Conan and the Grim Grey God

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Summary: I never wanted to put it down.
Review: Many have come along in the years since Robert E. Howard created his heroic character Conan to continue the Conan legacy. Though none have matched Howard's vivid portrayals of the distant legendary past with Howard's genius for brevity and clarity, many have still created enjoyable stories. Among these is Sean Moore's latest novel. The story is engaging and moves rather quickly. And Moore does a nice job of creating plots within plots. The mixing of sword and sorcery in this book is also well balanced. The only disappointment was the weak ending. The story wrapped up far too quickly and the "bad' guys were beaten too easily. Finally, the editor of the book could have done a better job at catching the several typos and grammatical mistakes. If you like the Conan mythos, you should enjoy this novel.

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Summary: An Admirable Howard Pastiche
Review: Many have come along in the years since Robert E. Howard created his heroic character Conan to continue the Conan legacy. Though none have matched Howard's vivid portrayals of the distant legendary past with Howard's genius for brevity and clarity, many have still created enjoyable stories. Among these is Sean Moore's latest novel. The story is engaging and moves rather quickly. And Moore does a nice job of creating plots within plots. The mixing of sword and sorcery in this book is also well balanced. The only disappointment was the weak ending. The story wrapped up far too quickly and the "bad' guys were beaten too easily. Finally, the editor of the book could have done a better job at catching the several typos and grammatical mistakes. If you like the Conan mythos, you should enjoy this novel.

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Summary: Acheron rises -- Conan battles ancient sorcery!
Review: My favorite of the Conan novels I've written thus far. A web of villains entangles Conan as he searches for the Grim Grey God, a powerful and valuable artifact from Atlantis. Thieves, assasins, and sorcerors vie with Conan for possession of it. I enjoyed filling in some history of Acheron, the old empire of evil. Thoth-Amon, against whom Conan unknowingly struggles, is my favorite of Howard's villains and fit naturally into the story.

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Summary: I never wanted to put it down.
Review: One of the best books I've ever read in my life. It kept me reading it, I never wanted to put it down.

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Summary: It was fun to write.
Review: The colorful Hyborian Age of Robert E. Howards' Conan is ripe for fiction of the lushest sort. Brave Warriors, evil warlocks, and beautiful maidens in distress all add to the tasty stew of intrigue.

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Summary: Good But Not Great
Review: While I enjoyed the book (it was quick and entertaining escape), it was not the author's best effort. Do not get me wrong, the book is a fun read. However, I did not think the bad guys were particularly well developed, and Conan's character seemed to flip-flop between being an ale-swilling loser to being a hard-fighting barbarian with a conscience (in my opinion, its always better for a real "good guy" to win). Go ahead and read this book, but then read "Conan The Destroyer."

Rating:
Summary: Good But Not Great
Review: While I enjoyed the book (it was quick and entertaining escape), it was not the author's best effort. Do not get me wrong, the book is a fun read. However, I did not think the bad guys were particularly well developed, and Conan's character seemed to flip-flop between being an ale-swilling loser to being a hard-fighting barbarian with a conscience (in my opinion, its always better for a real "good guy" to win). Go ahead and read this book, but then read "Conan The Destroyer."