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It seems to me that almost anything by Edgar Rice Burroughs could probably fit in here.
A quick random scan found the following near the end of "The Return of Tarzan": Quote:
Discard your PC inclinations, turn off your credibility sensor, and push away your desire for subtlety. Take a deep breath of credulity and dive in. Last edited by gmw; 01-17-2014 at 12:12 AM. Reason: Typo. |
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I had those calendars also. I sold them on eBay when the LOTR films came out. |
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Anyone read Greyfax Grimwald by Niel Hancock. It was the first book of the Circle of Light. I don't remember much about it, but I remember thinking it was awful. I found it soon after I first read LOTR when therer really wasn't much contemporary fantasy to choose from.
Edit: It seems to be back in print, for the kindle at least. Last edited by BenG; 01-17-2014 at 12:13 AM. |
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Deathlands, it is like crack I have read 51
endworld, GAH I have read them all. applesauce |
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I had all of these at one time, buying them when they came out. Unfortunately (fortunately?), I never read them. Are they really that awful? Do they really stink like a skunk trapped under a house? |
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01-17-2014, 08:08 AM | #21 |
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I can't give any titles - my grey cells refuse to retain any details if it reaches a level of dreadfulness sufficient to make me wish I'd never started it ........
Bit like terrible expensive restaurant meals that you've had to pay for ........ |
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Any of the books from the Richard Blade series.
This series spanned the 1970's and were written by a collection of authors under the pseudonym "Jeffrey Lord." Part James Bond, part Conan the Barbarian, all guilty pleasure. I found one of these in a used bookstore, read it, and began a search for the rest. A terrible, sexist, horrible, wonderful, can't-put-them-down, don't-want-to-pick-them-back-up type of read if there ever was one. Here is the cover form the debut issue The Bronze Axe: And a quote from same issue: Quote:
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01-17-2014, 09:59 AM | #23 |
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"squeegeed water from his eyes"!
My potential read list is exploding at the seams already. |
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Ah, yes, those Richard Blade series - a strange bastardization of genres.
I see these all the time, all over the place. But I have yet to see one in an outhouse. |
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I remember the Blade books though I never read any. There were also editions with racier covers.
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Oooh, my library has book number two from the Blade series. It might be going onto my pile.
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Actually, the GOR books by John Norman is probably yet another series that belongs in this list. |
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Unreadable! (In my opinion.) However, the first 4 books (some would argue only the first 3 books) were OK. |
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