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Title: Conan the Rogue by John Maddox Roberts ISBN: 0-8125-2141-2 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: January, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Worth the time
Comment: The previous reviewers were correct in noting that the book is derived heavily from "A Fistful of Dollars". Although it must be pointed out that "A Fistful of Dollars" was based on a 1961 B&W Kurosawa movie "Yojimbo" (The Bodyguard).
Back to the book, once you placed the storyline - there weren't any surprises but it was good seeing Conan in a somewhat more "brainy" role rather than relying on his physical prowess...
Rating: 5
Summary: Not Just the Maltese Falcon
Comment: The reader from Kansas City is correct in seeing "A Fistful of Dollars" behind "Conan the Rogue." The joke is that "Fistful," like "Rogue," is inspired by "Red Harvest" -- a novel by the author of "The Maltese Falcon," Dashiell Hammett!
John Maddox Roberts does a very good job of smooshing at least two detective novels' plots into a new sword-and-sorcery story. He handles Conan himself well, too.
Since Tor doesn't mention Conan's actual creator, let's remember that Robert E. Howard was writing for the pulps at the same time as Hammett, which adds to Roberts's in-joke.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Fistful of Coins...
Comment: One of the other reviewers compared this book to "The Maltese Falcon" -- I'm thinking it's much closer to "A Fistful of Dollars." Anyone who thinks of Conan as a musclebound oaf should read this novel and watch Conan play the different elements of the town against each other. Part of the fun of the book for me was watching Conan maneuver people around, always to his advantage, along with all the signature Conan action. Highly, highly recommended.
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Title: Conan the Raider by Leonard Carpenter, Leona Carpenter ISBN: 0812542622 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: September, 1987 List Price(USD): $3.50 |
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Title: Conan and the Amazon by John Maddox Roberts ISBN: 0812524934 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Conan the Champion by John Maddox Roberts ISBN: 0812542606 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: April, 1987 List Price(USD): $3.50 |
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Title: Conan the Outcast by Leonard Carpenter ISBN: 0812509285 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Conan the Formidable by Steve Perry ISBN: 0812513770 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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