Ghor, Kin-Slayer: The Saga of Genseric's Fifth-Born Son [Paperback]

Marion Zimmer Bradley (Author), H. Warner Munn (Author), Ramsey Campbell (Author), Adrian Cole (Author), Frank Belknap Long (Author), Brian Lumley (Author), A. E. Van Vogt (Author), Darrell Schweitzer (Author), Manley Wade Wellman (Author), Richard A. Lupoff (Author), Andrew J. Offutt (Author), Charles Saunders (Author), Michael Moorcock (Author), Richard L. Tierney (Author), Joseph Payne Brennan (Author), Karl Edward Wagner (Author), Robert E. Howard (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Necronomicon Pr; 1 edition (August 1997)
• ISBN-10: 0940884917
• ISBN-13: 978-0940884915
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,258,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GHOR is the Cthulhu's Conan., September 24, 1998

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CaptHowdy (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghor, Kin-Slayer: The Saga of Genseric's Fifth-Born Son (Paperback)

Ghor is a nice blend of Conan and the Cthulhu Mythos together. Abandoned as a child because of a deformity, Ghor is adopted by a pack of wolves. Raised by them, he adopts the ways of the wolf, yet when he meets up with humanity joins them. Constantly struggling with his wolf upbringing and his human surroundings, Ghor becomes a mighty war hero wherever he goes.

This is an excellent adventure book that takes a Conan like hero and plots him against all sorts of evil (and good), including some Cthulhu creations as well.

Originally Ghor was an unfinished story by Conan creator Robert Howard. Upon finding this unfinished story, a magazine decided to finish it. What they did was have a different chapter every month written by a different top fantasy writer. It made the reading interesting.

While most of the chapters were great. Some were excellent. Unfortunately there were a couple chapters that I just wanted to get through to reach the next writers' chapter. Overall a really good read.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ghor, Kin-Slayer: The Saga of Genseric's Fifth-Born Son, August 19, 2000

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Osman Chowdhury (Dubai, Dubai United Arab Emirates) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghor, Kin-Slayer: The Saga of Genseric's Fifth-Born Son (Paperback)

I have been a fan of Mr Howard for nearly 12 years now, which in my opinion, makes me a bit of a connoisseur, and frankly this book was a bit of a disappointment. Undoubtedly the contributing writers are well-respected and immensely able but their writing lacked the Howardian flavour I have come to love. Ghor's sudden personality shifts are hard to follow and the various ideas in the story lack sufficient depth. This book is not the way Mr Howard would have written it. Nevertheless, this should be read because the original idea belonged to the great REH.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT BOOK, December 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ghor, Kin-Slayer: The Saga of Genseric's Fifth-Born Son (Paperback)

I WAS VERY SUPRISED ABOUT HOW WELL THIS STORY CAME OFF. THE VARIUOS WRITERS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN WRITING AN EXCITING BOOK THAT FLOWED SMOOTHLY. IT DID NOT COME OFF AS A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT BOOK FOR ROBERT E. HOWARD FANS, AND FANS OF FANTASY IN GENERAL.