tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post2249738548495896460..comments2024-03-28T09:24:58.391-04:00Comments on Stuff I Like: A Blog: It'll Make Your Nape-Hairs Standup - "Young Thongor" by Lin Carter (with Robert M. Price tagging along)The Wasphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-61903591778809470172013-03-01T21:26:06.564-05:002013-03-01T21:26:06.564-05:00 My favorites are probably the Callisto novels, ... My favorites are probably the Callisto novels, especially the first, Jandar of Callisto, and the sixth, Lankar of Callisto. I liked Lankar so much that I wrote a sequel to it, Secret Masters of Callisto, which is online at ERBzine.<br /> After those, the six Thongor shorts and the novel Kellory the Warlock, which is about as original a book as Lin ever wrote. Charles R. Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265387377510655973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-60166062661107587372013-03-01T19:33:45.890-05:002013-03-01T19:33:45.890-05:00Absolutely. They're perfectly acceptable fill...Absolutely. They're perfectly acceptable filler until the next KEW or Charles Saunders comes around. <br /><br />Do you have any particular Carter favorites?The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-56462577912136339142013-03-01T19:28:03.341-05:002013-03-01T19:28:03.341-05:00Carter could write pretty well when he took the ti... Carter could write pretty well when he took the time to do it. I'm a huge fan of his, but even I will admit that he perhaps hacked out too much stuff. But when he slowed down he could turn out some decent fiction. I agree that the Thongor short stories are considerably better than the novels. One of the biggest problems with characters like Thongor, John Jakes' Brak, and Gardner Fox's Kothar, is that they were designed to be copies of Conan and thus never went much beyond that. Thus they seem pale shadows with little individuality and no characterization. Just Conan stand-ins. Far better to produce an Elric, a Kane, or a Druss, characters who have Conan-ish adventures but stand on their own as original creations. Charles R. Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265387377510655973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-1911825074614166882013-02-28T23:17:36.410-05:002013-02-28T23:17:36.410-05:00I haven't, unfortunately. I should get my han...I haven't, unfortunately. I should get my hands on a copy, though--Hannes Bok had a truly inspiring imagination.Michalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198881279554204600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-83869736142885317402013-02-28T22:58:29.188-05:002013-02-28T22:58:29.188-05:00Amen, to both of you. His editorial merits are as...Amen, to both of you. His editorial merits are astounding. Between the Ballantine Adult Series and Flashing Swords! a reader can get about as good a grounding in the depth and breadth of fantasy as possible. <br /><br />Michal - I really need to read The Sorcerer's Ship. Have you read Beyond the Golden Stair as well? If so is it good?The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-19477534465816330952013-02-28T22:41:09.649-05:002013-02-28T22:41:09.649-05:00As Michal points out, we have Carter to thank for ...As Michal points out, we have Carter to thank for the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, which covers a multitude of sins. I've not read any of his fiction, so I can't intelligently comment on him as a writer. But as an editor, few have come close to matching his achievements.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-88545922713787222932013-02-28T22:21:37.005-05:002013-02-28T22:21:37.005-05:00Lin Carter edited the Ballantine Adult Fantasy ser...Lin Carter edited the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, and for that I'm incredibly thankful. Without his involvement, <i>The Sorcerer's Ship</i> might never have been republished.Michalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198881279554204600noreply@blogger.com