The Conan Chronicles, Volume 1

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Summary: Simply JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This book is not as good as a book as I would like to think being a fan of other Robert jordan books. Simply skip it and go to Wheel of Time.

Rating:
Summary: Another of Jordan's good books.
Review: This book was alright, I'm so hooked up on Jordans ability to write The Wheel of Time series... I don't think he describes his characters as well in this series. However, its still a good book to read.

Rating:
Summary: I was disappointed . . .
Review: This was a good read, but those who have read Jordan's Wheel of Time series will be frustrated by the thin plots and the simple characters. For an average writer it was a fair book, especially since it was an omnibus, but its not up to par with the Wheel of Time, in terms of both the story and the writing. If you're looking for a good read, read that series instead of this. If you're looking for a no-brainer, then its a pretty good deal

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Summary: 5 STARS, HUH?
Review: Well if this book deserves 5 stars, then please tell me why it is not on any 100 best fantasy books list out there. As a matter of fact, the only Conan novel on a 100 best fantasy books list is THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON (a.k.a. CONAN THE CONQUERER) by Robert E. Howard. By the way, REH is the man who started the whole Conan thing. I found these three Conan stories dark and depressing: evil sorcerers doing all sorts of demonic and satanic things, sacrafices, etc. Sure, Howard wrote the same, but his Conan yarns had the fire of genius in them. Although it is not a novel, read A WITCH SHALL BE BORN by REH. Maybe not one of REH's best Conan short stories, but it definitely has the best chapter on Conan--The Tree of Death. I can imagine you guys giving 5 stars for Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, but not for these Conan stories.