BOOK REVIEW
Red Sonja
Red Sonja is a comics character initially created as a supporting character of Conan the Barbarian, taking inspiration from different Sword and Sorcery female characters developed by R. E. Howard (REH). Red Sonja was very popular in comics in 70s and 80s, when most of the significant literature was produced.
This book is however a complete re-invention and keeps very little of the original Red Sonja and her REH placement, following a similar version of the character introduced by the same author in comics years ago (and now discontinued). This story attempts to re-write Red Sonja backstory and transforms the character in a cliché, featuring as a 'parody' of the original.
While this book feature a mediocre fantasy story with a female as protagonist, I cannot endorse it as a Red Sonja story to anyone who want to discover (or is a fan) of the authentic character. My opinion is that works like this are damaging Red Sonja, by altering the nature of the character without any rational reason.