Rating: Summary: Worth a read if you can find a copy Review: 1) I label this is dark fantasy. The main character is not a good guy and thus does things that most "protaganists" won't do.2) I got hooked on Kane from the Wagner book Dark Crusade. Kane as a character does carry the entire story because he is so good at everything...and believably so. 3) I like how this book reveals a little about Kane whereas Dark Crusade didn't say much of anything. Kane's mystery still stands even after this read making you want more in order to truely understand who he is and where he comes from. Fun read. Wagner is great with action scenes and creates a wonderfully likeable "bad guy" type character here.
Rating: Summary: Worth a read if you can find a copy Review: 1) I label this is dark fantasy. The main character is not a good guy and thus does things that most "protaganists" won't do. 2) I got hooked on Kane from the Wagner book Dark Crusade. Kane as a character does carry the entire story because he is so good at everything...and believably so. 3) I like how this book reveals a little about Kane whereas Dark Crusade didn't say much of anything. Kane's mystery still stands even after this read making you want more in order to truely understand who he is and where he comes from. Fun read. Wagner is great with action scenes and creates a wonderfully likeable "bad guy" type character here.
Rating: Summary: The Kane series Review: Bloodstones fills every need that a sword and sorcery reader has. The character,Kane, is truely the hero or un-hero, your choice, that we all seek to follow. Sporting the triple "B's", Big, Brutal, and Brilliant he shows the reader survival and success techniques that apply even in today's market arena. I am constantly amazed at the intricate flow of intrigue Wagner created. I have read the book three times and then lost my copy. I am now on my own quest for the "bloodstone" and the power of it's story.
Rating: Summary: A true example of "No good deed goes unpunished." Review: Bloodstones fills every need that a sword and sorcery reader has. The character,Kane, is truely the hero or un-hero, your choice, that we all seek to follow. Sporting the triple "B's", Big, Brutal, and Brilliant he shows the reader survival and success techniques that apply even in today's market arena. I am constantly amazed at the intricate flow of intrigue Wagner created. I have read the book three times and then lost my copy. I am now on my own quest for the "bloodstone" and the power of it's story.
Rating: Summary: A true example of "No good deed goes unpunished." Review: Bloodstones fills every need that a sword and sorcery reader has. The character,Kane, is truely the hero or un-hero, your choice, that we all seek to follow. Sporting the triple "B's", Big, Brutal, and Brilliant he shows the reader survival and success techniques that apply even in today's market arena. I am constantly amazed at the intricate flow of intrigue Wagner created. I have read the book three times and then lost my copy. I am now on my own quest for the "bloodstone" and the power of it's story.
Rating: Summary: A breed apart from most all other S.andSorc. fictions. Review: For once a character who does not fall under the auspices of "good or evil"! A much larger then life anti-hero who is bound to evoke mixed feelings amongst even the most jaded and hard core Sword and Sorcerey readers. Wagner will have you re-evaluating your own concepts of morality and mankind in no time at all.
Rating: Summary: Wagner redeems the generally sorry swords and sorcery genre Review: I don't like swords & sorcery, but I read the Kane stories over and over again. Why? Imagine what Conan would be like if he had brains, class, and a believable reason for being so tough. These are rip-roaring adventure stories that still manage to make you think. And Kane is one of the most colorful and fascinating characters you'll ever read about. Piecing together his history from a hint in one story and a clue in another novel is an adventure in itself. And Wagner is a writer of such gifts that he can make you like and empathize with a character who is as much villain as hero. It's a shame these books are not easy to find, but trust me, they're worth the effort.
Rating: Summary: Bloodstone is a awesome! Review: I first had the pleasure of reading this book when I was 14 years old. It left such an impact on my imagination, here I am 13 years later trying to find it. It's no surprise that it is very difficult to find this book. One of the best books I have ever read
Rating: Summary: This story conjures up great visuals ! Review: I've read this book 5 plus times over the years. I especially enjoyed the Arellarti citizens [the giant frog creatures] and the stuff your imagination conjures up in the swamp sections. Of couse, the great visual images you get are in part due to awesome art by Frazetta and possibly Boris. I would like to see any Frazetta Or Boris art of Kane.
Rating: Summary: Blood and Chaos rules all. Review: If you are a chaos and violence fan then this book is for you.
Kane is the main chara. in the book. A huge immortal warrion that lets no one control him. Gods or Kings beware for where
Kane goes, death and destruction is not for behind. In this book, he is after a relic known as the Bloodstone ring. With
this ring he can finally rule the world. This has always been
his aim for Kane will be controlled by no one. He may feignt
an alliance but in the end only Kane will gain an advantage.
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