Book description
A princess and a stableboy? It sounds like the worst sort of hackneyed
formula romance. Think again, for A MAN OF HIS WORD may well be the most
original fantasy you ever read. The magic is unique and applied in
unexpected ways, some of which the late Lester del Rey admitted he had
not met in fifty years as writer and editor. The world itself is unique
- there are no humans in Pandemia, only imps, elves, gnomes, jotnar, and
many more, all of whom you will recognize as "human". EMPEROR
AND CLOWN With Inos married to the wrong man and Rap dying in a dungeon,
obviously the cause is hopeless. Only Aunt Kade refuses to admit
defeat... 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.
