Рори Сатаната

by Lance Horner, Ланс Хорнър

THE MAHOUND - Name of the Prophet, name of the Devil - and the only legacy of a penniless nobleman drawn into the lucrative, violent, lust-feeding, exotic life of the African slave trade.

Rory Mahound, Baron Sax - fighter, womanizer, slaver, adopted brother of a Sultan, victim of magic. He lived as most men would want to live, if they had enough of the Devil in them to dream of it. His gift for brawling and intrigue was outweighed only be his need for women, and amid the whips and knives and clashes of the body traffic he found a surfeit of them. Or thought he had, until he met the spirited English girl in a royal harem...

A pulsing story of a cruelly adventurous time that can never return

Genres: Historical Fiction

Paperback

First published October 12, 1969

Reviews

[Recynd · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't hate this book; in fact, I kind of thought that it was just what I was looking for. My attention span, however, begged to differ, and I sort of drifted away.

In case anyone is interested in a synopsis, the story is about Rory Mahound, a Scottish (Irish? Can't remember, doesn't matter) dirt farmer with abundant charm...both above and below the belt. Seeking a better life after his father dies, our hero finds passage on a slave ship bound for Africa, and rollicking adventure ensues.

Fresh? I think not. But the writing is good, the sex is unapologetic and unconventional, and...that's it. Oh, and for those who are dying to know: "Mahound" was the ancient name for the prophet, Mohammed, and adopted into the Scotch dialect as the word for Satan after the Crusades. It became a common Scottish surname, though over time it has taken different forms (including Mahon, Mahoney, and Mahony) in order to distance oneself with the devil. Imagine wanting to do that?

[MariaSwinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Δεν ασχολούμαι με τα πολιτικά του θέματος. Από άποψη αισθητικής, γλώσσας και πλοκής ήταν αρκετά συναρπαστικό βιβλίο. Βέβαια κάποια μέρη ήταν καθαρά για εξελίξουν την πλοκή σε σκηνές σεξ, όμως οι σκηνές σεξ αξίζουν τον κόπο. Θα μπορούσε να ήταν καλύτερο από το κλασσικό μοτίβο που πήγαινε τον ήρωα από τις λάσπες στη χλιδή, όμως να μην ξεχνάμε πως πρόκειται για ερωτική περιπέτεια. Γενικά αξίζει και διαβάζεται ευχάριστα.

[Marina SK · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wish I could rate this early puberty dream zero stars...

[Allen Jeffreys · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story of a penniless noble who became involved in the slave trade.