- Hardcover
- Publisher: Donald M Grant; Deluxe edition (June 1983)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0937986593
- ISBN-13: 978-0937986592
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 612 g
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The dustjacket notes expalin that this is the further adventures of Sir Hugh of Taranto, who first appeared in the novel "Durandal," written by Harold Lamb. "Durandal" is a series of three stories first published in seperate editions of Adventure Magazine, and then later published as a novel. (I've posted a review of "Durandal" on Amazon.com. Great book. Read it. You'll love it.)
But the problem with "Sea of the Ravens," is that it does not continue where "Durandal" ended. "Ravens" is part of "Durandal"--the middle part actually--just rebound and sold under a seperate cover. Maybe the publisher thinks this is a pretty funny little joke. But for [the cost], I am not laughing.
Do no buy this book. Buy and enjoy "Durandal," but avoid "The Sea of Ravens."
Before his days as a respected historian, though, he wrote pulse-pounding historic adventre fiction featuring complex plots and heroes with Odyssean wit. Robert E. Howard listed him as one of his favorite writers.
As another reviewer noted, this is the second portion of a trilogy (I've learned that the third part should come out in 2002) that begins with Grant's reprint of Durandal. All three stories were collected in the 30s under the title "Durandal," but as that volume is long out of print and the Donald M. Grant editions feature amazing artwork, purchasing the individual books one by one is definitely the way to go--so long as the third book is finally printed!
Let me second the wish of that reviewer from Jordan that someone reprint Lamb's Adventure fiction.