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A king resists a sorcerer's rule over the Impire in this fantasy series from the Aurora Award-winning author of the Man of His Word novels. Paranoid but almighty, the sorcerer Xinixo had seized control of the Impire. But ruling the imps and most of the world was not enough. He would never feel safe until he was universally loved, so he would smash everything and then rebuild the whole world in his own insane image. Who could resist him?   King Rap of Krasnegar and Shandie, the rightful show more imperor, were still at large and determined to resist the evil, however slender their chances. Their one, faint hope was to enlist the help of the remaining free sorcerers of the world, those not already spellbound by Xinixo. Their quest soon ran into disaster. Their messengers were betrayed or ensnared. A rampaging goblin army had captured Shandie and was about to torture him to death. Rap was mired in a tropical jungle, hoping his wife and children were safe back home in Krasnegar. They were not in Krasnegar and certainly not safe.   As the flames of war raged across Pandemia, news of the disasters penetrated even into Thume, the Accursed Land. Outsiders believed that the pixies had been extinct for a thousand years, but they still lived there, hoarding their magic. Their ruler, the Keeper, adamantly refused to meddle in events outside her borders, but one young pixie girl was prepared to rebel against the ancient order . . .  show less

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The paranoid sorcerer Xinixo has warred and conquered the Impire. King Rap and Imperor Shandie scatter across Pandemia to raise resistance, uniting various races while facing betrayal and increasing threats, including the rise of dragons.

Xinixo, the mad Dwarf, rules the Impire using enchanted sorcerers and seeks to remake the world in his image. King Rap of Krasnegar and Emperor Shandie work to unite the free, scattered races of Pandemia: Elves, Trolls, and Gnomes to fight back.
Dit boek komt wat moeizaam op gang. Pas wanneer de personages geherintroduceerd zijn, slaagt Duncan erin om een meeslepend fantasy-epos op te bouwen dat de moeite waard is.

Er gebeurt veel in dit verhaal, zodanig dat ik af en toe eventjes kwijt was wie en wat er speelde in het boek. Diverse verhaallijnen, die waarschijnlijk in een van de volgende delen bij elkaar zullen komen.

Ps. In het Nederlands lijkt dit deel 2 te zijn, maar in het overzicht op www.goodreads.com wordt het Engelse boek als #3 beschouwd.
In The Stricken Field, the third of four books in A Handful of Men, author Dave Duncan shows us just exactly how big a task he’s set for his protagonists–and for himself. You see, Pandemia is peopled by just about every kind of magical creature that you’ve ever heard of, and then some. And they’ve all got societies, political systems, cultures, and histories.

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De drieduizend jaar oude voorspelling is uitgekomen; de afspraken in het Protocol zijn met voeten getreden. Als gevolg daarvan heerst de waanzinnige maar machtige dwergtovenaar Zinixo nu over het Impenrijk. Hem rest nog slechts één hindernis in zijn streven naar wereldheerschappij: de onderwerping van de magiers van Pandemia.
Ondanks Zinixo's onverslaanbare overmacht hoopt koning Rap van Krasnegar de laatste vrije tovenaars te kunnen overtuigen zich bij het verzet tegen Zinixo aan te sluiten, en hij reist het land door op zoek naar steun.
Intussen zijn ook de kabouters - die zich met behulp van machtige spreuken duizenden jaren voor de mens verborgen hielden - bij de oorlog betrokken geraakt. Thaile, één van de machtigste show more kaboutertovenaars, begint aan een tocht door Pandemia. En juist op tijd...
* Dit boek is ook uitgebracht onder de titel Het verlaten slagveld.
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Dave Duncan was born in Scotland in 1933. He graduated from the University of St. Andrews in 1955 and moved to Canada. He worked for 31 years as a geologist in the petroleum industry. He started writing novels in 1984 and became a full-time author in 1986. He has written over 40 novels including the series The Seventh Sword, A Man of His Word, A show more Handful of Men, The King's Blades, The Great Game, Years of Longdirk, King's Daggers, and Seventh Sword. He has also written under the names Sarah B. Franklin and Ken Hood. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
The stricken field
Original title
The Stricken Field
Alternate titles*
Het verlaten slagveld
Original publication date
1993
People/Characters
Zinixo; Rap; Thaïle; Inosolan of Krasnegar; Gathmor "Gath" of Krasnegar; Kadie of Krasnegar (show all 22); Raspnex; Grunth; Thrugg; Tik Tok; Emshandar V "Shandie"; Ylo; Eshiala; Lord Umpily; Olybino; Doctor Sagorn; Thinal; Darad; Andor; Jalon; Death Bird "Little Chicken"; Blood Beak
Important places
Yewdark, Impire, Pandemia; Hub, Impire, Pandemia; Kribur Valley, Julgistro, Impire, Pandemia; Gwurkiarg, Dwanish, Pandemia; Casfrel, Pithmot, Pandemia; The Mosweeps, Pandemia (show all 10); Urgaxox, Guwash, Pandemia; Highscarp, Guwash, Pandemia; Bandor Field, Pithmot, Pandemia; Thume "The Accursed Place", Pandemia
First words
A blustery wind ripped and buffeted at the old house, making roof creak and casements rattle.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The time was not yet ripe. It would come soon.
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Fiction and Literature, Fantasy
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813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
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PR9199.3 .D847 .S77Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish LiteratureEnglish literature: Provincial, local, etc.
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