Gwangi

Almuric is a "planetary romance" by Robert E. Howard in which the main character, Esau Cairn, is transported from Earth to another world where he fights apelike humans, winged demons, and other monsters.

This story was serialized after Howard's death and, frankly, it's not good. I question whether he really wrote it or whether someone else played ghostwriter with his notes. The plot is thin and filled with freakish (and convenient) coincidences. Some good elements are present, but without Howard's usual rich treatment. Unfortunately, while I love Howard's Conan and Kull stories, I can't recommend this one.

P.S. The name of the planet is repeatedly omitted and there are a couple of small typos.

I read this on my Palm Pilot m500 ages ago. Imagine the love child of H. P. Lovecraft and Lester Dent (a hybrid of ghoulish weird horror and straight up action). If you are imagining this strange and wondrous creature right now and drooling over the possibilities, I am going to direct you to lower your expectations slightly. By including elements of both the weird and the action tale, each gets watered down slightly. Still, Merritt throws lots of cool imagination into this book and I think anyone who likes weird tales, science fiction, or just a vintage ripping yarn will enjoy this title.