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Baron Jim is in the thick of it again. Somehow he's found himself taking on England's oldest enemy - the French - who have entered into an unholy alliance with a most fearsome horror: the mighty serpents of the deep underseas. Nobody has battled them before; nobody even realised they could leave the sea. And with the serpents as their allies it's only a matter of time before the French invasion succeeds - unless Baron Jim can stop them.Tags
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Jim Eckert, a 20th-century professor turned magician/knight, must defend medieval England from a French invasion. Jim faces a desperate battle when the French align with dangerous sea serpents. His mentor, Carolinus, his mentor, is attacked and incapacitated, leaving Jim largely on his own to defend the realm.
Dickson gets one more try after this book.
Stupid.
Not much of a review, I know, but it wasn't much of a book...
Stupid.
Not much of a review, I know, but it wasn't much of a book...
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A naturalized American who was born in Canada on November 1, 1923, Gordon Rupert Dickson is a popular science fiction writer. Dickson graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1948 and made his home in Minneapolis. Among his many novels, especially notable is Soldier, Ask Not, which won the Hugo Award in 1965. For many years, Dickson's most show more engrossing project was his Childe Cycle, a series of novels about humanity's evolutionary potential, which included a group of futuristic books that are popularly known as the Dorsai Cycle. Dickson also wrote hundreds of short stories and novelettes including Call Him Lord, for which he received a Nebula Award in 1966. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1992-11
- People/Characters*
- Jim Eckert
- Dedication
- To Kay McCauley, who puts up with me, for the many years of help and friendship
- First words
- The copper tea kettle skittered at its magic-given top speed through the woodland track.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)But singing warmly and triumphantly. "Caro--lin--us! Caro--lin--us. . ."
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