Faery Lands Forlorn

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The author of Magic Casement returns to the fantastical world of Pandemia: The series bears resemblance to Robin Hobbs Farseer Trilogy (Fantasy Book Review).

When Queen Inos was abducted through the magic casement and her friend, the stableboy Rap, tried to follow her, they arrived in places very strangeand very far apart...

Inos finds herself in the country of Zark, captured by a powerful sorceress who rules over the desert land with a brutal magic.

Meanwhile, Rap and his companions wind up in Faerie. Desperate to find Inos, hell try anything, even though witches and warlocks aboundand trustworthy allies are hard to find. One, though, a sea captain, hires Rap as part of his crew, and they embark on a journey that could take him farther away from Inosand deeper into a dangerous adventure...

If its traditional fantasy adventure with a bit of nudge-nudge wink-wink youre after, Dave Duncan is your go-to guy. SFReviews.net

Duncan takes all the trusted fantasy ingredients, meticulously prepares them and brings them together with skill and relish.... The series bears resemblance to Robin Hobbs Farseer Trilogy. Fantasy Book Review

Duncans unique concept of goblins, fauns, and imps adds a new twist to this imaginative fantasy adventure. Recommended. Library Journal

Author Bio

Dave Duncan (19332018) was born in Scotland, and received his diploma from Dundee High School and got his college education at the University of Saint Andrews. He moved to Canada in 1955, where he lived with his wife. Duncan spent thirty years as a petroleum geologist. He has had dozens of fantasy and science fiction novels published, among them A Rose-Red City, Magic Casement, and The Reaver Road, as well as a highly praised historical novel, Daughter of Troy, published, for commercial reasons, under the pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin. He also published the Longdirk series of novels, Demon Sword, Demon Knight, and Demon Rider, under the name Ken Hood.

In the fall of 2007, Duncans 2006 novel, Children of Chaos, published by Tor Books, was nominated for both the Prix Aurora Award and the Endeavour Award. In May 2013, Duncan, a 1989 founding member of SFCanada, was honored by election as a lifetime member by his fellow writers, editors, and academics. He passed away in 2018. Visit https://www.daveduncanauthor.com/ for more information on the author.