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Well, that story is towards the end of his life, so I guess he's done most of the overcoming by now, eh?
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Well, that story is towards the end of his life, so I guess he's done most of the overcoming by now, eh?
I suppose, though it being the first published story rather mitigates that.
Plus, how many "perfect" old men do you know?
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Plane Sailing
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I think you probably meant to quote Umbran there!
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The Scarlet Citadel Part II: The Lion strode through the Halls of Hell.
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You are making me want to pull out my old Conan books for a re-read! 
To me the biggest difference between REH and JRRT is the tone of the stories. Conan, for instance always seemed so much grittier than any part of LotR. Conan seems.... realisitic for lack of a better word.
Conan focused on the individual adventures whereas LotR focused on the storyline that the characters happened to be involved with. In LotR the story was always building towards on epic conclusion and you felt the weight of it throughout the story. With Conan it was rarely obvious that he had a destiny other than survival and kicking butt.
Both are great reads, but for different reasons. This thread has actually given me new respect and apreciation for REH.
Thanks RC
To me the biggest difference between REH and JRRT is the tone of the stories. Conan, for instance always seemed so much grittier than any part of LotR. Conan seems.... realisitic for lack of a better word.
Conan focused on the individual adventures whereas LotR focused on the storyline that the characters happened to be involved with. In LotR the story was always building towards on epic conclusion and you felt the weight of it throughout the story. With Conan it was rarely obvious that he had a destiny other than survival and kicking butt.
Both are great reads, but for different reasons. This thread has actually given me new respect and apreciation for REH.
Thanks RC
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The Scarlet Citadel Part III: "The sword that slays the king cuts the cords of the e
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RC - Given your views on Howard's Conan, how would you define the sword and sorcery genre as a whole?
