GALAXY Magazine called Kline "the only serious competitor of Edgar Rice Burroughs." If you have ever enjoyed Burroughs' Martian novels, don't miss THE SWORDSMAN OF MARS!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Swordsman of Mars (Classic Ace SF, D-516) (Mass Market Paperback)
I love ERB and REH and the like so when I read the blurb on this book, that the author was on a par with ERB I scoffed. I just didn't believe it. I don't know how many books I've read where the author was purported to be just that. The equal of Edgar Rice Burroughs! I guess it's become something of a challenge. To find an author I actually enjoy in that same genre, if not as well. But this was a very pleasant surprise. I finished in one session. Always interesting turns, nothing too melodramatic or expected. I really enjoyed it! And kept it! Usually I read them once and get rid of them! Right to the end there were unexpected little fillips. Lol, so I'm naive but it was good!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Swordsman Of Mars (Planet Stories Library) (Paperback)
I didn't find Kline as addictive as I did Burroughs. I couldn't put the John Carter books down until I had read the last page. Kline was a little more tedious. The book combines the female characters of ERB's Barsoom books with villains from his Moon Maid. He even uses the same bisyllabic, vaguely-Chinese names that Burroughs favored. Kline's Kamud is identical to ERB's Kazars. But Thorne is a lot more one-dimensional and less compelling than Carter; he doesn't go through any of the adjustments Carter did, such as learning the language, culture shock, or the comedic gravity adjustments. And the juvenile editing was annoying. The publisher obviously used a computer to spellcheck. There were several times when a word was spelled correctly, but was clearly the WRONG word, such as the "truck of a tree" (an actual example). For a paperback of this price, I would think they could have exercised much more care.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Martian Delight!,
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This review is from: The Swordsman Of Mars (Planet Stories Library) (Paperback)
I was actually shocked that it was so good. I enjoyed Harry Thorne and his exploits every bit as much as those of John Carter. Kline's mars is just as memorable, brutal and exciting. Fun read.
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