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Kane

Author: Karl Edward Wagner

One of the original anti-heroes in the fantasy genre; together with the Conan stories by Howard, Wagner's Kane helped shape (even start) the Sword and Sorcery genre.Kane is arguably one of the deepest, darkest antihero's in the genre. Don't let these books pass you by -- they may be classics but there are relevant even by 2014 writing standards.

Books in Kane Series (11)

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Best Anti-Hero Fantasy Books

Tired of fantasy where the hero is always noble and good and the perfect gentleman? Want a hero that's a bit of a dick, occasionally selfish or maybe even a complete amoral bad-ass? Then this list of the best fantasy... Read more

Other books by Karl Edward Wagner

Night Winds

Bloodstone

Kane

One of the original anti-heroes in the fantasy genre; together with the Conan stories by Howard, Wagner's Kane helped shape (even start) the Sword and Sorcery genre.Kane is arguably one... Read more

Dark Crusade

Death Angel's Shadow

Darkness Weaves

Midnight Sun

Welcome to the world of Kane, perhaps the most complex characters in early Sword and Sorcery pulp. Wagner with his Kane stores together with Howard's Conan helped shaped the Sword... Read more

Night Winds

Bloodstone

The Book Of Kane

Dark Crusade

Death Angel's Shadow

Elric: Tales Of The White Wolf

Gods In Darkness: The Complete Novels Of Kane

Kane is the original anti-hero, both a bloodthirsty warrior and a cunning intellectual, and in his stories he's more often than not one of the bad guys, but with a... Read more

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