A review by tbr_the_unconquered
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard
4.0
Simple straightforward action, that seems to be the style of Robert Howard. No questions asked, in your face action sequences and characters. Solomon Kane for the uninitiated among you is a wanderer, a puritan, a fanatic who believes himself to be the right hand of a wrathful god.
The stories are very enjoyable provided you switch your brains off and enjoy the roller coaster ride on the offering. It has all the marks of a racist writing wherein the dwellers of Africa are called as nothing but savages and cannibals, the white man's burden of old.Solomon Kane goes from adventure to adventure in the moors of england, the jungles of Africa and on terrains so fantastic that it could only have come from a hyper charged imagination like Howard's.
The most interesting parts are where Howard describes the action scenes whether Kane fights with blade or bullet, whether he battles men or beasts Howard describes them in unmistakable splendor. I was in fact enthralled with the action scenes in a book written so long ago, showing us why Howard was the master of the craft.
Recommended for those who love quick,wild reads...don't insert logic and spoil the fun though !!!
The stories are very enjoyable provided you switch your brains off and enjoy the roller coaster ride on the offering. It has all the marks of a racist writing wherein the dwellers of Africa are called as nothing but savages and cannibals, the white man's burden of old.Solomon Kane goes from adventure to adventure in the moors of england, the jungles of Africa and on terrains so fantastic that it could only have come from a hyper charged imagination like Howard's.
The most interesting parts are where Howard describes the action scenes whether Kane fights with blade or bullet, whether he battles men or beasts Howard describes them in unmistakable splendor. I was in fact enthralled with the action scenes in a book written so long ago, showing us why Howard was the master of the craft.
Recommended for those who love quick,wild reads...don't insert logic and spoil the fun though !!!