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| Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 02:15 am |
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Captain Crow
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Lately I've been re-reading his John Carter of Mars stories. I had forgotten how much I truly enjoyed these simple tales of pure adventure.
Any other fans here?
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| Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 02:36 am |
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izzy
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Gosh, I read those so many years ago that I had forgotten about them. My brother had the collection. He and I would each get a book and sit all evening reading. We would finish our books about the same time, then exchange books and keep on reading. I can't even recall how many evenings and books my brother and I would just sit down and read. He was a sci-fi fan so I read a lot of that gendre. Wow, this brings back memories! Unfortunately I don't remember much specifically about the John Carter of Mars series, but thanks for bringing back the memories of reading them.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 06:26 pm |
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Captain Crow
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Isn't it amazing that stories written as far back as 1912 can remain vital and entertaining even today? I'm finishing the first 3 volumes and soon I will begin a quest to find the rest.
I haven't read these stories since I was a teenager in the 70s-80s so it's been taking me back as well. Robert E. Howard, Kenneth Robeson, and Michael Moorcock's works also filled many a long rainy afternoon. Good fiction is truly timeless.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 06:38 pm |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 08:57 pm |
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izzy
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Defender, you are a character! But you have a good point. What are your top three or so 'fictional' autobiographies? I think one of my favorite autobiographical works is West with the Night by Beryl Markham. I think this book is fairly accurate, but if I recall she got into a little trouble by pilferring some stories from others later in her writing career. So who knows how accurate West with the Night is.
Captain Crow, Yes, every now and then I pull an old favorite off the shelf. I think I read the John Carter of Mars series in the early 1960's. I have thinned out my teenage collection to just a few books. My favorite authors of that sci-fi/fantasy genre are C.S. Lewis, Ursula LeGuin, Peter S. Beagle, T.H. White, Tolkein..... In the 1980's I read extensively about the study of comparative mythology. I still have over 125 titles on my shelves, including nearly all 30 of Joseph Campbell's books. Do you still have an extensive collection of sci-fi books?
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| Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 09:40 pm |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 11:21 pm |
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izzy
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!LOL! I can't wait to read "Why I Brought My Gatling Guns to Little Bighorn" and "My Long Political Career".
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| Posted: Mon Aug 4th, 2008 03:18 am |
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Captain Crow
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My collection is pretty small these days izzy. A few Arthur C. Clark books (the Rama series), all of the original Robert E. Howard Conan collections(Frazetta covers), some Kenneth Robeson Doc Savage-Avenger books, a handful of Michael Moorcock's eternal champion series (Elric and Corum), Fred Saberhagen's Berserker novels, and of course a few of Edgar Rice Burroughs works. Other than that it's all history and Horror novels.
Probably around 400 books total.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 4th, 2008 12:18 pm |
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izzy
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I loved the Conan series. I liked the first Conan movie too.
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Captain Crow
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yep Conan was my first venture into the science-fantasy/ sword and sorcery genres. I agree about the first movie...second one...ehhhh.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15th, 2008 06:44 pm |
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