jeff_cochran's review
4.0
Compared to most of the other books I've read recently, Moorcock exhibits an excellent understanding of pace. A lot happens in this short novel, and you never feel like you're forcing yourself to read on.
Moreover, Moorcock has an impressive imagination. I recognize many of the fantastical ideas in this novel from later books, games, and movies that clearly drew inspiration from this universe. Unfortunately, an indirect consequence of this cultural influence is that the ideas feel stale, already well-worn in the fifty years after the book's publication; so, I couldn't enjoy the novel nearly as much as I might have if I had read it in the 70s.
Moreover, Moorcock has an impressive imagination. I recognize many of the fantastical ideas in this novel from later books, games, and movies that clearly drew inspiration from this universe. Unfortunately, an indirect consequence of this cultural influence is that the ideas feel stale, already well-worn in the fifty years after the book's publication; so, I couldn't enjoy the novel nearly as much as I might have if I had read it in the 70s.
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