Book description
In a place called Nextdoor - the farthest flung outpost of British
imperialism - earthborn mortals possess the power of gods. Young
Englishman Edward Exeter has spent five years trying to escape the
magnetic and powerfully magical pull of The Great Game which has
designated him as its most important player. But war and bloodthirsty
intrigues rage on both sides of magical portals and across worlds and
Exeter can resist his destiny no longer. He accepts the mantle of
Liberator that has been thrust upon him and the decision turns old
friends into foes and old enemies into acolytes as he is surrounded by
murderous plots and betrayals But this is not the uninformed Edward
Exeter who came naked into this hidden realm years ago. He has lived the
Game and learned it well - and he intends to play it boldly to its
shocking, worlds-shattering conclusion. 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.
