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| Kull: Exile of Atlantis | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert E. Howard
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 16226
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0345490177
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780345490179
ASIN: 0345490177
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
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 Kull the Klassic! June 17, 2007
Howard's prototype of the Barbarian King. More brooding, more thoughtful, and stranger than Conan. But there's still plenty of Howard-action that jumps off the pages! Del Rey continues their excellent editing work combined with the usual load of extras. A great book for fantasy or Howard fans.
 The Great Atlantian Kull October 16, 2003
Kull is the last survivor of the Continent of Atlantis, and is an ancester of Conan, and has managed to take the thrown of Valusia. This stories are of varied quality. The best being "The Shadow Kingdom", where Kull is fighting the Serpent People. Also good is "By this Axe I Rule", about a conspiracy to murder King Kull. I really think that Kull could have been better if Howard had put more into it, but that's ok; the Conan stories are really well done and popular. Some of the stories are incomplete, and others are just dull. Not a bad book to have around, especially if your a Robert E. Howard fan, like me.
 kull or scooby doo February 21, 2002
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
some of these stories or so corny for example in the story Delcardes' cat kull invites a talking cat to live in the palace the cat's servant is throwing his voice into the cat to try to get kull to agree to Delcardes forbidden choise of husband. So Thusa doom the most powerfull necromancer in the history of the world is reduced tying up the cats servant and throwing his voice into the cat to lure kull into a deadly trap in the end thusa doom is unmasked in front of everyone, shakes him fist and escapes "i'll get you yet kull" so much for the power of necromancy, this story reads like a scooby doo cartoon this book is so corny it's kind of cool. Kull is worth a read but don't expect to much and don't pay alot of this book.
A promise of things to come... January 28, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As the title proclaims, this book contains the Kull stories, including the fragments, by Robert E. Howard. No DeCamp, Carter, or Drake; just pure Robert E. Howard!
Out of the 9 Kull stories in this book, only two appeared in print during Howard's lifetime. The Shadow Kingdom and The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune were both published in Weird Tales in 1929. The Shadow Kingdom is a lively, fast-moving tale, foreshadowing numerous Conan stories, on Kull's battle against the Serpent Men of Valusia. In contrast, The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune is a moody tale, much more akin to some of Lovecraft's horror stories. The other 7 stories are of variable quality. The Exile of Atlantis,reads more as a fragment than a complete story. Kull is only a bystander in the The Altar and the Scorpion. While some what predictable, Delcarde's Cat is a readable story. The appearance of Thulsa Doom in the story is done quite awkwardly though. Howard presents him in as a continual rival of Kull, but this was his first and only appearance in the Kull series. By This Axe I Rule, is quite readable compared to much of the sword and sorcery fiction published today, but is not Howard's best. The Striking of the Gong,is reminiscent of The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune, but instead of creating a sense of mystery, Howard only details and explains Kull's experiences. Swords of the Purple KingdomyEis similar to The Shadow Kingdom and By This Axe I Rule. While enjoyable, this volume is not Howard at his best. It is clear why some of these stories didn't get published in WEIRD TALES while REH was alive, particularly when you compare them to the Conan or Solomon Kane stories. Compared to a lot of the fantasy written today though, this is great stuff! So while I may only give it 3 stars out of 5, it is still worth the cover price.
Riveting fantasy - an absolute must! November 2, 2001
Howard, best known as the creator of the Hyborian world and the Conan character, in his teen years wrote the short novels reprinted on this volume. Those are in my opinion the very best he wrote, with their dreamlike quality and the metaphysic brooding transpiring from them, before the Author was forced to dumb them down to suit the tastes of pulp readers. "The House of Mirrors" - I think that's the title - is an all-time masterpiece of fantasy literature. The battle against the snake-men is an example on how a writer of genius can make a classic out of a mediocre plot.Highly recommended.
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