Irene Torresi Torresi itibaren Bucinișu 237060, Rumanio itibaren Bucinișu 237060, Rumanio

An intriguing fantasy, lost world, adventure story although it does explore some important questions such as the importance of beauty and how much we are driven by ascetics. An interesting point of fact about this novel is it is in the first person POV, but not from that of the heroic, good looking protagonist, but rather from that of his grotesquely ugly, adopted father. He rears his adopted son until, in adulthood, he learns about his family legacy that dates back over two thousand years. They then go on a quest to deepest, darkest Africa to try and find out if there is any truth to the legend and whether "She-who-must-be-obeyed" lives on still with eternal youth, and irresistible beauty. In some ways it presents men in quite a poor light: (view spoiler) There weren't many scenes of action in the book but those there were were extremely well and engagingly written showing that he was a clear forerunner for writers such as Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard. I think I would definitely like to read more of his work, although I'm not sure what...