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Bezig met laden... Mention My Name in Atlantis (1972)door John Jakes
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. It is what it is ( ) Mention My Name in Atlantis is a short novel cast as a first-person narrative about the destruction of the ancient island city-state from the perspective of Hoptor the Vintner, an accomplished pander and blackmailer. It does not in any way take itself seriously. Although there is no supernatural magic in the book, its place is supplied by the super-science of visiting extra-terrestrial humanoids from the world of Zorop. The sword-and-sorcery genre is also invoked through the key supporting character of Conax the Chimerical, an evident spoof of Robert E. Howard's Conan. As a fantasy, Mention My Name in Atlantis is certainly negligible. As a comedy, it won more wry smiles than actual laughs from me. I received a free kindle copy of Mention My Name in Atlantis by John Jakes, published by Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. I gave this farcical tale of Hoptor the Vintner three stars. There were funny parts but overall there were too many references to 'thews' & I found that distracting.
I received a free kindle copy of Mention My Name in Atlantis by John Jakes, published by Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. I gave this farcical tale of Hoptor the Vintner three stars. There were funny parts but overall there were too many references to 'thews' & I found that distracting. Link to purchase: http://www.amazon.com/Mention-Name-At...
A courtesan for hire, a brainless hunk, and alien invaders combine to bring about ancient history's most momentous catastrophe in John Jakes's hilarious take on the fall of Atlantis For centuries the mystery of the lost continent of Atlantis has intrigued mortals everywhere. Who lost it? Where did it go? At last the truth is out--or at least the truth according to Hoptor the Vintner, respectable Atlantean wine merchant and not-so-respectable pimp. According to Hoptor, the blame for Atlantis's destruction can be placed squarely on the incredibly broad shoulders of Conax the Chimerical, a none-too-bright, broadsword-wielding barbarian chieftain. Conax washed ashore just as Atlantis's ruler was losing his health and his grip on the kingdom, creating chaos throughout the island. Now things were really about to go south. All of a sudden Hoptor had a lot more to worry about than how to silence the unrelenting nagging of Aphrodisia, the beautiful, strident prostitute he had promised to marry in a moment of weakness. Now the ever-resourceful, vino-loving procurer of female flesh was being called on to possibly save the world as well as his own skin--which would prove to be no small feat, with Conax mucking up everything he touched in his inimitable fashion. And then there were those strange golden discs flying high above everybody's heads . . . Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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