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Work InformationUrsus of Ultima Thule by Avram Davidson
![]() None No current Talk conversations about this book. A bit opaque. ( ![]() the closest that I've ever come to being a were-bear, or any other were-creature. Mr. Davidson's best book in a body of work that makes such comparisons hard to do. I've reread this a lot from the organized reread to the dip for several pages. This book is along the same lines as the Vergil series in being a sort of idiosyncratic re-imagining of ancient history and legends. Like the Vergil novels it is quite strange, but rewarding. Set in the mythical far-northern land of Ultima Thule, it explores themes of animal transformation and forge mysticism. no reviews | add a review
"The Bear Swarthy, hairy, ostracized by others of his tribe, Arnten set off to lead a life of proud an lonely independence in his primitive world of ThuleUltima Thulewhere med huddled in animal skins against the arctic cold, and used crude clubs and spears to kill the giant prehistoric animals that roamed the land. But Arnten"The Bear"was quicker of body and sharper of mind than his fellow men, and he had a special destiny: a path beset with mortal dangers and evil witchery which he must overcome, to save himself, his world, his woman, and o conquer the evil one whom they called "The Wolf." Rich with weird beauty, mystery, and magicby one of the most highly acclaimed masters of epic fantasy."-- No library descriptions found. |
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