and compelling character of Kane redefines the boundaries of heroic fantasy, and stands besides Michael Moorcock's Elric, and Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and Gray Mouser as one of the most idiosyncratic and compelling characters of the fantasy genre. Gods in Darkness gathers together in one volume the complete novels of Kane.… (more)
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Three novels of heroic fantasy featuring Kane the immortal force of chaos and destruction. Described by his creator as one "who could master any situation intellectually, or rip heads off if push came to shove". You find yourself rooting for him anyway. Awesome battle scenes, cyclopean monsters and court intrigue make Wagner good reading. ( )
  Seafox | Jul 24, 2019 |
Superlative reissue omnibus. A must-have! ( )
  pmcnamee67 | Aug 1, 2008 |
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Kane An immortal, cursed to wander the Earth until he is destroyed by the violence that he himself has created. A warrior and statesman: As comfortable in the shadowy halls of courtly intrigue as he is on the bloody battlefields where those intrigue's inevitably play themselves out. Karl Edward Wagner's complex and compelling character of Kane redefines the boundaries of heroic fantasy, and stands besides Michael Moorcock's Elric, and Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and Gray Mouser as one of the most idiosyncratic and compelling characters of the fantasy genre. Gods in Darkness gathers together in one volume the complete novels of Kane.

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