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[daniel]

is that woman on the horse liuba? what is she doing awake in daylight, as a vampire?

[deuce]

is that woman on the horse liuba? what is she doing awake in daylight, as a vampire?

What woman on what horse?

[Tex]

is that woman on the horse liuba? what is she doing awake in daylight, as a vampire?

What woman on what horse?

This woman on this horse

Queen of the Night.

Tex
(wishing it were a bigger pic)

Edited by Tex, 15 March 2011 - 05:45 AM.

[deuce]

is that woman on the horse liuba? what is she doing awake in daylight, as a vampire?

What woman on what horse?

This woman on this horse

Queen of the Night.

Tex
(wishing it were a bigger pic)

That's a horse? It looked like a thoat (or something) to me, so I wasn't sure what Daniel was talking about. Some reference to QotN would've been helpful.

[Tex]

That's a horse? It looked like a thoat (or something) to me, so I wasn't sure what Daniel was talking about. Some reference to QotN would've been helpful.

10-4 on the thoat. And it didn't help that we shifted to the third page on this topic with Daniel's post.

I'm putting the pic here for future reference.



Tex
(wondering what happened to the original art)

[thedarkman]

Well, finally finished this book, and man, it was awesome! I felt it was better than Road of Kings, and I also liked it a little more than Bloodstone. I have yet to read any of the other Kane tales, but I have them, and will see how they compare.Legion is the best pastiche I've read yet. It captures some of Howard's magic, but is very much in the dark, almost Gothic style of Wagner. Because of the grim nature of the Bran tales, Wagner was no doubt the best writer around to add new tales to the collection. I really hope, somehow, that Queen of the Night exists, and will be published someday! Further, I think it would be great for other authors to try their hands at a Bran tale, or Cormac, or El Borak. There are plenty of tales just waiting to be spun around these great characters, not just about a certain Cimmerian!

[emerald]

Well, finally finished this book, and man, it was awesome! I felt it was better than Road of Kings, and I also liked it a little more than Bloodstone. I have yet to read any of the other Kane tales, but I have them, and will see how they compare.

All of Wagner's Kane tales are good, and I like Bloodstone a lot, but my favorite collection is Night Winds, which has a couple unforgettable stories.
And, if you can find it without having to break into Yara's tower, Wagner's horror collection In a Lonely Place seems to me to be one of the finest collections of horror stories since the pulp era. Masterfully constructed and delivered tales that provide serious shivers down the spine.

Alas, if Queen of the Night was extant, even in a partial draft, I think we would have seen it by now.

[deuce]

Well, finally finished this book, and man, it was awesome! I felt it was better than Road of Kings, and I also liked it a little more than Bloodstone. I have yet to read any of the other Kane tales, but I have them, and will see how they compare.

All of Wagner's Kane tales are good, and I like Bloodstone a lot, but my favorite collection is Night Winds, which has a couple unforgettable stories.
And, if you can find it without having to break into Yara's tower, Wagner's horror collection In a Lonely Place seems to me to be one of the finest collections of horror stories since the pulp era. Masterfully constructed and delivered tales that provide serious shivers down the spine.

Alas, if Queen of the Night was extant, even in a partial draft, I think we would have seen it by now.

I agree on about all points, Emerald.

RoK, while not perfect, is still better than any but (perhaps) one of the Conan novels. Wagner is missed and won't easily be replaced. What sets him apart from "modern-day" writers (I include you with Karl, John), is a knowledge/appreciation of "pulp" writing. The fast pacing, the economy. Also, Wagner, was a scholar of the "pseudo-history" to be found within Howard's (and HPL's and CAS') tales. Without such, evoking a Howardian "feel:" is almost impossible. Ask Harry Turtledove.

[EJA]

Found this book years ago in a second-hand bookstore, was quite surprised to see it there. Was well worth the read though.

[Rockamobile]

Karl Edward Wagner was one hell of great writer. His Kane books are still among my favorite fantasy books. I was hooked from page one. Kane was different. He was absolutely not nice fellow. Manipulative and power hungry he never let anyone or anything stand in the way of Quest for Power and Knowledge. And thats why I like him so much. After I read the last book I went on to read Bran Mak Morn Legions of The Shadow ,Conan road of Kinds , Killer and the horror anthology In a Lonely Place. All terrific reads. Then I kept hoping that he would either resume writing Kane stories or give us a sequel his Bran Mak Morn novel or wrote another Conan novel . Then in 1994 The Elric anthology Elric Tales of The White Wolf came out and in it was was the story A Gothic Touch. Kane meeting Elric of Melnibone I Had hoped that maybe Kane might get to met some of the other incarnations of the Eternal Champion. In particular Erekose.

I was so happy but it was short lived. That was the last Kane story .

Edited by Rockamobile, 31 January 2012 - 03:12 AM.

[Rockamobile]

Well, finally finished this book, and man, it was awesome! I felt it was better than Road of Kings, and I also liked it a little more than Bloodstone. I have yet to read any of the other Kane tales, but I have them, and will see how they compare.Legion is the best pastiche I've read yet. It captures some of Howard's magic, but is very much in the dark, almost Gothic style of Wagner. Because of the grim nature of the Bran tales, Wagner was no doubt the best writer around to add new tales to the collection. I really hope, somehow, that Queen of the Night exists, and will be published someday! Further, I think it would be great for other authors to try their hands at a Bran tale, or Cormac, or El Borak. There are plenty of tales just waiting to be spun around these great characters, not just about a certain Cimmerian!

Your right he was the perfect choice to write Bran Mak Morn . I bet he could have have written a really good Kull Novel.

[TheBlueFlame]

I just got Legion from the Shadows from a used book store a couple of days ago and even though I've only gotten past the first chapter it already reads like some long lost Bran Mak Morn novel of Howard's. The only other thing I've read of Wagner's was that Kane short story of his in that recent Sword and Sorcery anthology. As soon as I'm done with Legion I may have to look into his Kane series.