blchandler9000's review
3.0
A relatively decent pulp adventure on another world, sort of REH's take on a John Carter-like novel, filled with plenty of testosterone and blood.
Fighter Esau Cairn is transported to another world in another galaxy where he battles fierce beasts, swarthy warriors, hyaena men, and demon-like people. He makes his way into (im)polite society and finds a young lady to love, but these activities are almost secondary to the unending violence encountered and dealt on the wild planet.
It's fine. The writing isn't REH's most articulate or poetic. He seems to just be hammering out the tale, going from conflict to conflict without much verbal grace. It's not the worst pulp novel I've read, by any means, but I wouldn't recommend it as a starting point for someone exploring the genre or author.
Fighter Esau Cairn is transported to another world in another galaxy where he battles fierce beasts, swarthy warriors, hyaena men, and demon-like people. He makes his way into (im)polite society and finds a young lady to love, but these activities are almost secondary to the unending violence encountered and dealt on the wild planet.
It's fine. The writing isn't REH's most articulate or poetic. He seems to just be hammering out the tale, going from conflict to conflict without much verbal grace. It's not the worst pulp novel I've read, by any means, but I wouldn't recommend it as a starting point for someone exploring the genre or author.
bookwomble's review against another edition
4.0
If you've read any of Robert E. Howard's sword-and-sorcery or horror stories but not Almuric, then probably the only thing that will be unfamiliar is the setting: not the Hyborian Age, nor Southern Gothic or Cthulhu mythos, but rather another planet, possibly in another dimension. Now, if that sounds like faint praise, or even criticism, it isn't meant to be: Howard was very, very good at what he did, and this is an excellent example of his work.
The people and places on Almuric are savage and exotic. There's a lot of hints at back history, abandoned cities, elder races and unknown lands. I really wish that Howard had gone back to explore and expand the world he created.
The people and places on Almuric are savage and exotic. There's a lot of hints at back history, abandoned cities, elder races and unknown lands. I really wish that Howard had gone back to explore and expand the world he created.
aletheia's review against another edition
1.0
Deuda lectora desde hace 11 años, uno de los favoritos de mi compañero en su adolescencia. La verdad, no le he encontrado nada favorable, y la excusa de que esté escrito en los años 30 no lo redime.
Quizás en otro universo soy un púber en una época histórica diferente al que le ha hecho gracia este libro, en éste va a ser que no.
Quizás en otro universo soy un púber en una época histórica diferente al que le ha hecho gracia este libro, en éste va a ser que no.
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