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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Conan and a gorgeous half naked lady (what else?) are dying of thirst in the desert. Conan tricks the woman into drinking the rest of the water, then carries her away until they find a seemingly abandoned walled city.
But it's not. They are attacked. Conan wins. Abandoned lady is kidnapped so that she can be given as a sacrifice (fully naked, of course) to the big bad creepy thing that dwells under the city and is the god of the residents. It is the slithering shadow of the title.
Conan searched through the city and runs into the shadow that slithers. They fight.
Writing is very good, but standard for Howard. There's not much else going on here, but the descriptions are good and the pacing is fine. The outcome is a foregone conclusion, but the story is basically fun.
But it's not. They are attacked. Conan wins. Abandoned lady is kidnapped so that she can be given as a sacrifice (fully naked, of course) to the big bad creepy thing that dwells under the city and is the god of the residents. It is the slithering shadow of the title.
Conan searched through the city and runs into the shadow that slithers. They fight.
Writing is very good, but standard for Howard. There's not much else going on here, but the descriptions are good and the pacing is fine. The outcome is a foregone conclusion, but the story is basically fun.
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Sexist as all get out... But still a fun(ish) read.
Conan and random blond #27 are out in the desert.. stave off dehydration by finding ancient lost city - encounter weirdness inside (weird inhabitants & monsters) and then get the flock out of there.
Fun, simple.
Conan and random blond #27 are out in the desert.. stave off dehydration by finding ancient lost city - encounter weirdness inside (weird inhabitants & monsters) and then get the flock out of there.
Fun, simple.