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A commander of the Petal Throne, the ruling empire of Tekumel, and his captive, an enemy female officer carrying a powerful ancient weapon, join forces unwillingly to escape uncharted subterranean passages inhabited by horrific monsters

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The novel itself is pretty unremarkable, honestly about the same level as most fiction based around a published RPG setting. But I really love the setting in this case and it was pretty engaging to see it brought to life like this. I think it would have been even better if it had been written with less clunky setting exposition though - there is absolutely no reason why you'd want to read this if you weren't already into the setting and it makes the dialog flow awkwardly at times.
A world orbiting a star but somehow cut off from the rest of the Galaxy, which it cannot even see, Dr. Barker's fantasy is quite developed and even boasts its own Role playing game. (Empire of the Petal throne) This is plausible entertainment.
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Canonical title
Flamesong
Original publication date
1985-09
People/Characters
Aluja; Deq Dimani (Lady); Dineva (Legion of the Storm of Fire); Trinesh hiKetkolel (Legion of the Storm of Fire); Mirusiya hiTlakotani (Prince); Nalukkan hiTlakotani (Prince, Tse'e) (show all 10); Karin Missum (General); Ridek; Saina (Legion of the Storm of Fire); Jai Chasa Vedlan (Lady)
Important places
Milumanaya, Tekumel; Tsolyanu, Tekumel
First words
The hall was cold, damp yet still redolent of the dry, dusty scents of the desert.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Come to think of it, the Mihalli's counsel did make a goodly amount of sense at that.

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Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3552 .A64Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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