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Title: James Bond in the 12th Century
Review: I just finished "The Walking Drum" - I have been reading all the L'Amour books I can find, and this one disappointed me.I enjoyed the change of scenery from the typical L'Amour' American West setting to one in far off Asia, but found the book to be too cliched and and the plot simply unbelievable. The hero is just too handsome and heroic, and the events too full of convenient coincidences, busty babes and wondrous escapes.I felt that L'Amour wrote this book as a pot boiler to earn cash rather than as serious work of historical fiction. If you really want an engrossing read, try Bernard Cornwell's "The Archer's Tale" trilogy, which takes place a couple of centuries later.
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