John P. Drummond
Autor de Kinsmen of the Dragon
Sobre El Autor
Obras de John P. Drummond
Shock Treatment 6 copias
Tigress of T'Wanbi 4 copias
The Sword of Sheba 3 copias
MOONFOAM AND SORCERIES 3 copias
The Monster of Voodoo Isle 3 copias
Nirvana of the Seven Voodoos 3 copias
Blood Priestess of Vig'Na 2 copias
Night fo the Wasuli Death 2 copias
S.o.s. Aphrodite! 2 copias
Mirage For Planet X 2 copias
The Devil's Death Trap 2 copias
Lost Priestess of the Nile 2 copias
The Silver Witch 2 copias
Monkey-Men of Loba-Gola 2 copias
Caravan of Terror 2 copias
The Temple of the Moon God 1 copia
White Savage 1 copia
Fang of the Python Princess 1 copia
Ki-Gor: The Sword of Sheba 1 copia
Lair of the Beast 1 copia
Eyrie of the Golden Goddess 1 copia
The Paradise That Time Forgot 1 copia
SPHINX CHILD 1 copia
Ki-Gor and the Cannibal Kingdom 1 copia
The Pit Of Nympthons 1 copia
Suicide Command 1 copia
Gama Is Thee! 1 copia
Lady Into Hell-Cat 1 copia
The Prison of the Stars 1 copia
Cosmic Castaway 1 copia
The Empire of Doom 1 copia
Slave of the Jackel Priestess 1 copia
Slaves For the Renegade Sultan 1 copia
Cromba Has a Thousand Spears 1 copia
Death Krall of the Elephants 1 copia
Stalkers of the Dawn World 1 copia
Cobra Queen of the Congo Legions 1 copia
Land of the Lost Safaris 1 copia
Huntress of the Hell Pack 1 copia
The Golden Beasts of Zuli'Maen 1 copia
Slave Brides For the Dawn Men 1 copia
Safari For Black Ivory 1 copia
Blood Gold of B'Tonga 1 copia
Where Man-Beasts Prowl 1 copia
The Golden Claws of Raa 1 copia
The Diamond Fangs of M'Muba M'N 1 copia
The Lost Beast of Ta-Tamba 1 copia
Safari of the Serpent Slaves 1 copia
The Mad Monster of Mu'ungu 1 copia
The Beast Gods of Atlantis 1 copia
Flame Priestess of Carthage 1 copia
Silver Caverns of Molundu 1 copia
White Cannibal 1 copia
Ki-Gor and the Stolen Empire 1 copia
The Cannibal Horde 1 copia
Ki-Gor King of the Jungle 1 copia
Ki-Gor and the Giant Gorilla Men 1 copia
Death Seeks the Congo Treasure 1 copia
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High Fantastic: Colorado's Fantasy, Dark Fantasy and Science Fiction (1995) — Contribuidor — 6 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Mullen, Stanley
- Otros nombres
- Drummond, John Peter
- Género
- male
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 79
- También por
- 2
- Miembros
- 137
- Popularidad
- #149,084
- Valoración
- 3.0
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 11
The story is a mixture of science fiction and fantasy rather in the style of L Sprague De Camp although more carefully written and much more ambitious. It is a story about parallel worlds; that is a parallel world to our earth. An underground religious sect in London has formed around its leader (Franchard) who has strange powers, which seemed to be linked to radioactive material. Eric Joyce fresh from war time exploits is hired to look into the activities of the group. Through his investigations he comes across John Redwood who tells an extraordinary story of visiting another world, a very hostile environment, from which he has barely escaped. Redwood soon dies of radiation poisoning. The scientist believes that Redwood has somehow crossed a portal into a parallel world and that Franchard is from the other side and has evil intent on planet earth. It is not long before Joyce with his multi-millionaire friend and submarine owner Roger Grant are steaming out to the North Atlantic with a military team to find the portal.
The adventures in the alien world are bloody and relentless. Mullen does a good job in describing the circumstances and the world building is solid. His hero's do all the things that hero's are expected to do with never a moment of self doubt. There is plenty of excitement generated, although events do get a little repetitive. There is magic, there are many gun battles and mysterious adversaries; there is also a beautiful alien woman who flits between the two worlds luring men to their deaths or saving their souls, but there are no dragons. The plot line encompasses a full scale invasion of the earth and Arch-druids with super powers. Mullen packs many things into this novel, even linking it with Welsh druidic legends and stories told by Taliesin.
There are many good things in this fantasy novel, but it is aimed at an adolescent readership. As an adult I could still enjoy parts of it, but my interest wandered from time to time. Not a lost classic rather a summation of all the things you might expect to find in a fantasy novel of this period. If written more recently it could have stretched to at least four volumes. 3.5 stars.… (más)