KULL

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Summary: Riveting fantasy - an absolute must!
Review: Howard, best known as the creator of the Hyborian world and the Conan character, in his teen years wrote the short novels reprinted on this volume. Those are in my opinion the very best he wrote, with their dreamlike quality and the metaphysic brooding transpiring from them, before the Author was forced to dumb them down to suit the tastes of pulp readers. "The House of Mirrors" - I think that's the title - is an all-time masterpiece of fantasy literature. The battle against the snake-men is an example on how a writer of genius can make a classic out of a mediocre plot.

Highly recommended.

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Summary: An Excellent Compilation by the Grandfather of Fantasy
Review: I am a BIG fan of Robert E. Howard's work, from Conan of Cimmeria to Solomon Kane. I started collecting the 1970's Conan paperbacks (by REH, Bjorn Nyberg, L. Sprague De Camp, and Lin Carter) a little while back, and have almost completed my collection. Not only Conan catches, my interest, though, and I'm interested in REH's other characters as well (did you know he used to write WESTERNS? It's true.). Thus, when I found the newer published editions of his works, I decided to buy his Kull compilation. Kull is an excellent book, combining a great many of Howard's antediluvian tales which take place before the Hyborean Age of Conan. Kull is more of a contemplative character than Conan, more...moral, I suppose one could say, more brooding, where Conan is more of a James Bond with a sword, which is part of his appeal. Kull, however, IS prone to outbursts, fond of intrigue and, of course, no prude when it comes to battle, and all are combined in equal amounts to make an excellent read. I actually prefer the Kull stories to the Conan stories in terms of characterization and plot, though the Conan stories are a gret deal more varied in their concepts and more action-packed. However, if you read this book, don't just stop here. There's a wealth of literature by REH out there just begging to be read. Check it out and enjoy!

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Summary: Howard at his finest
Review: Kull is a masterful example of Howard's compelling manner of storytelling and (along with Soloman Kane) is an excellent expose of why I think Howard's rendition of magic is by far the finest ever done, with its dark, subtle effects rather than the more flashy "D&D" style of magic. The development and uniqueness of his characters is unsurpassed by any other contemporary fantasy author (most of whom reuse the same character in different settings, often not even bothering to change even the name!). Any fan of heroic fantasy or of Lovecraft's horror would do well to pick up and read this volume. It is well worth the time.

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Summary: Don't let the Movie scare you off!
Review: Kull is probably the best known character by Robert E. Howard other than Conan. Kull is also a barbarian and he bears some resemblance to Conan, though their adventures take place in a different era. If you liked the simple, direct action that Robert E. Howard wrote into the Conan stories you will love Kull!

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Summary: Don't let the Movie scare you off!
Review: Kull is probably the best known character by Robert E. Howard other than Conan. Kull is also a barbarian and he bears some resemblance to Conan, though their adventures take place in a different era. If you liked the simple, direct action that Robert E. Howard wrote into the Conan stories you will love Kull!

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Summary: The Great Atlantian Kull
Review: Kull is the last survivor of the Continent of Atlantis, and is an ancester of Conan, and has managed to take the thrown of Valusia. This stories are of varied quality. The best being "The Shadow Kingdom", where Kull is fighting the Serpent People. Also good is "By this Axe I Rule", about a conspiracy to murder King Kull. I really think that Kull could have been better if Howard had put more into it, but that's ok; the Conan stories are really well done and popular. Some of the stories are incomplete, and others are just dull. Not a bad book to have around, especially if your a Robert E. Howard fan, like me.

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Summary: The Great Atlantian Kull
Review: Kull is the last survivor of the Continent of Atlantis, and is an ancester of Conan, and has managed to take the thrown of Valusia. This stories are of varied quality. The best being "The Shadow Kingdom", where Kull is fighting the Serpent People. Also good is "By this Axe I Rule", about a conspiracy to murder King Kull. I really think that Kull could have been better if Howard had put more into it, but that's ok; the Conan stories are really well done and popular. Some of the stories are incomplete, and others are just dull. Not a bad book to have around, especially if your a Robert E. Howard fan, like me.

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Summary: The Great Atlantian Kull
Review: Kull is the last survivor of the Continent of Atlantis, and is an ancester of Conan, and has managed to take the thrown of Valusia. This stories are of varied quality. The best being "The Shadow Kingdom", where Kull is fighting the Serpent People. Also good is "By this Axe I Rule", about a conspiracy to murder King Kull. I really think that Kull could have been better if Howard had put more into it, but that's ok; the Conan stories are really well done and popular. Some of the stories are incomplete, and others are just dull. Not a bad book to have around, especially if your a Robert E. Howard fan, like me.

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Summary: kull or scooby doo
Review: some of these stories or so corny for example in the story Delcardes' cat kull invites a talking cat to live in the palace the cat's servant is throwing his voice into the cat to try to get kull to agree to Delcardes forbidden choise of husband. So Thusa doom the most powerfull necromancer in the history of the world is reduced tying up the cats servant and throwing his voice into the cat to lure kull into a deadly trap in the end thusa doom is unmasked in front of everyone, shakes him fist and escapes "i'll get you yet kull" so much for the power of necromancy, this story reads like a scooby doo cartoon this book is so corny it's kind of cool. Kull is worth a read but don't expect to much and don't pay alot of this book.

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Summary: Original fantasy
Review: The book Kull is a collection of short stories by Howard. I haven't read any of his other works, but I imagine them to be as good or better than Kull. Kull is an exiled Atlantian who goes through several stags in his his life before becoming King. The stages of Kull's life were laid out in a paragraph, which left much to be desired, but the rest of the book makes up for it. The stories tell of Kull as king and all the hardships he goes through. Most of the stories are great, but they take a few pages to become interesting also some of them are quite predictable.