Book description
A commission of five people, each with their own motives and agendas,
is dispatched on an interstellar visit to Pock's World to determine and
advise whether it should be destroyed. Dave Duncan, born in Scotland
in 1933, is a Canadian citizen. He received his diploma from Dundee High
School and got his college education at the University of Saint Andrews.
He moved to Canada in 1955, where he still lives with his wife. He has
three grown children and four grandchildren. He spent thirty years as a
petroleum geologist.
He has had dozens of fantasy and science fiction novels published,
among them A ROSE-RED CITY, MAGIC CASEMENT and THE REAVER ROAD, as well
as a highly praised historical novel, DAUGHTER OF TROY, published, for
commercial reasons, under the pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin. He also
published the "Longdirk" series of novels, DEMON SWORD, DEMON
KNIGHT and DEMON RIDER, under the name Ken Hood.
His website is DaveDuncan. com.
In the Fall of 2007, Duncan's 2006 novel, CHILDREN OF CHAOS, published
by Tor Books, was nominated for both the Prix Aurora Award and the
Endeavour Award.
