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baritsu6
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| Posted 12/28/2005 6:06 AM (GMT -5) |   | this novel written by stanley waterloo [ first serialized by argosy and reprinted in hardcover by doubleday] is quite interesting and covers the reincarnation angle quite well. the hero[ scar the link]lives through the times of prehistoric man , the phoenicians, germanic tribes and finally is a viking.he witnesses , is involved in many conflicts, sees many firsts[ inventions, discoveries] . the story is done quite well by a forgotten pulp master ab, the first man 2]armaggedeon 3] the long wind howls]---this is a defenite read for howard, london fans[ in fact ,the star rover and before adam by london a quite a " likeness" to waterloo's works [ much debated at the turn of the century!--hope this is of interest , readable hard cover copies of this book can be found on abes---ralph g.
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jonesha
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| Posted 12/29/2005 11:40 AM (GMT -5) | | Hey Ralph,
I've read some Waterloo before, Ab of the Stone Age, I think it was--pretty dense reading. Not without some strong parts, but I don't know that it would be of interest to anyone not studying literature of the period. How does this one stack up?
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baritsu6
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| Posted 12/29/2005 3:46 PM (GMT -5) | | howard, the writtings of the turn of century ---and the later pulp age do have quite a difference in them. many people that like the pulp era have a problem reading earlier works[ i do somewhat as well , for example , i do not like any of arnold's novels, although they were popular at their time] ---waterloo's works are like many of the times , the action comes but after a greater deal of dense reading [ as you suggest] , however i feel the value is there . this work is interesting because of thr reincarnation factor, the different stages of evolution of man, the many "firsts" of each racial group. it has action as a part of it's story but as a " part" not the same as reading an all-out action fantasy novel.many fans of fantasy fiction find this to be a problem with h.rider haggard [ whom i like quite a bit]----my suggestion is to read this story as a pioneer type in it's genre [ reincarnation and racial memory type] , you will find a pretty good tale, it has action not the swordfight every chapter type , but the life of a man through many racial types. by the way, i think howard refers to this story in 1923 , when he mentions a novel in which a man passes through different lives [ prehistoric,phoenician, pict,viking] , if i remember correctly , i think this was mentioned in one of the bran mak morn reprints.---if you found ab a little dense , maybe you might find this wanting , there are many cheap copies on abes of old hardcover editions, it is worth a try--ralph g.
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