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The Cursed

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Cursed

Contributors:

By (Author) Dave Duncan

ISBN:

9781497640306

Publisher:

Open Road Media

Imprint:

Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Publication Date:

10th July 2014

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Main Subject:
Dewey:

FIC

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

512

Dimensions:

Width 133mm, Height 203mm

Description

A complex and gripping story of plague, prophecy, and a womans quest for freedom from the author of Portal of a Thousand Worlds (Booklist).

The world was desperate. Since the empire had fallen a hundred years ago, Gwin and her people had nearly given up hope that the Renewer would come. Gwin had lost everything. Her husband was killed in one of the wars. Her children died of Star Sickness. Even her work at the hostel was in jeopardy because the politicians had it out for her. The cursed Gwin, therefore, had nothing to lose. When she took in the girl, a survivor of the Star Sickness, it was a dreadful crime. Gwin was at the end of her rope, and possibly the end of her life if she was found out. But the Sickness had left the girl with certain magic, certain powers, which could prove very useful to them both. Was it possible that this young survivor could save their lives and theempire Was a new life for Gwin and her world finally at hand

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.

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