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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
Indeed, each to their own. Personally I think Lustbader's early fantasy contained the same natural inspiration as Howard's Conan, and Lustbader was much better at maintaining that quality across a full novel than Howard.
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Well aside from two very different writers writing in different eras, I thought the few novels Howard did were pretty good. I expect they may have gotten even better, but tragically as most of us know and lament, his life ended way too soon.
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I think good prose is like a distinct vocalist. It's a bit like Harrison's Viriconium, but I dunno, I find Harrison seems to speak wonderfully, but says not much at the end.
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I like quite a bit of Harry Harrison, including his Viriconium novels, and especially his Eden series and The Stainless Steel Rat .... another great anti-hero.
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Anyway, each to their own.
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Indeed.