Book description
Omar often gets into trouble as a result of his role as the world's
greatest storyteller. The wrong tale at the wrong time told to the wrong
audience can prove fatal. A slighted innkeeper threatens to kill Omar by
tossing him out into the vicious storm that rages just outside the door
of the inn. But this time, for a change, Omar also has the chance to
redeem himself by using his gift. If Omar can top the most outrageous
tales invented by the inn's guests, he may get away with his neck
intact. Omar not only tells a series of tales that would astonish the
most gifted bard, but corrects the errors of the otherss and weaves them
all together into one absolutely compelling tale of adventure. 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.
