3.5
Thongor Against the Gods
By Lin CarterPublisher Description
A new ruler has arisen on the ancient continent of Lemuria. It is Thongor the Barbarian, whose dauntless courage and mighty sword have made him overlord of a thriving young empire. Against him conspire in secret those dedicated to the Black Gods of Chaos. Suddenly Thongor's wife, the Princess Sumia, is abducted. Thongor speeds to her rescue -- but his enemies are cunning as well as ruthless. Embroiled deeper and deeper in a danger compounded of both sorcery and science, Thongor learns that he must carry his battle to the Gods themselves!
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Pictish Dreams
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“This is the third Thongor adventure by Lin Carter, and I have to say so far it’s the only one I’ve really enjoyed. I read the first two back-to-back, waited a day or so, then VERY RELUCTANTLY tackled this one. I think it was the Frazetta cover that clinched it for me. I read it in less than a day (these books don’t require much brain function) and after two days of blistering headaches from rolling my eyes so hard at the first two books this was actually quite the treat!
I started the series mostly out of curiosity; I’m a huge fan of sword and sorcery and it didn’t seem right that I’ve gone all these years without acquainting myself with one of the more beloved names in the genre: Thongor of Valkarth! And so far I haven’t missed much, with the first two books I probably could have played a sword and sorcery ad-lib game and come up with something way less trite and rote. The first two books were basically “this happened, then this happened, then this happened, then GASP! THAT happened” filled with one deux ex machina after another, all in boring loincloth glory. And so fucking dry; Carter may have been early on the scene but he was certainly no wordsmith. This isn’t new to me when it comes to him, whom I’m not new TO, I’ve been struggling for years trying to figure out what most readers even see in his stuff.
But! This third entry was quite good! It had more atmosphere than the first two books (not saying much); the descriptions were much more colorful and painted a better picture, whereas with the first two books every single detail was really up to you to fill in the empty spaces. This book introduced some actual originality (the Blue Nomads and certain material elements come to mind) and the plot, although typical, was interesting.
I THINK I’ll move on to book four.”
Andrew Franklin
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