Outside the walls of the starport Novorecife, Earthmen on the warrior planet Kishna are on their own. So when he is chosen to lead the first ersuma (Earth-tourists) through the sorcerer-kingdoms of this "protected" medieval world, Fergus Reith must first learn to speak Durou; must take the chemical oath against imparting technical information; and must above all else learn to handle a broadsword! All these skills are needed when Reith finds himself and his ersuma trapped as pawns in a deadly war between a sorceress and a ...
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Outside the walls of the starport Novorecife, Earthmen on the warrior planet Kishna are on their own. So when he is chosen to lead the first ersuma (Earth-tourists) through the sorcerer-kingdoms of this "protected" medieval world, Fergus Reith must first learn to speak Durou; must take the chemical oath against imparting technical information; and must above all else learn to handle a broadsword! All these skills are needed when Reith finds himself and his ersuma trapped as pawns in a deadly war between a sorceress and a sterile kingdom under three moons ... The Hostage of Zir is the third of L. Sprague de Camp's Krishna book--interplanetary romance in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian Tales.
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Publisher:
Berkley Publishing Corp., New York, NY, 1977.
Published:
1977
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13057824405
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Seller's Description:
Fine in Fine jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, fine in fine blue pictorial dj in mylar. Book Club edition. 180 pages; A novel in the author's "future history" series, a galactic tour to a feudal land is captured by rebels. A Krisna novel.
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Very Good. Size: 112x16x80; Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. APPEARS UNREAD. ALMOST LIKE NEW.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
