The Cutting Edge: Part One of A Handful of Men (signed)

Duncan, Dave

ISBN 10: 0345378962 / ISBN 13: 9780345378965

Published by Del Rey / Ballantine Books, New York, 1992

About this Item

First printing. Signed by author on title page. Light smudge on top edge, tiny chip in bottom edge of page 325-327, else near fine. DJ wrinkled on ends of spine and top of flap folds, rubbed on ends of flap folds, else near fine. Protected in mylar.

Seller Inventory # 004831

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cutting Edge: Part One of A Handful of Men (signed)
• Publisher: Del Rey / Ballantine Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345378962
• ISBN 13: 9780345378965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Canadian

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Synopsis

Settled down since their last adventure, monarchs Rap and Inos learn that they must leave their life of domestic bliss to begin yet another adventure and avert the end of the world.

Reviews

Book one of a projected four-part series, A Handful of Men, which itself follows Duncan's previous paperback series, A Man of His Word: lively, ingenious, disarming fantasy set in a well- realized land of sorcerers, gods, and numerous contending human varieties (``imps,'' ``fauns,'' ``elves,'' etc.). Now, at the end of the third millennium, the compact that prevented the world's four supreme warlocks from meddling in human affairs is breaking down. In the city of Hub, the old Emperor Emshandar stubbornly refuses to die, while heir prince Shandie and his rakish, self-serving assistant Ylo are preoccupied with the incessant military threats to the empire, many stirred up by sorcery. Elsewhere, King Rap of Krasnegar, once a sorcerer of godlike power, suspects his son has acquired sorcerous powers, is told by a god that one of his children will die, and realizes that the world-order is about to change for the worse. For the first time in a thousand years, the mysterious pixies intervene in human affairs. Finally, as old Emshandar dies, the sorcerers' compact dissolves: an insane dwarf sorcerer makes a bid for supreme power; Shandie--with a few loyal companions, Rap, and Raspnex the dwarf warlock--is driven forth from his palace, one step ahead of total disaster. Deftly woven and set forth with a refreshingly unpretentious clarity and directness: imagine David Eddings rewritten by Kate Wilhelm. Grab this one in the fervent hope that Duncan will maintain the same high standard throughout. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

The world of Pandemia seethes with tension as imperial troops wage war along its borderlands and omens predict disaster. When the Protocol which restricts the use of magic begins to break down, only a few handpicked people have a chance to preserve the balance of their crumbling society. Set in the same world as the four-volume "A Man of His Word" series, Duncan's latest series opener promises an action-packed fantasy quest that should have wide appeal.
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