I've been on a bit of a Lin Carter binge of late, catching up with some of the author's fantasy series that had previously eluded me. I'm currently reading his five-volume "Green Star" sword & planet cycle (and will probably write something about those books over on my Perils On Planet X blog), but I also recently purchased the initial three books in his Prince Zarkon, Lord Of The Unknown, series.... which I intend to read next.
The Zarkon books are Carter's take on the Lester Dent "Doc Savage" school of adventure pulp fiction, and I look forward to reading them once I finish with the "Green Star" novels. I specifically sought out the original printings because I thought artist Don Maitz's cover paintings on those paperbacks were especially cool. See if you agree....
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Carter's Green Star books were my favorites of his.
Been reading the Green Star series (just wrapping up volume 3). It's an entertaining read, and I can see why many of Carter's fans favor it, but I've got to admit that as a sword & planet series, I prefer the Callisto books.
Were these the only three books in the series?
No, there were two more published about a decade later: "The Earth Shaker" and "Horror Wears Blue."
I wanted to read the original trilogy first before buying those later sequels. (Besides, they didn't have Don Maitz cover paintings.)
I have The Nemesis of Evil and The Volcano Ogre with the Maitz covers. I've read the first one and it was pretty good. I'm also a big Doc Savage fan so...
Did you ever read Doc Sidhe by Aaron Allston?
"Did you ever read Doc Sidhe by Aaron Allston?"
Yeah. I have a copy and read it a few years back. Don't really remember much of it, though.
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