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Summary: If you like John Carter of Mars......
Review: ......then you will like this book. Personally I prefer the John Carter stories to Kane of Old Mars. However, these are definitely worth reading.
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Summary: Another Moorcock Masterpiece
Review: I have read all the E.R. Burroughs Mars series books so I thought I would give Kane a try. I'm glad I did and couldn't put it down once I started reading. Excellent writing and descriptions make you fell like you are right there fighting along side Kane. I now have all of Moorcocks Eternal Champion series and this one is a welcome adittion to my collection.
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Summary: One of the best Moorcock...
Review: I read these books before the were combined into one, and they were in there second printing. Personally this book is much better than the Elric Saga, and much better writen. Kane makes this time machine, hoping to well, go back in time, but it takes him back in time to when Mars had life. This machine also lets him come back to his own time on earth, and the orignal three books were written as he retold his story the three times he came back. Read these if your a Moorcock fan..they are worth it.
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Summary: Really Awesome Space Opera.
Review: I've been an admirer of Moorcock's fiction for a while now, and I have this much to say: the man doesn't quit! He's so prolific it's scary. His Eternal Champion saga has to be one of the most intricately linked sagas in modern literature. That said, let me say that anybody can jump into Kane of Old Mars with minimal difficulty. The book is complete in and of itself, so don't let the Volume 9 on the cover dissuade you. I'm not going to give any plot details away but I'll say this: If you like the Mars stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs, you're gonna love this. Fun stuff, maybe not Shakespeare, but fun Heroic Fantasy.
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Summary: nice idea, little rough
Review: it's a nice read, but it'll only take an afternoon or two to finish. Very predictable at points, the stories all seemed like they were rushed. A map of the planet would have also been helpful.A good title to check out of the library for a lazy weekend.
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Summary: nice idea, little rough
Review: it's a nice read, but it'll only take an afternoon or two to finish. Very predictable at points, the stories all seemed like they were rushed. A map of the planet would have also been helpful. A good title to check out of the library for a lazy weekend.
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Summary: A fitting homage to Burroughs
Review: It's an exciting adventure story as other reviewers have already stated. I would definitely recommend picking this up on a rainy afternoon and escaping. Did anyone else notice the 'game' with anagrams of other authors names played as Kane was flying over the islands (I won't say more, work it out for yourself).
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Summary: Really Awesome Space Opera.
Review: Kane of Old Mars is a fun adventure, with strange worlds and stranger creatures. As has been nentioned by other reviewers it is written in a Burroughs style, but you can also see the influence of Pulp Sci-Fi and other early century serials such as Tom Swift. The basics are familiar to Moorcock readers. Our hero finds himself out of his element, falls in love with a strange and wonderful woman, loses her, and dedicates his life to regaining her. Of course it takes a writer with the considerable talent of Moorcock to take this angle and create such diverse and enjoyable stories without any redundant feeling when reading him. Kane of Old Mars is a comfortable read, and is a great way to let your mind drift.
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Summary: A good yarn from the king of the fantastic
Review: Kane of Old Mars is a fun adventure, with strange worlds and stranger creatures. As has been nentioned by other reviewers it is written in a Burroughs style, but you can also see the influence of Pulp Sci-Fi and other early century serials such as Tom Swift. The basics are familiar to Moorcock readers. Our hero finds himself out of his element, falls in love with a strange and wonderful woman, loses her, and dedicates his life to regaining her. Of course it takes a writer with the considerable talent of Moorcock to take this angle and create such diverse and enjoyable stories without any redundant feeling when reading him. Kane of Old Mars is a comfortable read, and is a great way to let your mind drift.
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Summary: Not as deep as Moorcock can be, but still a good read
Review: Kane of Old Mars may not have the deep significance of some other Moorcock Eternal Champion novels, but when you consider it was written in the style of Edgar Rice Burrough's and the Tarzan pulp novels, it matters less than it might. KOOM is a hyped-up fantasy with a strange world and even stranger characters. It is an easy, comfortable read, engrossing without having to use your brain much. Since Moorcock is one of the better storytellers of our time he can pull it off.
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