John P. Drummond
Auteur van Kinsmen of the Dragon
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Werken van John P. Drummond
Shock Treatment 6 exemplaren
Tigress of T'Wanbi 4 exemplaren
The Sword of Sheba 3 exemplaren
MOONFOAM AND SORCERIES 3 exemplaren
The Monster of Voodoo Isle 3 exemplaren
Nirvana of the Seven Voodoos 3 exemplaren
Blood Priestess of Vig'Na 2 exemplaren
Night fo the Wasuli Death 2 exemplaren
S.o.s. Aphrodite! 2 exemplaren
Mirage For Planet X 2 exemplaren
The Devil's Death Trap 2 exemplaren
Lost Priestess of the Nile 2 exemplaren
The Silver Witch 2 exemplaren
Monkey-Men of Loba-Gola 2 exemplaren
Caravan of Terror 2 exemplaren
Voodoo Slaves for the Devil's Daughter 2 exemplaren
The Temple of the Moon God 1 exemplaar
White Savage 1 exemplaar
Fang of the Python Princess 1 exemplaar
Ki-Gor: The Sword of Sheba 1 exemplaar
Lair of the Beast 1 exemplaar
Eyrie of the Golden Goddess 1 exemplaar
The Paradise That Time Forgot 1 exemplaar
SPHINX CHILD 1 exemplaar
Ki-Gor and the Cannibal Kingdom 1 exemplaar
The Pit Of Nympthons 1 exemplaar
Ki-Gor and the Forbidden Mountain 1 exemplaar
Ki-Gor and the Secret Legions of Simba 1 exemplaar
Suicide Command 1 exemplaar
Gama Is Thee! 1 exemplaar
Lady Into Hell-Cat 1 exemplaar
The Prison of the Stars 1 exemplaar
Cosmic Castaway 1 exemplaar
The Empire of Doom 1 exemplaar
Slave of the Jackel Priestess 1 exemplaar
Slaves For the Renegade Sultan 1 exemplaar
Cromba Has a Thousand Spears 1 exemplaar
Death Krall of the Elephants 1 exemplaar
Stalkers of the Dawn World 1 exemplaar
Cobra Queen of the Congo Legions 1 exemplaar
Land of the Lost Safaris 1 exemplaar
Huntress of the Hell Pack 1 exemplaar
The Golden Beasts of Zuli'Maen 1 exemplaar
Slave Brides For the Dawn Men 1 exemplaar
Safari For Black Ivory 1 exemplaar
Blood Gold of B'Tonga 1 exemplaar
Where Man-Beasts Prowl 1 exemplaar
Warrior Queen of Attila's Lost Legion 1 exemplaar
The Seven Silver Skulls of L'Gonda 1 exemplaar
The Golden Claws of Raa 1 exemplaar
The Diamond Fangs of M'Muba M'N 1 exemplaar
The Lost Beast of Ta-Tamba 1 exemplaar
Safari of the Serpent Slaves 1 exemplaar
The Mad Monster of Mu'ungu 1 exemplaar
The Beast Gods of Atlantis 1 exemplaar
Flame Priestess of Carthage 1 exemplaar
Silver Caverns of Molundu 1 exemplaar
White Cannibal 1 exemplaar
Ki-Gor and the Stolen Empire 1 exemplaar
The Cannibal Horde 1 exemplaar
Ki-Gor King of the Jungle 1 exemplaar
Ki-Gor and the Giant Gorilla Men 1 exemplaar
Death Seeks the Congo Treasure 1 exemplaar
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High Fantastic: Colorado's Fantasy, Dark Fantasy and Science Fiction (1995) — Medewerker — 6 exemplaren
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Mullen, Stanley
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Drummond, John Peter
- Geslacht
- male
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Besprekingen
Prijzen
Misschien vindt je deze ook leuk
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- Werken
- 79
- Ook door
- 2
- Leden
- 137
- Populariteit
- #149,084
- Waardering
- 3.0
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 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.… (meer)