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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I enjoyed this far better than Conan(wich was good). Kull is a tad more likable than Conan. Too bad REH did not write more. Most of the stories are are good, but "By This Axe I Rule!" is one of the best short fantasy pieces ever. The other strong point of this volume is the wonderful artwork. (  ) Segapup | Sep 23, 2009 |  An exhaustive compilation of stories and material regarding the barbarian King. All the stories, unfinished parts and fragments, some poems, some drafts and more. Possibly with that it may be for the keener reader, if you just want the stories an old paperback would do. Along with that, there are a variety of illustrations to go along with the stories. For those that are very, very literarily keen, there is a section at the end detailing the editing/word variations, etc. and how/why they have been used. Kull fans are going to like this book a lot. 5 axes out of 5. Kull Exile Of Atlantis : Foreword by Justin Sweet Kull Exile Of Atlantis : Introduction by Steve Tompkins Kull Exile Of Atlantis : untitled story (Exile of Atlantis) Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The Shadow Kingdom Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune Kull Exile Of Atlantis : untitled draft (Thus said Tu) Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The Cat and the Skull Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The Screaming Skull of Silence Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The Striking of the Gong Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The Altar and the Scorpion Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The Curse of the Golden Skull Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The Black City Kull Exile Of Atlantis : untitled fragment (Three Men Sat) Kull Exile Of Atlantis : By This Axe I Rule! Kull Exile Of Atlantis : Swords of the Purple Kingdom Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The King and the Oak Kull Exile Of Atlantis : Kings of the Night [Bran Mak Morn] Kull Exile Of Atlantis : Summer Morn Kull Exile Of Atlantis : Am-ra the Ta-an Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The Tale of Am-Ra Kull Exile Of Atlantis : untitled and unfinished fragment (A land of wild) Kull Exile Of Atlantis : untitled and unfinished fragment (..so I set out) Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The Shadow Kingdom (draft) Kull Exile Of Atlantis : Delcardes’ Cat Kull Exile Of Atlantis : The King and the Oak (draft) Kull Exile Of Atlantis : Appendices Kull Exile Of Atlantis : Atlantean Genesis by Patrice Louinet http://superprose.blogspot.com/2008/0... ( ) bluetyson | Sep 9, 2008 | If you enjoy Robert E. Howard's Conan series then you will truly enjoy this book. It is written in they same style as the Conan novels. A story of a barbarian king trying to maintain his hold on a decadent kingdom filled with enemies whose only wish is to overthrow him. An added feature to this book is the excellent artwork that fills it's interior. It is a fantastically illustrated work that I am proud to have in my library. ( )1  bretjordan | Dec 25, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0345490177, Paperback)As some cover blurbs so rightly state, "Before Conan--there was Kull!" The warrior Kull was yet another popular creation of pulp writer Robert E. Howard (1906-1936), generally credited as the originator of the subgenre heroic fantasy. Yet Kull should not be dismissed as second-rate Conan. (Although Howard did transform a few unsold Kull adventures into those of Conan the Cimmerian when the later series took off with the public.) Set in ancient, lost Atlantis, the Kull stories take place mostly after the barbarian has already come to power as King Kull of Valusia. What makes these scant dozen stories most memorable is Howard's heightened style of mystical decadence, similar here to his Weird Tales contemporary, Clark Ashton Smith. Rest assured there's enough gruesome bloodletting and wanton savagery to satisfy the most ardent Howard reader. (Variant editions of this collection have been published over the years, with the uncompleted stories finished posthumously by Lin Carter. Other editions have simply presented the few story fragments as untouched--and unadulterated--Robert E. Howard.) --Stanley Wiater(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:23 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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