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Tales of the Horseclans

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The Horseclans series will hopefully live on as the classic extended trilogy. In all my reading over the years of extended trilogies, including Abbey, Hubbard, Anthony and Pournelle, has a writer been able to give such a rich tightly woven narrative. He has history that is consistent, and a timeline that moves forward and keeps the reader hooked.

I too wished that the story lines had been cleaned up, but alas, Mr. Adams has allegedly passed on. I say allegedly because I have not been able to find any definitive information. The most probable reason for no future releases or reprints is probably due to probate or rights of the descendents.

Good bye and thank you for all of the adventures with Milo, the Clan of the Cats and Bili the Axe.

I have the complete set of the Horseclans series. I was very dissapointed that it just ended with several plots left hanging. I have frequently checked book stores and the Internet for new releases. I have not even been able to find the fan sites that were up several years ago. The author actualy lived less than an hour from my home town. Of course I didn't know it then or could drive anyway.

It seens if their are only 18 books in the set + the one's not numbered I have the hole set. I injoyed reading the Houseclans, it was hard to put the books down. Wish there was more.

I have the first 15 of the 18 book series and am very disappointed that it's no longer in print. I had a difficult time just discovering the last 3. The other Robert Adams series (Castaways in time) was not nearly as enjoyable to me. I also enjoy Adams' "play on words" and the tenderness he shows to all people. The author does an excellent job of dealing with the hellishness of war and does not glamorize it in anyway. The only thing I might criticize is some of the sexual content--this is not a series for teens in my opinion.

Robert Adams' "Horseclans" series has been one of the greatest fantasy series I have ever come across. Even though the story takes place during post-Apocalyptic society, his use of words, such as "oliphaunts," gives the reader the allusion of a world that is starting over. What we see as common, is something brand new for these tribesmen. They are allies with the animals. And all have been trained and suited for war.

I have not been submerged in a story so deeply since Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings." Robert Adams takes ordinary people and items and makes them extrordinary. Where Tolkien created hobbits, dragons, and magic, Adams uses humans, animals, and nature.

My only regret with the Horseclan stories, is that now in the nineties, I cannot find the rest of Robert Adams' books to complete my collection