Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion returns in the form of Michael Kane, a brilliant Earthman stranded on the treacherous deserts of Ancient Mars! In this sweeping, epic sword-and-planet adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Kane and his blue giant companion Hool Haji must travel to the far reaches of the Red Planet to halt the hideous Green Death, an unstoppable disease that rots the mind as well as the body. From gorgeous Karnala, City of Green Mists, to the empty streets of tainted Cend-Amrid to the forgotten weird-science laboratories of the lost, highly advanced Yaksha culture, Masters of the Pit promises stunning locales, disgusting Martian creatures, and relentless action from the Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning creator of Elric of Melnibone!
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Early Moorcock Doesn't Impress
Mar 31 2005
By Chris Ward
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Written under a pen-name, this grade-C adventure SF takes place on Mars. It feels like a by-the-numbers imitation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars books-- though you may be amused by his references to other authors (their names are spelled backwards) in the first ten pages. Moorcock has written dozens of books worth reading-- this is at the bottom of the heap.
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I love the Michael Kane Stories
Sep 28 2011
By R. Daniels
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This trilogy, of which Masters of the Pit is the third book, are just fun reading. I have always like Burroughs John Carter series on old Mars. Moorcock's series which takes place on mars in the distant past is just awesome. If you like these types of sword and adventure stories then I recommend all of the Michael Moorcock Mars stories and the Planet Stories Series that have brought them back to print. To the publisher I have one word for you, Kindle.
Book 1 - City of the Beast
Book 2 - Lord of the Spiders
Book 3 - Masters of the Pit
Enjoy.
Book 1 - City of the Beast
Book 2 - Lord of the Spiders
Book 3 - Masters of the Pit
Enjoy.
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Jhaeman's Review
Sep 13 2010
By Jeremy
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Format:Paperback
Michael Moorcock's Masters of the Pit is the third and final book featuring modern-day American Michael Kane traveling to ancient Mars. It's very much in line with the first two books in the series, and by this point the cardboard nature of the characters and repetitive action scenes start to become quite noticeable. The plot is somewhat original, as a plague has affected a distant city in a strange way: its inhabitants decide to dehumanize themselves by acting as mechanically and unemotionless as possible. Kane, along with his reliable blue giant friend Hool Haji, sets off to find a cure by rummaging the abandoned technology of an ancient culture. It's all a competent but not particularly memorable mix of sword-and-sorcery fantasy with a little sci-fi. Keep a close eye fun in Chapter One, as Moorcock uses thinly-disguised character and location names to attack Analog magazine and some of the big names in the field.
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