tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post3630926411271426482..comments2024-03-19T05:48:34.142-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: Skulls in the StarsJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1708283179972755662012-09-12T18:07:24.847-04:002012-09-12T18:07:24.847-04:00Alright, then, I'll step up for Kane. The way...Alright, then, I'll step up for Kane. The way I have expressed it before is that while Conan is a complicated character (due to his history), Kane is a complex character (due to his psychology). He's got this fascinating relationship with God, as if he is always testing the idea of omnipotence and benevolence, throwing himself into this situations to see if the Supreme Being is actually All-Good. He's kind of a mirror-image of Kurtz in The Heart of Darkness, committing acts of goodness to see if God really exists.<br /><br />I find the Kane stories really quite fascinating.Matthew Slepinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3849413607835331182012-09-11T12:41:05.559-04:002012-09-11T12:41:05.559-04:00Mr. Ragan has expressed my sentiments exactly.Mr. Ragan has expressed my sentiments exactly.Mystic Scholarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15780391506210314002012-09-11T11:04:10.599-04:002012-09-11T11:04:10.599-04:00Solomon Kane (one of the models for the Witch Hunt...Solomon Kane (one of the models for the Witch Hunter career in WFRP, btw) isn't my favorite Howard character, but this story I enjoyed quite a bit, largely for the reasons you describe. In general, I liked the Kane stories set in Europe better than those set in Africa.Anthony Raganhttp://breeland.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70511835936203562392012-09-10T18:07:59.645-04:002012-09-10T18:07:59.645-04:00And yet I didn't care for the setting or Howar...And yet I didn't care for the setting or Howard's vision of the puritan traits possessed by Kane. I'm lucky enough to have the Del Rey collection of Howard's Kane stories but it is like reading fragments of good stories buried within a somewhat disagreeable setting and main character.Jason Zavodanoreply@blogger.com