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Bill Hiatt's avatar

Ah, this really takes me back! When I was young, I read all the Lankhmar books and loved them.

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The Man Behind the Screen's avatar

They’ve been an absolute joy for me so far. I’m excited to hop back in after I’ve finished reading and processing The Last of the Mohicans.

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David Alastair Hayden's avatar

I love Leiber’s work. I’ve read them all several times each.

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The Man Behind the Screen's avatar

I expect I’ll be joining you in that club over the next few years. He’s certainly earned his place as one of the forefathers of the genre.

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Perry Chalmers's avatar

Read and enjoyed all the books you mentioned in this article!

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Kailani B.'s avatar

I recently read this series and quite enjoyed it. One of my favorite stories is The Swords of Lankhmar, and some of the other ones feel like they'd fit in an Elder Scrolls game, which is pretty cool.

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K.M. Carroll's avatar

Well gee, I've been remiss in not reading these. Of all the books you've listed, I've only read John Carter, and enjoyed that very much.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Burroughs' first name was Edgar.

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The Man Behind the Screen's avatar

You saying that is all I need to know that I typed Edward. I was even thinking Edgar as I typed it, too. I need to have someone recheck the wiring in my brain, something's got to be plugged in wrong.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

It happens.

(Fafhrd and the Mouser always seemed to remind me of Rocky and Bullwinkle since they were both short/tall adventurer pairs).

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The Man Behind the Screen's avatar

I never thought of that but now I'm never going to be able not to see it haha!

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