City of the beast, or, Warrior of Mars

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Michael Moorcock: City of the beast, or, Warrior of Mars (1979, Daw Books)

160 pages

English language

Published Nov. 9, 1979 by Daw Books.

OCLC Number:
5097758

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4 stars (1 review)

2 editions

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4 stars

Apparently Moorcock only took three days to write this book, and I can well believe it. I thought it was derivitive juvenile escapist tosh. I absolutely loved it.

It's an affectionate homage to one of my favorite books, "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I understand it was one of Moorcock's first books but he'd obviously learned all he needed to from reading Burroughs.

The text has a lovely old fashioned ring to it but flows beautifully. The action and adventure are great. The plot is daft and the characters are completely one dimensional. Exactly what I was looking for.

You won't find anything challenging in this book but it is great fun.