Title: Worst Conan book I've ever read
Product review: I'll try to be brief here, as you can read the other, better written reviews for more details and things from a more literary slant. For me, hands down, worst Conan book I've ever read, and besides all the Howard stories, I've read probably 25-30 books (John Maddox Roberts being my favorite so far). Basically, this book has a character "named" Conan in it, but doesn't act like the Conan we all know who's from Cimmeria. No revenge for repeated and severe wrong-doings done against him, just let's everything roll off his back. Yes, he's strong, and fairly smart when it comes to battle, but that's any number of heroes in fiction. All the things that make Conan "Conan" are missing from this story. It feels like Carpenter took an existing story he had and just changed the protagonist's name to "Conan" without bothering to update the character. Very disappointing, a total waste of money, and a stain on all the books that carry on Robert E. Howard's vision. Crom is not happy.
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