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The Michael Kane Trilogy #2
Lord of the Spiders or Blades of Mars
Once more into the matter transmitter for an unforgettable journey to ancient Mars! Pulled back to earth on the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Princess Shizala, brilliant physicist Michael Kane must once again journey to the Red Planet to reclaim a life of swordplay and high adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs! Kane finds himself on a different Mars, a place of blue giants and red revolution that ultimately leads to a ruined obsidian city inhabited by savage spider-men.
Cover Illustration and Frontispiece: Richard Hescox
Cover Illustration and Frontispiece: Richard Hescox
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1965
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Michael Moorcock
1,209 books3,750 followersMichael John Moorcock is an English writer primarily of science fiction and fantasy who has also published a number of literary novels.
Moorcock has mentioned The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw and The Constable of St. Nicholas by Edward Lester Arnold as the first three books which captured his imagination. He became editor of Tarzan Adventures in 1956, at the age of sixteen, and later moved on to edit Sexton Blake Library. As editor of the controversial British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirectly in the United States. His serialization of Norman Spinrad's Bug Jack Barron was notorious for causing British MPs to condemn in Parliament the Arts Council's funding of the magazine.
During this time, he occasionally wrote under the pseudonym of "James Colvin," a "house pseudonym" used by other critics on New Worlds. A spoof obituary of Colvin appeared in New Worlds #197 (January 1970), written by "William Barclay" (another Moorcock pseudonym). Moorcock, indeed, makes much use of the initials "JC", and not entirely coincidentally these are also the initials of Jesus Christ, the subject of his 1967 Nebula award-winning novella Behold the Man, which tells the story of Karl Glogauer, a time-traveller who takes on the role of Christ. They are also the initials of various "Eternal Champion" Moorcock characters such as Jerry Cornelius, Jerry Cornell and Jherek Carnelian. In more recent years, Moorcock has taken to using "Warwick Colvin, Jr." as yet another pseudonym, particularly in his Second Ether fiction.
Moorcock has mentioned The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw and The Constable of St. Nicholas by Edward Lester Arnold as the first three books which captured his imagination. He became editor of Tarzan Adventures in 1956, at the age of sixteen, and later moved on to edit Sexton Blake Library. As editor of the controversial British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirectly in the United States. His serialization of Norman Spinrad's Bug Jack Barron was notorious for causing British MPs to condemn in Parliament the Arts Council's funding of the magazine.
During this time, he occasionally wrote under the pseudonym of "James Colvin," a "house pseudonym" used by other critics on New Worlds. A spoof obituary of Colvin appeared in New Worlds #197 (January 1970), written by "William Barclay" (another Moorcock pseudonym). Moorcock, indeed, makes much use of the initials "JC", and not entirely coincidentally these are also the initials of Jesus Christ, the subject of his 1967 Nebula award-winning novella Behold the Man, which tells the story of Karl Glogauer, a time-traveller who takes on the role of Christ. They are also the initials of various "Eternal Champion" Moorcock characters such as Jerry Cornelius, Jerry Cornell and Jherek Carnelian. In more recent years, Moorcock has taken to using "Warwick Colvin, Jr." as yet another pseudonym, particularly in his Second Ether fiction.
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October 12, 2021
За съжаление, тази книга е доста по-слаба от предната и нямам желание да я дочета! 💩👻
Не съм пропуснал много, като не съм забелязал поредицата преди години.
Не съм пропуснал много, като не съм забелязал поредицата преди години.
May 16, 2020
Blades of Mars by Edward Powys Bradbury was later published as Lord of the Spiders by Michael Moorcock, leading to some headaches for bibliographers. It's the second book in his Mars trilogy, an homage to (or pastiche of) Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter stories. Moorcock claimed to have written the entire trilogy in just over a week, and the rushed feel of the text and occasionally somewhat illogical plot twists and easy characterizations does tend to support that. Moorcock was not trying for any kind of social commentary or philosophical pronouncements in them, but they're definitely engaging and entertaining books. Fun stuff for sure!
April 17, 2017
These KANE OF OLD MARS novels may be total rip-offs of Burroughs' BARSOOM series, but they are also a rare instance in which the rip-off is as good as (or better than) the original. (Not that JOHN CARTER set the bar very high.) Moorcock perfectly mimics Burroughs' breathless style of adventure storytelling--both its positives and its negatives--to the point that I already have difficulty remembering which exploits correspond to which hero.
LORD OF THE SPIDERS is full of action and interplanetary adventure. It's also loaded with eye-roll-inducing coincidences and one hell of a deus ex machina. Dumb, brawny fun, at best.
LORD OF THE SPIDERS is full of action and interplanetary adventure. It's also loaded with eye-roll-inducing coincidences and one hell of a deus ex machina. Dumb, brawny fun, at best.
June 5, 2018
Another fast-paced book of Martian adventure, filled with strange creatures, daring espionage, heroic deeds, and flashing swords. Recommended to any sword & planet fan looking to find their way back to Barsoom, er, Vashu
November 6, 2020
I’ve loved Burroughs’ Barsoom stories for a long time and I’ve been looking for something similar, except with better female characters. This certainly delivered, except for the women characters.
For some reason, the Finnish library system doesn’t have the first book, so I had to settle for this second one.
Michael Kane is a physicist in present day (1960s) US. Apparently, in the first book he had invented a device which allowed him to travel to Mars, but millions of years in the past. There he had adventures and fell in love with a Martian woman but before they were married, he was yanked back to Earth. Now, he has managed to build his device again, with the help of Edward, and vanishes from Earth. But moments later Kane reappears but clad in a strange way.
The book is very clearly modeled after Burroughs’ style. It even has the frame story of the MC telling his tale to the writer who later publishes it as fiction. In this case, Michael Kane appears before the astonished “Edward” and tells him the story.
Kane returns to Mars but he comes to a desolate wasteland and realizes that he’s in a different timeframe than where he wanted to be. Desperate, he starts to walk. Soon, a beast attacks him but he’s saved by a savage Martian, a blue giant from a race called Argzoon. Kane fought against them in the first book. However, Kane realizes that this giant isn’t a savage. In fact, Hool Haji is a prince whose throne has been usurped by a terrible giant Jewar Baru who rules Hool Haji’s people with ruthlessness and superstition. And the help of 200 equally ruthless men. Kane likes Hool Haji and decides to help him free his people. Most of the book is spent in this mission.
While Kane doesn’t have incredible strength because of Mars’ lower gravity, otherwise this is a fine imitation of Burroughs. Two races, one monstrous and another human-like, men battling with swords. This Mars had two technologically advanced races who have left behind ruins. High adventure with strange creatures and almost as strange allies. I’m sure fans of Barsoom are highly entertained.
For some reason, the Finnish library system doesn’t have the first book, so I had to settle for this second one.
Michael Kane is a physicist in present day (1960s) US. Apparently, in the first book he had invented a device which allowed him to travel to Mars, but millions of years in the past. There he had adventures and fell in love with a Martian woman but before they were married, he was yanked back to Earth. Now, he has managed to build his device again, with the help of Edward, and vanishes from Earth. But moments later Kane reappears but clad in a strange way.
The book is very clearly modeled after Burroughs’ style. It even has the frame story of the MC telling his tale to the writer who later publishes it as fiction. In this case, Michael Kane appears before the astonished “Edward” and tells him the story.
Kane returns to Mars but he comes to a desolate wasteland and realizes that he’s in a different timeframe than where he wanted to be. Desperate, he starts to walk. Soon, a beast attacks him but he’s saved by a savage Martian, a blue giant from a race called Argzoon. Kane fought against them in the first book. However, Kane realizes that this giant isn’t a savage. In fact, Hool Haji is a prince whose throne has been usurped by a terrible giant Jewar Baru who rules Hool Haji’s people with ruthlessness and superstition. And the help of 200 equally ruthless men. Kane likes Hool Haji and decides to help him free his people. Most of the book is spent in this mission.
While Kane doesn’t have incredible strength because of Mars’ lower gravity, otherwise this is a fine imitation of Burroughs. Two races, one monstrous and another human-like, men battling with swords. This Mars had two technologically advanced races who have left behind ruins. High adventure with strange creatures and almost as strange allies. I’m sure fans of Barsoom are highly entertained.
August 7, 2022
3 / 5 for 'Lord Of The Spiders' by Michael Moorcock
Moorcock's 2nd 'Kane of Mars' book, details the 1st person narrative of a human scientist (Michael Kane) who returns, via teleportation, to ancient Mars to try and find the martian woman he is betrothed to, and accidentally becomes involved in a continental war. This book basically, and completely, rips off the Barsoom books of Edgar Rice Burroughs, but once again I can't actually tell if it's a homage or a parody....or both.
Kane is a completely perfect man who never gets anything wrong, knows exactly what to do in every situation and is utterly perfect at every new thing he attempts to do. If there are any points in the book where this man's perfection, in everything he does, is not enough to save the day, then a lucky coincidence will save the day instead. Or, a stranger whom Kane has never met will suddenly appear, and Kane and the stranger will instantly become best friends forever, and the stranger will help Kane save the day. Or Kane will stumble across the very machine needed to save the day, and instantly know how to use it, despite the machine being both ancient and alien.
A hack job of the highest order; completely unoriginal, ridiculous exposition, stiff and awful dialogue, non-existent characterisation, somewhat misogynistic, completely implausible plotting...and yet somehow, it remains exciting throughout, and it kept me turning those pages at a fair old pace.
Utterly bizarre. This book shouldn't earn 3 stars in any way whatsoever, and yet 3 stars is what it gets. It's hilariously awful, but endearingly, excitingly and enjoyably awful.
I cannot wait to read book 3, even though I know that it will be just as awful as books 1 and 2.
3 / 5
Moorcock's 2nd 'Kane of Mars' book, details the 1st person narrative of a human scientist (Michael Kane) who returns, via teleportation, to ancient Mars to try and find the martian woman he is betrothed to, and accidentally becomes involved in a continental war. This book basically, and completely, rips off the Barsoom books of Edgar Rice Burroughs, but once again I can't actually tell if it's a homage or a parody....or both.
Kane is a completely perfect man who never gets anything wrong, knows exactly what to do in every situation and is utterly perfect at every new thing he attempts to do. If there are any points in the book where this man's perfection, in everything he does, is not enough to save the day, then a lucky coincidence will save the day instead. Or, a stranger whom Kane has never met will suddenly appear, and Kane and the stranger will instantly become best friends forever, and the stranger will help Kane save the day. Or Kane will stumble across the very machine needed to save the day, and instantly know how to use it, despite the machine being both ancient and alien.
A hack job of the highest order; completely unoriginal, ridiculous exposition, stiff and awful dialogue, non-existent characterisation, somewhat misogynistic, completely implausible plotting...and yet somehow, it remains exciting throughout, and it kept me turning those pages at a fair old pace.
Utterly bizarre. This book shouldn't earn 3 stars in any way whatsoever, and yet 3 stars is what it gets. It's hilariously awful, but endearingly, excitingly and enjoyably awful.
I cannot wait to read book 3, even though I know that it will be just as awful as books 1 and 2.
3 / 5
September 20, 2018
Another highly entertaining Edgar Rice Burroughs pastiche by Moorcock.
The scientists working with Kane on the transporter bring him back from mars just before he can marry Princess Shizala. Thinking him mad they won't let him anywhere near the project. After some time "recovering" on the continent he meets up with the wealthy narrator and privately builds his own machine to send him back to Mars. He arrives but he's in a completely different part of the planet and he thinks an earlier time too.
He makes friends with a blue giant Hool Haji (basically Tars Tarkas) and the pair embark on adventure where they encounter some freaky human/spider hybrids and left over tech from the previous civilisation who seem to have engaged in a nuclear war. They create an air balloon and return to Hool Haji's people where they overthrow the ruling tyrant and set Haji up as leader. Then
Kane's off again. This time to familiar territory where it seems the evil queen Horguhl's been using her mind control powers again to gain power - she's brainwashed the leader of Mishim Tep and set the nation against those of his beloved Varnal. The only way she'll stop is if Kane becomes hers!
Despite not being as tight as the previous novel there's lots here to enjoy. I particularly love the echoes of an older Mars - The technologically advanced Sheev & Yaksha who all but destroyed each other yet left a legacy of random technology, poisons and fall out from a nuclear war - you never know what you're going to find.
This one's a bit more misogynistic - on the one hand we have the "perfect" Shizala who is absent for almost the entire story and is seen here as little more than an end goal - the prize at the end of Kane's adventures rather than a character in her own right. Although having less force of personality than Dejah Thoris she kind of had enough spunk in the last book to make her a worthy heroine. However here.... meh. We really don't see enough of her to comment.
The other two women are evil - We have the series villain - Horguhl - the power hungry queen who manipulates both men and beast with her mind. Then there's the foolish blue giantess Ora Lis obsessed with Hool Haji who betrays them when he spurns her.
So women really don't get a good press in this one, it's very much a boys adventure story. Still its not badly written although I didn't feel the pace was as good - it's quite episodic and the ending really rushed. Overall though, still one of the better ERB homages and if like me you can't get enough Martian adventures, you need this in your collection.
The scientists working with Kane on the transporter bring him back from mars just before he can marry Princess Shizala. Thinking him mad they won't let him anywhere near the project. After some time "recovering" on the continent he meets up with the wealthy narrator and privately builds his own machine to send him back to Mars. He arrives but he's in a completely different part of the planet and he thinks an earlier time too.
He makes friends with a blue giant Hool Haji (basically Tars Tarkas) and the pair embark on adventure where they encounter some freaky human/spider hybrids and left over tech from the previous civilisation who seem to have engaged in a nuclear war. They create an air balloon and return to Hool Haji's people where they overthrow the ruling tyrant and set Haji up as leader. Then
Kane's off again. This time to familiar territory where it seems the evil queen Horguhl's been using her mind control powers again to gain power - she's brainwashed the leader of Mishim Tep and set the nation against those of his beloved Varnal. The only way she'll stop is if Kane becomes hers!
Despite not being as tight as the previous novel there's lots here to enjoy. I particularly love the echoes of an older Mars - The technologically advanced Sheev & Yaksha who all but destroyed each other yet left a legacy of random technology, poisons and fall out from a nuclear war - you never know what you're going to find.
This one's a bit more misogynistic - on the one hand we have the "perfect" Shizala who is absent for almost the entire story and is seen here as little more than an end goal - the prize at the end of Kane's adventures rather than a character in her own right. Although having less force of personality than Dejah Thoris she kind of had enough spunk in the last book to make her a worthy heroine. However here.... meh. We really don't see enough of her to comment.
The other two women are evil - We have the series villain - Horguhl - the power hungry queen who manipulates both men and beast with her mind. Then there's the foolish blue giantess Ora Lis obsessed with Hool Haji who betrays them when he spurns her.
So women really don't get a good press in this one, it's very much a boys adventure story. Still its not badly written although I didn't feel the pace was as good - it's quite episodic and the ending really rushed. Overall though, still one of the better ERB homages and if like me you can't get enough Martian adventures, you need this in your collection.
April 6, 2021
So this was the second story on this short novels from Michael Moorcock. And after reading all, the weakest one.
Michael Kane was another character in the world of sword and sorcery on Mars. Nothing really particular interesting on him besides the idea of peace instead of strength of arms. That's different at least.
All other characters are not that flash out besides Hool Haji. The title goes back to Lord of the Spiders and this is what 10 pages of the novel? It makes zero sense. So basically this follows swiftly the first novel and now Michael must confront the ones that plot to over throne his wife's city.
As other novels, some complains - fast pace that sometimes jump and we didn't knew how we did get there. Action scenes weakest element.
Overall, I read and finish because one of my goals for this year is to finish pending trilogies or series...
Should you read it?
- Well, if you want to read everything from Moorcock multiverse - Yes
- You want to read Sword and Sorcery - Then, no. Way better out there. Most are older than this - late 20's, 30's , 40's and 50's.
Some new writers are going around with this again, so the future could be bright. I've read a couple of weeks before - and it's frankly way better. Go read my review.
Michael Kane was another character in the world of sword and sorcery on Mars. Nothing really particular interesting on him besides the idea of peace instead of strength of arms. That's different at least.
All other characters are not that flash out besides Hool Haji. The title goes back to Lord of the Spiders and this is what 10 pages of the novel? It makes zero sense. So basically this follows swiftly the first novel and now Michael must confront the ones that plot to over throne his wife's city.
As other novels, some complains - fast pace that sometimes jump and we didn't knew how we did get there. Action scenes weakest element.
Overall, I read and finish because one of my goals for this year is to finish pending trilogies or series...
Should you read it?
- Well, if you want to read everything from Moorcock multiverse - Yes
- You want to read Sword and Sorcery - Then, no. Way better out there. Most are older than this - late 20's, 30's , 40's and 50's.
Some new writers are going around with this again, so the future could be bright. I've read a couple of weeks before - and it's frankly way better. Go read my review.
November 7, 2025
Just to put a fine point on the "yeah, what are YOU gonna do about it?" pastiche of ERB, here Moorcock has his planetary romance hero encounter a character who is entirely a blue Tars Tarkas.
This one's a bit weaker than the first installment, as Moorcock plays with the notion of protagonist Michael Kane ending up in prehistoric Mars again, but not HIS prehistoric Mars--the Mars of an epoch or two away from his beloved Shizala.
Sadly, Moorcock doesn't do much with this and eventually goes for an anticlimax of Kane realizing that he's in the right time, wrong place, and can reunite with his girl once he's settled up with the villainous Horguhl. (As you might expect from a female character named Whore-girl, she's a seductress who tried to mind-whammy Mike into loving her.)
Not that ERB wasn't one for the episodic, but this is basically two stories smooshed together, with little attempt to make them flow. Fun enough, but it feels like wasted potential to adhere to ERB's publish-or-perish sense of quality control quite this tightly.
This one's a bit weaker than the first installment, as Moorcock plays with the notion of protagonist Michael Kane ending up in prehistoric Mars again, but not HIS prehistoric Mars--the Mars of an epoch or two away from his beloved Shizala.
Sadly, Moorcock doesn't do much with this and eventually goes for an anticlimax of Kane realizing that he's in the right time, wrong place, and can reunite with his girl once he's settled up with the villainous Horguhl. (As you might expect from a female character named Whore-girl, she's a seductress who tried to mind-whammy Mike into loving her.)
Not that ERB wasn't one for the episodic, but this is basically two stories smooshed together, with little attempt to make them flow. Fun enough, but it feels like wasted potential to adhere to ERB's publish-or-perish sense of quality control quite this tightly.
February 6, 2021
Lord Of the Spiders is Moorcock's second book in the Michael Kane series. It's another Burroughs-style romp around the red planet, and it's a nice, easy read.
Michael Kane works with the author to build a machine that will return him to Mars, and it works! But did it send him through space and time to the Mars he knew, or is he somewhere (or even "somewhen") else?
There are new supporting characters, new places, new adventures and new fantastic beasts. From the spider-men of the Western continent to the ghouls of the desert, Moorcock's Mars is populated with fantastic beasts, strange technology from old, vanished races, and so much more.
Will Michael Kane find his beloved Shizala? For that answer, my friends, you will have to read the book and find out.
I am eyeing the third book, trying to decide whether to dive right in or not.
Michael Kane works with the author to build a machine that will return him to Mars, and it works! But did it send him through space and time to the Mars he knew, or is he somewhere (or even "somewhen") else?
There are new supporting characters, new places, new adventures and new fantastic beasts. From the spider-men of the Western continent to the ghouls of the desert, Moorcock's Mars is populated with fantastic beasts, strange technology from old, vanished races, and so much more.
Will Michael Kane find his beloved Shizala? For that answer, my friends, you will have to read the book and find out.
I am eyeing the third book, trying to decide whether to dive right in or not.
November 24, 2017
Meh. Michael Kane is an iconic hero who goes through no character development whatsoever, which isn’t necessarily bad, but SOMEONE needs to change. The whole story is written like a summary so it’s very fast. It’s called Lord of the Spiders, but that gave me an expectation that this spider lord would be the novel’s chief antagonist who would develop some complex plot that Kane would eventually foil. Not so much. The spider men are just one of several unrelated, random pulp-fiction obstacles that are hurled at Kane rapid fire. It’s like he forgot what he was writing halfway through. Good monsters and challenging combat make for intense reading, but at this pace it’s just exhausting and I just want it to be over.
February 15, 2018
With the help of "Bradbury", another matter transmitter is built and Kane must return to his beloved Vashu. Upon arrival, he makes acquaintance with Hool Haji. More creatures come into the story, and they fight them in ghastly places. After flying over an ocean and later a river of Vashu, Kane is now bound for more adventures. On his way to committing a despicable act, he finds - or is found by - an artful ally... and encounters an old enemy. The supportive title is more adequate to the story.
Again, the typos...
Again, the typos...
May 27, 2025
While this book offers non-stop adventure, there is no character development or depth (and the terrifying man-spiders actually only take up one chapter of the book). Endless miraculous escapes wear thin, and the assumption that the white foreigner knows best and therefore is able to take control is deeply offensive. So is the sexism in this book that outdoes Moorcock's disturbing casual misogyny. It seems written for 14 year old boys with aggression and girl issues. I find very little to recommend it.
July 25, 2020
Immersive trip to mars, perfectly sly, excellent story telling skills. Ive consistently felt like I've been drawn into moorcocks work. Like it's really good. Excited to read some more of his stuff. Elric is next, happy I stumbled onto his fantasy books at a book sale, made out like a bandit on only $.50 a book.
January 5, 2019
Like the first book in the series, it's a pleasant diversion., but it starts to get repetitious after a certain point. There's a lot of swordfighting, narrow escapes and rushing about, and that's pretty much it.
November 2, 2019
The first half of this is really quite good. Then we get back to the rudimentary style of the first one. Oh well.
March 26, 2021
This is the second of the Michael Kane Martian adventures written by Michael Moorcock of Elric fame. Fans of sword and science fiction will likely find it enjoyable.
August 10, 2022
Still fun adventure fiction in tribute to Edgar Rice Burroughs, though this time with some more thoughtful aspects. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/201...
September 3, 2024
this one is not to the point and fun like the first
February 26, 2025
For the love of one
Earth hunk, Martian nations war
Must be John C. Holmes
Earth hunk, Martian nations war
Must be John C. Holmes
April 30, 2025
Poorly written, proofread, and plotted. All the characters are flat, but the women are especially weak and morally deplorable.
You're much better off with Lord of the Flies.
You're much better off with Lord of the Flies.
March 1, 2014
Classic Moorcock! Out there. Pulpy. Filled with acid-induced imagery. Fairly bizarre plot scheme with incomplete plot or character development, and moving along at a pace just a shade too fast of comfortable for richness of reading. In short - everything that Moorcock has always been and always will be. You either love the author for his work and style, or you don't. If you're a Moorcock fan, then this is just another story in your long list of books you know you will read. If you've never read him before, don't start here.
September 9, 2025
I originally read this book shortly after it was published. It is as good as any John Carter book.
It is the second book and could easily have been the last book as Michael Kane sorts out everything; having beaten the spider men of Mars, having beaten the evil Horguhl, who had planned to bring much of Mars to war, having married his true love and become a Prince and a ruler of people, having established an air fleet, and having invented a way to get back to Earth any time he wants to, and return to Mars again when he wants to.
It is the second book and could easily have been the last book as Michael Kane sorts out everything; having beaten the spider men of Mars, having beaten the evil Horguhl, who had planned to bring much of Mars to war, having married his true love and become a Prince and a ruler of people, having established an air fleet, and having invented a way to get back to Earth any time he wants to, and return to Mars again when he wants to.
July 21, 2010
Moorcock did these books when he was very young so I give him credit for being able to pull off a decently written and professional product even as a teenager. However, as stories, these books aren't that great. There's very little of the detail that brings a world and adventure to life. They are extremely bare bones and very clearly ERB pastiches, of the John Carter series.
July 13, 2011
The new reissue (originally 1965) was free at ALA, couldn't pass it up- haven't read him since high school. If you run out of the John Carter of Mars series (E.R. Burroughs), this is a fun homage. Otherwise I can't recommend it.
February 6, 2021
Two (or more) adventures bolted together. This story is really all over the place. It starts to pick up toward the end where some of the writing feels almost Vancian, but overall it's just another average planetary romance.
June 3, 2008
Read back in my student years. Left the memory of a writer with a vivid imagination for strange landscapes and civilizations. Very much in line with Tolkien writing. Excellent reading.
August 27, 2008
Moorcock does his own version of 'John Carter Warlord of Mars'.
A nice pulp feeling sci-fi adventure story with some cool action scenes and I like the blue giants.
A nice pulp feeling sci-fi adventure story with some cool action scenes and I like the blue giants.
June 17, 2012
Easy reading.
September 13, 2016
Another enjoyable Sword and Planet read.
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