Gorias La Gaul, a
barbarian’s barbarian, is back and as I
said in my
review of Thrall and Overkill
, he would kick Conan’s butt. If you are
looking for traditional heroes you may want to look elsewhere. Those sentences prefaced several of my Goria
La Gaul book reviews. This book has
Gorias being interviewed by Jessica, a young scholar.
I repeat from previous
reviews, Gorias is a protagonist that I can identify with in many aspects. Pragmatic beyond reason, he is accepting of his age and doesn’t let it
stop him from doing what he wants to do.
His ruthlessness is deplorable but it is highly effective. In this book, Gorias clearly demonstrates his
love (obcession) with family. He has surprising
skewed soft spots that pop up with frequency.
He is a much, much larger than life character. That is what makes him so entertaining.
This book ties together
multiple stories together in the context of Jessica interviewing Gorias. Jessica is never dewy eyed but by the end of
the book, she has had her stomached turned several times. This is classic Gorias La Gaul.
I highly recommend the book.
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This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
Cool. I love these books.
ReplyDeleteGorias kicks butt with no apologies. Thanks for the comment.
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