John P. Drummond
Auteur de Kinsmen of the Dragon
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Œuvres de John P. Drummond
Shock Treatment 6 exemplaires
Tigress of T'Wanbi 4 exemplaires
The Sword of Sheba 3 exemplaires
MOONFOAM AND SORCERIES 3 exemplaires
The Monster of Voodoo Isle 3 exemplaires
Nirvana of the Seven Voodoos 3 exemplaires
Blood Priestess of Vig'Na 2 exemplaires
Night fo the Wasuli Death 2 exemplaires
S.o.s. Aphrodite! 2 exemplaires
Mirage For Planet X 2 exemplaires
The Devil's Death Trap 2 exemplaires
Lost Priestess of the Nile 2 exemplaires
The Silver Witch 2 exemplaires
Monkey-Men of Loba-Gola 2 exemplaires
Caravan of Terror 2 exemplaires
Voodoo Slaves for the Devil's Daughter 2 exemplaires
The Temple of the Moon God 1 exemplaire
White Savage 1 exemplaire
Fang of the Python Princess 1 exemplaire
Ki-Gor: The Sword of Sheba 1 exemplaire
Lair of the Beast 1 exemplaire
Eyrie of the Golden Goddess 1 exemplaire
The Paradise That Time Forgot 1 exemplaire
SPHINX CHILD 1 exemplaire
Ki-Gor and the Cannibal Kingdom 1 exemplaire
The Pit Of Nympthons 1 exemplaire
Ki-Gor and the Forbidden Mountain 1 exemplaire
Ki-Gor and the Secret Legions of Simba 1 exemplaire
Suicide Command 1 exemplaire
Gama Is Thee! 1 exemplaire
Lady Into Hell-Cat 1 exemplaire
The Prison of the Stars 1 exemplaire
Cosmic Castaway 1 exemplaire
The Empire of Doom 1 exemplaire
Slave of the Jackel Priestess 1 exemplaire
Slaves For the Renegade Sultan 1 exemplaire
Cromba Has a Thousand Spears 1 exemplaire
Death Krall of the Elephants 1 exemplaire
Stalkers of the Dawn World 1 exemplaire
Cobra Queen of the Congo Legions 1 exemplaire
Land of the Lost Safaris 1 exemplaire
Huntress of the Hell Pack 1 exemplaire
The Golden Beasts of Zuli'Maen 1 exemplaire
Slave Brides For the Dawn Men 1 exemplaire
Safari For Black Ivory 1 exemplaire
Blood Gold of B'Tonga 1 exemplaire
Where Man-Beasts Prowl 1 exemplaire
Warrior Queen of Attila's Lost Legion 1 exemplaire
The Seven Silver Skulls of L'Gonda 1 exemplaire
The Golden Claws of Raa 1 exemplaire
The Diamond Fangs of M'Muba M'N 1 exemplaire
The Lost Beast of Ta-Tamba 1 exemplaire
Safari of the Serpent Slaves 1 exemplaire
The Mad Monster of Mu'ungu 1 exemplaire
The Beast Gods of Atlantis 1 exemplaire
Flame Priestess of Carthage 1 exemplaire
Silver Caverns of Molundu 1 exemplaire
White Cannibal 1 exemplaire
Ki-Gor and the Stolen Empire 1 exemplaire
The Cannibal Horde 1 exemplaire
Ki-Gor King of the Jungle 1 exemplaire
Ki-Gor and the Giant Gorilla Men 1 exemplaire
Death Seeks the Congo Treasure 1 exemplaire
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High Fantastic: Colorado's Fantasy, Dark Fantasy and Science Fiction (1995) — Contributeur — 6 exemplaires
Étiqueté
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- Nom légal
- Mullen, Stanley
- Autres noms
- Drummond, John Peter
- Sexe
- male
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 79
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 137
- Popularité
- #149,084
- Évaluation
- 3.0
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 11
The story is a mixture of science fiction and fantasy rather in the style of L Sprague De Camp although more carefully written and much more ambitious. It is a story about parallel worlds; that is a parallel world to our earth. An underground religious sect in London has formed around its leader (Franchard) who has strange powers, which seemed to be linked to radioactive material. Eric Joyce fresh from war time exploits is hired to look into the activities of the group. Through his investigations he comes across John Redwood who tells an extraordinary story of visiting another world, a very hostile environment, from which he has barely escaped. Redwood soon dies of radiation poisoning. The scientist believes that Redwood has somehow crossed a portal into a parallel world and that Franchard is from the other side and has evil intent on planet earth. It is not long before Joyce with his multi-millionaire friend and submarine owner Roger Grant are steaming out to the North Atlantic with a military team to find the portal.
The adventures in the alien world are bloody and relentless. Mullen does a good job in describing the circumstances and the world building is solid. His hero's do all the things that hero's are expected to do with never a moment of self doubt. There is plenty of excitement generated, although events do get a little repetitive. There is magic, there are many gun battles and mysterious adversaries; there is also a beautiful alien woman who flits between the two worlds luring men to their deaths or saving their souls, but there are no dragons. The plot line encompasses a full scale invasion of the earth and Arch-druids with super powers. Mullen packs many things into this novel, even linking it with Welsh druidic legends and stories told by Taliesin.
There are many good things in this fantasy novel, but it is aimed at an adolescent readership. As an adult I could still enjoy parts of it, but my interest wandered from time to time. Not a lost classic rather a summation of all the things you might expect to find in a fantasy novel of this period. If written more recently it could have stretched to at least four volumes. 3.5 stars.… (plus d'informations)