A Handful of Men

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Pub Date 11 Jul 2017 | Archive Date 25 Jul 2017

Description

The Aurora Award–winning author of the Man of His Word novels returns to the magical realm of Pandemia with this high fantasy series.

In these four epic novels of sword and sorcery, discord rages throughout the land of Pandemia and the rightful rulers fight an unjust imperor.
 
The Cutting Edge: For fifteen years, Queen Inos and King Rap have ruled Krasnegar peacefully, but now darkness encroaches. When a royal family grows tyrannical and armies wage war along the Impire’s borderlands, Rap ignores them—until he learns the Protocol, a treaty controlling the use of magic, is in danger of being destroyed.
 
Upland Outlaws: The mad dwarf, Xinixo, rules as the imperor, enchanting his subjects and enemies to believe he is Shandie, the rightful ruler. Wielding the combined power of all the sorcerers under his control, he destroys or enslaves any who oppose him. But his greatest enemies, King Rap and the true Shandie, will stop at nothing to end his reign.
 
The Stricken Field: The sorcerer Xinixo still rules the Impire, but King Rap and Shandie continue to resist his reign, enlisting the help of the remaining free sorcerers of the world to destroy him. Their chances of victory remain slim . . . until a young pixie girl decides to join their cause.
 
The Living God: The imposter Xinixo continues to rule as war wages in the Impire. The troll sorcerers have joined the resistance and Rap is rallying the elves to his cause. His wife, Queen Inos, and Shandie negotiate with gnomes while the sorcerers of Thume and the pixie girl secretly organize a resistance to Xinixo’s rule. But the odds are against them as the prophesied Longday draws nearer.
The Aurora Award–winning author of the Man of His Word novels returns to the magical realm of Pandemia with this high fantasy series.

In these four epic novels of sword and sorcery, discord rages...

Advance Praise

Praise for The Cutting Edge
“Deftly woven and set forth with a refreshingly unpretentious clarity and directness: imagine David Eddings rewritten by Kate Wilhelm. Grab this one.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
“Lively, ingenious, disarming fantasy set in a well-realized land . . . Duncan’s latest series opener promises an action-packed fantasy quest that should have wide appeal.” —Library Journal
 
Praise for Upland Outlaws
“Duncan plots a lively adventure with appealing protagonists capable of carrying the tale through the next two planned volumes.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Libraries needing good series fantasy are advised to consider this well-detailed adventure set in a uniquely imagined world.” —Library Journal
 
Praise for The Stricken Field
“Refreshingly lighthearted in the telling, and above-average overall.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
“Duncan’s tale is laden with gloom and premonitions of doom, but the reader is irresistibly drawn further into the lives, loves and travails of appealing—and unappealing—protagonists.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Duncan’s talent for storytelling grows with each tale he tells. Most fantasy collections will want this title.” —Library Journal
 
Praise for The Living God
“Duncan is an agreeable narrator: His plots add up and his characters have personalities.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
“Duncan’s latest deserves the same description as its predecessors: full of standard fantasy elements handled with thought and respect for the reader’s intelligence. It also deserves and is likely to receive the same favorable reception.” —Booklist
Praise for The Cutting Edge
“Deftly woven and set forth with a refreshingly unpretentious clarity and directness: imagine David Eddings rewritten by Kate Wilhelm. Grab this one.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
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