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Post by themirrorthief on Aug 14, 2018 22:26:36 GMT -5
I like to read dystopian tales like Fahrenheit 4, 1984, etc. Then when I was thinking about those works it hit me that Red Nails is a story about two very dystopian type societies...if they could be considered separate of one another. All of the signs are there, paranoia, dysfunction, psychotic behavior, maladjustment, etc. Wondering what anyone else might think?
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Post by Char-Vell on Aug 15, 2018 8:17:41 GMT -5
I think it could be categorized as such.
Dystopia would be a tertiary theme.
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Post by themirrorthief on Aug 15, 2018 14:08:11 GMT -5
it kinda bugs me that Howard killed all those fine folks off...I would have loved another tale with that same setting
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Post by johnnypt on Aug 15, 2018 14:20:26 GMT -5
A dystopian past...hmm...
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Post by johnnypt on Aug 15, 2018 14:25:23 GMT -5
it kinda bugs me that Howard killed all those fine folks off...I would have loved another tale with that same setting Well to paraphrase Patton, it appears Conan doesn't like to pay for the same real estate twice. Once he takes care of a problem, it's taken care of, no need to go back for more. Apart from the capital of Aquilonia (call it what you will), the closest we get to the same locale for two different stories is the Pictish wilderness in Black River and Black Stranger. Heck even the two Vilayet stories take place in different parts of the sea. |
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Post by Char-Vell on Aug 15, 2018 14:33:17 GMT -5
it kinda bugs me that Howard killed all those fine folks off...I would have loved another tale with that same setting That's really the only way that story could have ended.
However, some poor schmoes may have stumbled on Xuchotl later, and delved into the catacombs beneath...
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Post by themirrorthief on Aug 15, 2018 18:32:24 GMT -5
my memory is getting a bit soggy but I think maybe Gods of the Mountain by Roland Green sorta picks up where Red Nails ends? I enjoyed that book for the most part but Conan seemed more of a bystander than anything else while Valeria was the central character...but it was a decent read Green isnt considered a very good Conan pastiche writer but God of the Mountain was Ok and I read one other that was a solid read tho I cant recall the name of it. I tried a couple others that were stinkers though...He wrote good stuff back in the day that wasnt Conan
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Post by themirrorthief on Aug 15, 2018 19:12:12 GMT -5
I think we are agreed here, its a classic tale of dystopian society...thats my opinion and Im sticking wid it
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