The Land That Time Forgot

I read this for the first time back in Jr High right after my Tarzan marathon.

Basically this is the authors take on The Lost World...which it does OK with.
Typical Burroughs hero, the physically fit male that saves the female. Written in first person as a form of a journal that is found by an outsider.
This is the first of 3 novels he penned in this world.

It had great holes in the plot and my modern day mind went, yea right several times , but like a good fantasy B movie you sometimes have to turn off your thinking and just sit back and enjoy the ride.

Not a large recommendation on this one...only if you love the author and want to relive some old fashioned 1924 hero type writing.

The Phoenix and the Sword

"This story contains the first appearance of Conan in print. (That I am aware of)

 It takes place at a time when Conan was King of Aquilonia having secured the throne by strangling the former king. This story introduces the reader to Conan's world of barbarians, wizards and monsters, and the evil sorcerer Thoth-Anon that appears later in stories.

Robert E Howard is the father of the sword and sorcery genre of fantasy and this small book shows how it started and how it can be done right.

If you like Conan or types like him, then this is a must read so you can see how it all started.                                                                                                        

Sharpe's Story

I was very excited when I saw this book on Amazon. It also helped that I had some gift money from Christmas left on my account.

 

I had tried to find this book at the Library and local book stores to no avail.

 

This is sort of a story of how the author came up with one of his greatest characters Richard Sharpe.

I have read all of the Sharpe books and have found that I can relate to this character better than any other in all that I have read.

This was a delight to go into the writers mind and see how he juggles the 20+ stories of historical fiction he has written. Unlike most series he has not followed them one after another in order. Sharpe's adventures bounce all over his life and history.

I had notice a few slight errors I thought, as I read the books and I was glad to know that the author admits to them.

I also found it interesting as he talked about the very successful TV shows have influenced his writing.

One of the best parts was where Share may not have even been created had he not been forced to write to try to earn money...

If you have read and enjoyed any Sharpe books then this is a must read.

The Seer King

 This is a very disappointing way to start off a new year of reading...I had read another series by this author and loved it. So when I saw this on Amazon for 4 bucks I downloaded. Waste of 4 bucks and waste of the few days I spent reading it.

The plot has been done and redone a lot of times...the sex scenes that were thrown in added no value and bugged me. I would skip them after the first 2..guess this book is for those Jr. High boys who want to say..."it's not porn mom it has a wizards in it!"

Don't waste your time on this mess.