The Swords of the Horseclans by Robert Adams

The Swords of the Horseclans (original 1976; edition 1981)

by Robert Adams (Author)

Series: Horseclans (2)

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High-Lord of the ConfederationMilo of Morai's Northern Kingdom is under attack by the first wave of raiding boats from the Pirate Islands. To stave off the barbaric forces of King Zastros and his savage hordes, Milo must control the warring factions within his own far-flung empire.Brute strength and agile cunning are needed to form and hold together a strong confederation of loyal nations in the first ordered state since the cataclysm.Travel into the world of the future--into a time when man is recovering from a series of disasters that altered known geography and thousands of years of civilization. Earth's new man is gifted with supernormal mental powers, but also cursed with a primitive environment. Progress is measured by survival...IN THE BRUTAL WORLD OF THE HORSECLANS, EITHER YOU RIDE OR YOU DIE."Among the best adventure stories." --Andre Norton"One of the best science fiction/fantasy series ever conceived." --Dragon magazine… (more)

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Title:	The Swords of the Horseclans
Authors:	Robert Adams (Author)
Info:	New American Library (1981), Edition: First Signet Printing, 180 pages
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Reading this series again. The story is cool in a Howard, Conan sort of way. The writing is simple raw and visceral. The made up names of cities and states in the future can be slightly annoying. "Pitzburk, Kharoleenos" It is quite obvious that Adams is a lower denominator writer. But his story telling is effective and as the story progresses the plots gel and the personalities eventually flesh themselves out. It is also quite obvious that the author is not inclined to show pity on ethnicity or sexual proliferation and the women of the tribes are sex crazed piranhas. The action of the battles burn across the pages with a heavy futuristic and dystopian east coast outer banks piraticism. Cliché at best and entertaining. (

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JHemlock | Jul 1, 2019 |

Zastros, King of the Southern Ehleenoee, attempts to conquer the virtuous and cat-loving Horseclans and their allies the kingdom of Karaleenos. Milo intervenes. (

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DinadansFriend | Feb 8, 2014 |

Epic in scope. A little less gritty than the the first in the series (Coming of the Horseclans), which featured gore, rape, and torture. Instead, the comical plight of Demetrios offers some levity. The logistics of battle are articulated nicely. The dialogue style is unnatural, however; essentially the dialogue is just more narrative from the author rather than genuine conversation. The primary battle is largely anticlimactic since we are constantly made aware that the antagonist army is uninspired and ill-prepared.

I admit to being enthralled by Ken Kelly's cover art. Compared to the text, the cover art disproportionally brings to life the post-apocalyptic North America "Horseclan" world. I am compelled to read the next in the series, though I am expecting less than after reading the first book. (

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SELindberg | Jan 27, 2013 |

I've reread this a couple of times over the years. The first few books are pretty good. Nothing superb, but a fun, fast read if you like this kind of thing. It's more of a fantasy, but there is a Science Fiction basis - it's a post apocalyptic (nuclear war) world where a nomadic people are the good guys. Some super msart animals, a few immortals & such dropped in.I think this is book 2. After about book 6 or 7, I got a little worn out with the series. I've been meaning to go back & read it again, since I didn't have the entire series all at once, but read it out of order, in scattered pieces across the years. (

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jimmaclachlan | Sep 25, 2009 |

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High-Lord of the ConfederationMilo of Morai's Northern Kingdom is under attack by the first wave of raiding boats from the Pirate Islands. To stave off the barbaric forces of King Zastros and his savage hordes, Milo must control the warring factions within his own far-flung empire.Brute strength and agile cunning are needed to form and hold together a strong confederation of loyal nations in the first ordered state since the cataclysm.Travel into the world of the future--into a time when man is recovering from a series of disasters that altered known geography and thousands of years of civilization. Earth's new man is gifted with supernormal mental powers, but also cursed with a primitive environment. Progress is measured by survival...IN THE BRUTAL WORLD OF THE HORSECLANS, EITHER YOU RIDE OR YOU DIE."Among the best adventure stories." --Andre Norton"One of the best science fiction/fantasy series ever conceived." --Dragon magazine

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