Hazard's Price (The Chronicle of the Unbinding, Book 1)

Stone, Robert S.

ISBN 10: 0441008372 / ISBN 13: 9780441008377

Published by Ace, 2001

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00077183199

Synopsis:

With former Chaldean ministers being killed in a manner uniquely reminiscent of his own trademark, former spy Galatine Hazard, now a respected citizen, must journey back into his old stomping grounds to catch a killer, a clever assassin that could unlease ancient magical powers on the land. Original.

Reviews: In a fantasy world of powerful rulers, streetwise criminals, wizards, and magic, Hazard was once a spy or a crook, depending on who tells his story. Now an absurdly rich dealer in electrical generators, he is being framed for a mysterious series of murders of retired government officials. After rejecting an odd attempt to hire him to do so-called research, and despite risking his respectable false identity, he gets involved in the hunt for the killer. Like a certain kind of action movie, the book moves at a rip-roaring pace, capturing interest with speed rather than craft. No earth-shattering message arises out of it, but it entertains, which is as valid as possessing some elusive literary quality; and by the final chapters, knowing what happens to its characters has become an important matter. The book, first in a projected series, isn't quite a self-contained story yet has some sense of an ending. Here's hoping loose ends are tied, bad guys take the fall, and the hero rides into the sunset later on. Regina Schroeder
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Hazard's Price (The Chronicle of the ...
Publisher: Ace
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good