The Outlaw of Torn [Hardcover]

Edgar Rice Burroughs (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: IndyPublish.com (January 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414226616
• ISBN-13: 978-1414226613
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Knights and Princesses, July 28, 2005

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Rachel N. Foster (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Outlaw of Torn (Hardcover)

Of course ERB is the expert on princesses in need of rescue, but knights and castles?

When I first approached this book, I was already an ERB fan. I had just finished the 1-12 Mars series, and was about to start the Venus series, and decided to read Outlaw of Torn because it was a stand alone one book adventure.

I was pleasently rewarded that he handled the times depicted in OoT well. I always attributed far out adventures of his to more of a science-fiction genre, but this book convinced me that this writer could handle it well enough even if it wasn't based on fantastic off planet adventures- (I didn't read the Tarzan books till later).

Anyway, not to give away too much, this story is gritty and includes the suicide of an unrequited lover, the evil of a child being kidnapped and trained to be the finest swordsman in the land so the villian could exact revenge and even a not so typical ERB ending- but I won't give it away.

These items are kinda dark for a ERB novel- usually my favorite ERB novels end with the protanganist- having going through adventure and battles many and deadly, getting the girl/princess in the end and winning the day.

So if you want something different from ERB, I recommend this novel!