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The previous reviewers were correct in noting that the book is derived heavily from "A Fistful of Dollars". Although it must be pointed out that "A Fistful of Dollars" was based on a 1961 B&W Kurosawa movie "Yojimbo" (The Bodyguard).

Back to the book, once you placed the storyline - there weren't any surprises but it was good seeing Conan in a somewhat more "brainy" role rather than relying on his physical prowess...

The reader from Kansas City is correct in seeing "A Fistful of Dollars" behind "Conan the Rogue." The joke is that "Fistful," like "Rogue," is inspired by "Red Harvest" -- a novel by the author of "The Maltese Falcon," Dashiell Hammett!

John Maddox Roberts does a very good job of smooshing at least two detective novels' plots into a new sword-and-sorcery story. He handles Conan himself well, too.

Since Tor doesn't mention Conan's actual creator, let's remember that Robert E. Howard was writing for the pulps at the same time as Hammett, which adds to Roberts's in-joke.

One of the other reviewers compared this book to "The Maltese Falcon" -- I'm thinking it's much closer to "A Fistful of Dollars." Anyone who thinks of Conan as a musclebound oaf should read this novel and watch Conan play the different elements of the town against each other. Part of the fun of the book for me was watching Conan maneuver people around, always to his advantage, along with all the signature Conan action. Highly, highly recommended.

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This is the third Conan novel I have read by this author and one of the strongest. Like the other two tales, this one involves a far reaching quest that takes Conan thru several different countries. Most of this story takes place in the Border Kingdoms and Cimmeria.

The author does a good job of depicting just how savage the Hyborean age is, and how cheap life was in that era. At the beginning of the book the author goes into detail on some very everyday things, such as Conan trying to buy a sword, which help the reader get a clearer idea of the world he lives in. Another nice touch is the reactions of the Cimmerians when he returns home. Conan is not viewed as a returning hero, but more as a man who was too soft to handle the Northern ways and had to go South. In many of the Conan stories people are just in awe of the bronze barbarian. This was a nice change of pace.

There's really two separtate stories here, the first where he fights in the Border Kingdoms and the second fulfilling his quest in Cimmeria. The Border Kingdom story is fast paced and action packed. Things slowed down a little in the Cimmeria story, but it was still very enjoyable. If the Mr. Roberts could have kept that level of quality up throughout the book I would have given it 5 stars. The last line of the book was vintage Conan!

Conan the Valorous is a refreshing read after some of the other Conan materiel that they've put out. It's got plenty of action, with humans, demons, gods, mages, you name it. It really gets into what life is like up in Cimmeria and the northern nations, and how those civilizations are organized. We get plenty of real Conan -- not terribly intelligent, but good in a fight and quick with his wits; not the 'detective' Conan which some authors have tried to pass off as the real thing. This is pure escapist reading, and it's better than most. It's definitely worth the few hours it will take you to read it.

I was in an airport a little over 10 years ago and saw Conan the Valorous on a book shelf. I was curious after seeing the movie and picked it up. I have read fifty or more conan books since than. I still think this is on of the best. I lent it to friend and it was lost. I would like to get another copy. I hope they will print more copies in the future

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This book is well-structured by system (e.g., fuel and exhaust, engine electrical) and features thousands of actual black and white photos from the cars as well as thousands of diagrams. I found the book invaluable when I owned a 1991 Honda Civic CRX; a must-have for Civic owners.

Haynes repair manuals are great! They are always detailed and have tons of pictures so you know what they are talking about!

After randomly picking this book up at my local public library (it looked like something I would like; I'm a history buff and I like mysteries), it took me all of three hourse to devour this book (that includes snack time. Can't read any good mystery without a snack to power your brain!). Decius, accompanied by his slave Hermes, attempt to aid Julius Caeser is his campaign against the Gauls/Germans/whoever else he wanted to wipe out. However, Caeser decides that the honest and outspoken Decius poses a problem with his First Spear, Titus Vinius. But when Titus is murdered--guess what? There just happens to be a proven mystery solver in the camp!
There's an interesting twist in the end that I didn't catch on to (I guess those chocolate chip cookies I had for my snack didn't help) that really surprised me. In any case, Decius has an amazing sense of humor that was what really kept me going through the book. His personality and motives show through when he decides to do something extremely stupid to help others. All in all, an extremely funny read.

SPQR is probably the most approachable Roman Republic mystery series because of its amused self-awareness (as Lindsay Davis is the author for the Roman Empire). Also, you do not HAVE to begin with volume 1 of this series, for there is not a lot of biographical reference, development, or aging from one to another...nor is the chronology all that clear in fact. Considerable Roman lore can be found in these stories, but it is worn lightly and contributes to the plots or atmosphere rather than irrupting as distracting digressions.

The sixth novel is very different in setting and atmosphere from the others. It is a fine inside story of service and intrigue in a Roman legion, far from Rome on the wild Swiss frontier at the start of Julius Caesar's famous Gallic War, c. 58 B.C. Our man, Senator and temporary under-officer Decius Caecilius Metellus, joins a legion--whose units, roles, organization, and rationale is cleverly made clear as the plot develops--but quickly runs afoul of a vicious First Spear, the unloved centurion of the title. Soon Decius is again involved in murders and treachery threatening Julius Caesar, and Decius is ordered by this most vividly dangerous of Romans to uncover the evil. We also learn of the nature of Gauls and ferocious Germans, and of Caesar's plans to dispose of them. Decius, too, struggles with a great historical question, how did Caesar become such a charismatic leader following such a mediocre start?

In this story we learn Decius is honest, and not just an upright man in a temptingly decadent Republic. He is saved from being an insufferable prig by a complete lack of righteousness (which may offend PC readers), his sardonic outlook, and self-awareness (the stories are all written in the first person as if with the historical benefit of old age). Within the strict confines of a legionary camp under threat of imminent attack there is less scope for his entertainingly sharp comments on the corruptions and contradictions of ancient Roman life. Likewise there's no place for his betrothed, Julia, one of the more interesting developments of earlier novels.

Here Roberts is better at avoiding the need for a final stand-up scene where someone finally spills all the beans. We can discover more of the wide-ranging conspiracy before the final confrontation, which here is not only surprising but manages to add a final twist. Roberts is the continuing victim of somewhat casual publishers: the ugly art, the same old incomplete map of Rome (here wholly irrelevant), an expanding glossary (also nearly unnecessary here), and never an historical note to help us distinguish between the real and the fictional events. The publishers have finally rendered correctly the "SPqR" quote that always appears on the title page.

There was a substantial gap in the writing time of the SPQR series and JMR returns with another installation that sees our erstwhile hero once more stepping outside Rome. In this case, he is heading to Gaul to serve under Caesar as military tribune in his confrontation with the Helvetii.
What follows is an enjoyable march through a legionary camp (JMR has clearly done some extensive research into the facts of a Roman army camp as the detail closely match historical findings) as the Primus Pilus Titius Vinius is murdered and the obvious suspects aren't so guilty to the eye of Decius.
This neatly sets the scene for him to investigate another murder that encompasses more than we intially are led to believe, but this time he is under pressure to find the guilty party before Caesar returns. With aplomb, he picks his way through the clues and deals with a variety of characters before the denouement that is as subtle as it is brilliant.
SPQR VI is an excellent addition to the series and is highly recommended.

Based on other reviews this might be the best Subaru manual but it is a very poor shop manual in general. They need to learn a few things from Bently shop manuals.

I bought a used legacy station wagon and found a peice of weather striping (top of rear window) not properly attached. So I bought the manual hoping it would help me fix it. The manual doesn't cover how to remove the weather stripping. I have since found out how to do this by inspecting the replacement part I purchased. In figuring out what to do, I learned that I need to remove the interior molding in the back of the car. Guess what, the manual doesn't tell you how the remove that either. In the world of car repair this falls somewhere between Simple and Intermediate in complication. Well with the realm of a home mechanic and well with in the scope of this book.

This is a shop manual and therefore should cover everything. In my search to find out how to repair the weather striping. I found that the manual states that it doesn't cover how to repair the 'perminent' windows (i.e. non moving windows) becuase the authors believe that repairing the window is to difficult for us readers. The part I need to repair is related to a 'perminent' window, but not part of the window, and therefore might be omitted for this reason, but I don't really know why.

If something my be very difficult they should have a note saying so but then contiue explaining how to do it. IMO they should not decide for me.

To my above reference to Bently manuals. They are a company that writes shop mauals for VW (my previous cars), Volvo and a few others, unfortunatly not Subaru. They are exellent manuals. They cover everything. Sometimes a little hard to find the info you want but it is there somewhere.

From what I can gather Subaru sells a shop manual. I shall look into getting that one inthe hopes it covers everything.

After having this and a Chilton's manual side by side, the Haynes book wins hands down. There is less ambiguity and more info, tips, tricks, and warnings. Diagrams are clearer. There's still room for improvement, but aside from experience, it seems to be the best option around for keeping yourself out of trouble. ;-)

I have found this book to be a great help in repairing and diagnosing my '97 Subaru Outback. Also, reading through this manual has allowed me to anticipate what I would be getting into before starting a project. This book is definately a great guide for the do-it-yourself Subaru fanatic.

Great starter book for van owner

pictures need more detail; the small parts are hard to identify for the novice mechanic.

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Decius Caecilius Metellus, scion of an old and noble Roman family, and a snooper with the best of them, is now a Senator. That only means he now can pry more easily into matters that bring him to the really dangerous attention of truly powerful opponents who are playing the lethal end game of the Roman Republic (c. 61 B.C). Here he comes up against the most powerful triumvirate Rome ever produced, but inexplicably he has the protective respect of Julius Caesar, one of its members. This story revolves around a sacred secret women's rite and why an up-and-coming popular rabblerouser, Clodius, would want to spy on it. As usual, from such a minor incident Decius gradually uncovers a colossal conspiracy against the Republic. I found it hard to keep track of the minor but crucial characters not only because they are numerous, but also because they frequently have similar names and certain of them are also busy changing those names during the action (practices explained in the highly useful end-glossary of the Latin terms Decius drops into the narrative).

One unique aspect of these Roman mystery stories is that they are purportedly narrated long after the events by Decius in his old age, thus allowing him amusing and droll comments (in the manner of Suetonius) benefiting from historical perspective. Roberts has a light touch on otherwise grim happenings, many of which he is not making up. His use of Caeasar's famous quote about how his wife must be above supicion is deliciously ironic. I'd guess the more one knows of classical history the more fun is this genre of mystery novels (cf. McCullough's biographical use of Caesar, Saylor's use of Cicero's law cases). The current St. Martin series has a much nicer presentation than the original Avon pulps, but has no more "Roman" an appearance (e.g., no Roman numerals). A useful map is included although its central parts disappear into the book's gutter. Incidentally, a computer mystery game titled "S.P.Q.R." was published in 1996 (has an amazing virtual Rome and gameplay a la MYST I, but is unrelated to the Roberts stories).

I like the Decius metellus stories. I recommend as well books by Steven Saylor. There are based in the same time of history.

The Metellus stories are always enjoyable "on the bus" reading. I enjoyed this book particularly because of Decius irreverent attitude toward Julius Caesar. My only frustration is that there are several Decius Metellus short stories scattered about and I don't know where most of them are. I think I've seen one or two in anthologies called "Historical Whodunnits" and "Historical Detectives" and "Crime Through Time". I hope someday they will be gathered into a volume of their own.