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sralgee's review
5.0
A gory, delightful romp!
Steven L. Shrewsbury has been compared to Robert E. Howard--I've done it myself--and it's once again an apt conclusion. Gorias La Gaul may not be as well-spoken as Conan, but he's a heck of a lot more fun: bawdy, bloodthirsty, and with a mile-wide streak of black humor about him.
This collection is the starting point for all things Gorias, from his infancy and boyhood to his legendary status as a shrewd and hardened 700-year-old warrior. The melding of cultures and mythologies is skillfully done, and I'm really hoping for future stories to fill in the chronological gaps!
Steven L. Shrewsbury has been compared to Robert E. Howard--I've done it myself--and it's once again an apt conclusion. Gorias La Gaul may not be as well-spoken as Conan, but he's a heck of a lot more fun: bawdy, bloodthirsty, and with a mile-wide streak of black humor about him.
This collection is the starting point for all things Gorias, from his infancy and boyhood to his legendary status as a shrewd and hardened 700-year-old warrior. The melding of cultures and mythologies is skillfully done, and I'm really hoping for future stories to fill in the chronological gaps!
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