"...pure swashbuckling fun with a touch of bawdiness."--P. Schuyler Miller, reviewer for Astounding Science Fiction and Analog. "A remarkable job."-- Galaxy Science Fiction magazine Celebrated author L. Sprague de Camp recaptures our imaginations with this accounting of the relationship between of God and Man in a tale that critic Groff Conklin says is "...in the Conan tradition in every sense of the word, though better written." When the Gods of the West assemble to talk about the fate of the bronze age lands of ...
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"...pure swashbuckling fun with a touch of bawdiness."--P. Schuyler Miller, reviewer for Astounding Science Fiction and Analog. "A remarkable job."-- Galaxy Science Fiction magazine Celebrated author L. Sprague de Camp recaptures our imaginations with this accounting of the relationship between of God and Man in a tale that critic Groff Conklin says is "...in the Conan tradition in every sense of the word, though better written." When the Gods of the West assemble to talk about the fate of the bronze age lands of Poseidonis, Drax, the Tritonian god of war declares that a danger to their kind hails from the kingdom of Lorsk, and more particularly, from the royal family. Entigta, sea-god to the Gorgons, appears before King Zeluud, ordering him to make war upon those who threaten them the most. In the kingdom of Lorsk King Zhabutir's twin sons, Vakar and Kuros, are at odds. Vakar, being the younger by a quarter-hour, is heir according to their old system of ultimogeniture, which Kuros finds unjust. But when the threat to their kingdom becomes known, Vakar is sent on a quest to obtain the thing that the Gods fear most--The Tritonian Ring--for he is the one man whose actions the Gods cannot divine, the one man for whom the gods do not appear in dreams. Granting its bearer the ability to repel magic or interference from the gods, The Tritonian Ring could turn the tide of any battle. But as Vakar traverses the many kingdoms for the ring made out of metal fallen from the stars, many obstacles--distractions--will stand in his way....
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Good in Very Good jacket. 1977. 236 pages. Navy cloth with gilt spine titling and decoration. Cloth shows mild rubbing to corners, spine ends; else fine. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket crisp, clean, showing only a shallow indentation through front inner flap. Interior bright, unmarked.
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Dust jacket in good condition. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Slight warp of the book. Minor foxing on the edges. Fading on the boards. Text is clear of markings and notations. Binding is intact. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Very Good + in Very Good + jacket. Book First edtiion, First printing Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Fore edges have a small amount of wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Tiny bit of shelf wear/rub. Tiniest bit of wear along the edges. Tiny chip to the top edge. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. Thanks and Enjoy. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.
