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A review by william_gwynne
Imaro by Charles Saunders
4.0
Heard that this is a traditional, classic sword and sorcery fantasy tale written in the 80s, exploring a fantasy world inspired by African culture. It intrigued me, so I listened to it on Audible over a few days. Imaro consists of a number of short stories with the same key character, which loosely link and have some over-arching plot lines. In that way it bears some similarities to The Last Wish, the first instalment in The Witcher books, especially as their is a lot of journeying in this tale as well, with the main focus on one central figure, and a few side characters cropping up a number of times.
It was said to bear similarities with Conan, which I see, but they are not really similar. They both would be considered 'classic sword and sorcery' fantasy, with a warrior as the main character, but the significantly different cultures explored as well as the themes, which are often about a bit of politics and leadership in Imaro make it different and also really interesting as well.
A good listen, with some great moments.
3.5/4 Stars
It was said to bear similarities with Conan, which I see, but they are not really similar. They both would be considered 'classic sword and sorcery' fantasy, with a warrior as the main character, but the significantly different cultures explored as well as the themes, which are often about a bit of politics and leadership in Imaro make it different and also really interesting as well.
A good listen, with some great moments.
3.5/4 Stars