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Four adventurers must cross a salt desert and try to free a nomadic tribe held captive in this third volume of the Rose of the Prophet trilogy. Others are The Will of the Wanderer and The Paladin of the Night (both 1989).Tags
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The plot of this story dragged a lot, but some of the characters were fun. I enjoyed the immortal characters that moved the story along. Each djinn had its own personality and I enjoyed them. My main complaint about the story was the ending.
I adore the Rose of the Prophet series. In my opinion, they are one of the finest high fantasy tales around. The world system is unique, the Arabian setting engaging and richly depicted, and the characters move me. Romance, adventure, sinister villainy and touching heroics.
Homesick shipwrecked wizard helps hostage tribeswomen escape captivity in magical Middle East analogue.
Het betere deel van de serie.
Satisfying ending - even though you are left to guess about some things!
Great Fantasy
Dit is het epos van de Grote Oorlog der Goden - en van het trotse volk waarvan het lot der wereld afhangt. Sinds de dageraad der tijden hebben Goden geheerst over het universum. Elke God was oppermachtig op zijn eigen terrein. Nu heeft één van hen de machtsbalans verstoord en moeten de anderen vechten voor hun plek in de nieuwe orde.
De verschrikkelijke Quar - God van Werkelijkheid, Wetten en Hebzucht - lijkt de Grote Oorlog der Goden te gaan winnen. Zelfs de onsterfelijken hebben zich in de strijd moeten werpen.
Khardan, zijn vrouw Zohra en tovenaar Mathew worstelen zich door het Aambeeld van de Zon heen, de gruwelijke woestijn waar nog nooit iemand levend uit is gekomen. En mochten zij hun reis overleven, dan staat hun een vreselijk show more gevecht te wachten tegen de geharde strijders van Amir... show less
De verschrikkelijke Quar - God van Werkelijkheid, Wetten en Hebzucht - lijkt de Grote Oorlog der Goden te gaan winnen. Zelfs de onsterfelijken hebben zich in de strijd moeten werpen.
Khardan, zijn vrouw Zohra en tovenaar Mathew worstelen zich door het Aambeeld van de Zon heen, de gruwelijke woestijn waar nog nooit iemand levend uit is gekomen. En mochten zij hun reis overleven, dan staat hun een vreselijk show more gevecht te wachten tegen de geharde strijders van Amir... show less
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Margaret Weis was born on March 16, 1948 in Independence, Missouri. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 1970. She worked for Herald Publishing House, starting as a proofreader and leaving as the editorial director of their trade press division. In 1983, she went to work for TSR, Inc., the company responsible for numerous role-playing show more games including Dungeons and Dragons. At TSR, she was part of the design team responsible for the creation of the DragonLance saga, which lead to the DragonLance fantasy series of books. She collaborated with Tracy Hickman to write many of the books. She is also the author of the Star of the Guardian series, the Death Gate Cycle, and the Darksword Trilogy. In addition to writing, she is the owner and president of Mag Force 7, which produces collectible trading card games. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Tracy Hickman was born on November 26, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He entered the Missionary Home in Salt Lake City in 1975. From there, he was sent to Hawaii for language training for his eventual trip to Singapore. He was stationed in Hawaii and taught at the Mission House while waiting for his visa to come in. He preached the Mormon way of show more life in Indonesia for a year and a half. He was honorably released in 1977, and held a series of odd jobs after returning to the states including glass worker, television assistant director, and drill press operator in a genealogy center. In 1981, he approached by TSR about buying two of his gaming modules. He was hired by the company instead and began working with Margaret Weis. They wrote the DragonLance Chronicles together as well as over 40 books. He wrote two solo novels Requiem of Stars and The Immortals. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Prophet of Akhran
- Original title
- The Prophet of Akhran
- Original publication date
- 1989
- People/Characters
- Akhran the Wanderer (deity); Khardan; Quar (deity); Zohra; Mathew; Pukah (djinn) (show all 7); Auda ibn Jad
- First words
- The desert burned beneath a summer sun that blazed in the sky like the eye of a vengeful god.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)As he touched it, he felt a tear fall warm and soft upon his hand and he knew, though how or why he could not tell, that it fell from the eyes of an angel.
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- Some translations of The Prophet of Akhran split the story into two volumes. Take care when combining and do not combine the split editions into here.
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