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Thongor Of Lemuria
''Thongor of Lemuria'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Lin Carter, the second book of his Thongor series set on the mythical continent of Lemuria. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in 1966. The author afterwards revised and expanded the text, in which form it was reissued as ''Thongor and the Dragon City'', first published in paperback by Berkley Books in 1970. This retitled and revised edition became the standard edition for later reprintings. Plot and storyline To rescue Princess Sumia and save her city, barbarian adventurer Thongor of Valkarth challenges the vampire-king Xothun, who has ruled the lost city of Omm for a thousand years. Setting The Thongor series is Carter's premier entry in the sword & sorcery genre, representing a tribute to both the Conan series of Robert E. Howard and the Barsoom novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs. He pictures the lost continent of Lemuria as a prehistoric kingdom located in the Pacific Ocean during the Ice Age, where ...
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