Where the Anomes once ruled stands young Gastel Etzwane, facing a mortal threat to his homeland. Hordes of Red Roguskhoi, armed by an unknown enemy, have swarmed out of the southern bogs to slaughter men, despoil women, and spread waves of terror. Through the peace imposed by the tyranny of the Anomes, men of Shant have lost the art of weaponry and war. Now Gastel must revive those skills to forge Shant's citizens into an army -- an army of the free. - Jack King On the fringes of the Gaean Reach, the cantons of Shant on ...
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Where the Anomes once ruled stands young Gastel Etzwane, facing a mortal threat to his homeland. Hordes of Red Roguskhoi, armed by an unknown enemy, have swarmed out of the southern bogs to slaughter men, despoil women, and spread waves of terror. Through the peace imposed by the tyranny of the Anomes, men of Shant have lost the art of weaponry and war. Now Gastel must revive those skills to forge Shant's citizens into an army -- an army of the free. - Jack King On the fringes of the Gaean Reach, the cantons of Shant on the planet Durdane are ruled by the reclusive Anome -- who coerces the population using explosive rings around the neck of every adult citizen. The Durdane trilogy (The Anome, The Brave Free Men, and The Asutra) follows the life of Gastel Etzwane, who grows from childhood in the dust of Rhododendron Way to become a musician of renown, and almost against his will, a man of action. When remote cantons are brutalized by the depredations of inhuman Roguskhoi, Etzwane goes before the Anome with a case for response. The Anome proves oddly reluctant to act, and Etzwane must stage a coup to turn Shant against the hordes. Eventually he discovers the sinister fact that the Roguskhoi tribes are pawns of the Asutra, alien elements who seek to bend all of humanity to a disturbing end. The Durdane trilogy traces the rise, struggles and ultimate triumph of Gastel Etzwane-and through him, of humanity itself-over alien subjugation. - Joel Hedlund The Brave Free Men is Book II of the Durdane trilogy, and Volume 44 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series.Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II
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Add this copy of The Brave Free Men: Durdane, Book II to cart. $52.50, good condition, Sold by Dharma Emporium rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomington, IN, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Underwood Books.
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Good. Size: 9x6x0; This former library hardcover with dust jacket is in Good condition. First Hardcover Edition. Pages clean aside from library marks. Binding good. Ships fast and guaranteed well protected with domestic tracking.
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Dust jacket in very good condition. First edition, first printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Limited to 1000 copies of which this is the trade edition. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good in Very Good jacket. 251 pages in purple boards. Interior is clean and bright. All pages are firm to the spine and the binding is solid. Boards have some light wear to the edges and spine tips, clean. Book has a mild odor. Spine has very slight tilt forward. Dust jacket in very good condition with a Mylar sleeve. Light wear to the edges, very mild age toning on inner wraps. Last 10 pages have slight wrinkle to them.
Add this copy of The Brave Free Men to cart. $77.00, like new condition, Sold by King Crab Books LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Underwood MIller.
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Dust jacket in very good condition. First edition, first printing. SIGNED by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Signed by Vance and Ned Dameron (Jacket artwork). Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of Brave Free Men to cart. $107.57, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Underwood Books.
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