I had to keep going with Thongor. Partly, it's because of my obsessive completist tendencies (why I tried and failed to adher to a non-trilogy or series policy in the first place) but also because the later Thongors did get much more enjoyable. I particularly liked the pirate scenes in the last book and this one seemed to be all about pirates. It's the last Thongor book that Lin Carter wrote and this time the pirate city of Tarakus (which weirdly is right in the middle of Thongor's kingdom and they just let it ride all this time) has aligned itself with another escaped wizard who has harnessed another powerful magical/technological weapon from the eldritch past. The weapon is a ray that makes everybody murderously insane.
Lots of adventure and super-coincidental reunions as usual. There is a kick-ass princess in this one, who is a love interest but is constantly demonstrating to the dude how badass she actually is, so that was fun.
I note a significant slowdown from my torrid pace in the second half of this year. This is entirely due to a guy at my daughter's daycare giving me a free copy of Assassin's Creed: Origins a videogame that almost succeeded in taking over my entire life. This 50 books is no joke. Distractions can come from anywhere. Stay vigilant!
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