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A review by stephenmeansme
Earth's Last Citadel by Henry Kuttner, C.L. Moore
2.0
Dying earth, Moore & Kuttner style. Actually, it's a *lot* of THE TIME MACHINE pastiche, with a cast of four temporal castaways abducted by an alien, rather than a lone tinkerer. Mildly interesting because C. L. Moore's style shows through pretty strongly - the main alien antagonist is sort of Technicolor Cthulhu, which evokes comparisons to her "Black God's Kiss" or the one where the guy falls in love with a shoggoth...
As a story, it's pretty standard pulp, with only the high weirdness giving it an extra interest. 2.5 stars rounded down, but don't let it dissuade you from reading Moore's better stuff.
As a story, it's pretty standard pulp, with only the high weirdness giving it an extra interest. 2.5 stars rounded down, but don't let it dissuade you from reading Moore's better stuff.