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Orc's Opal
The prophecy of Mouvar is running its course in the many frames of reality inhabited by Kelvin Knight Hackleberry and his family.
The Two Kingdoms joined to form Kelvinia have now been united with three others, to make a great conferation under the rule of the young twin kings, Kildom and Kildee. And Kelvin has earned some time to rest with his family—Helm and their children Charles and Merlain...and the other one.
And Kelvin's enemies are not all dead. One at least lives to seek vengeance for the deaths of Zoanna and Rufurt. The evil witch Zady, who raised Zoanna and taught her everything, has sworn not to rest until Kelvin has suffered as she suffered: Zady has sworn that Kelvin will pay with the lives of his children.
Charles and Merlain, and their dragon brother, are not very precocious six-year-olds, who idolize their father. How difficult will it be, Zady wonders, to lure them into a quest of their own, a quest that will draw the Confederation into a war it cannot win, and bring death and ruin down on all Kelvin holds dear?
About the Authors
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Piers Anthony is one of the world's most prolific and popular authors. His fantasy Xanth novels have been read and loved by millions of readers around the world, and have been on the New York Times Best Seller list twenty-one times. Although Piers is mostly known for fantasy and science fiction, he has written several novels in other genres as well, including historical fiction, martial arts, and horror. Piers lives with his wife in a secluded woods hidden deep in Central Florida.
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Robert E. Margroff has collaborated with Piers Anthony for more than 15 years—the five novels of the Kelvin of Rud sada being their most recent joint venture. Mr. Margroff lives in Iowa.
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Reviews
Spiced by some genuinely frightening moments. A persuasive performance...that should swell the ranks of Anthony's already huge audience. —Kirkus Reviews
Anthony and Margroff mix fantasy and science much as Mark Twain did in A Connecticut Yankee. Action, character development, and romance blend nicely in this captivating tale. —Kliatt Paperback Book Guide
Good quest fantasy...one of the better examples of its type. —Science Fiction Chronicle
This pleasant...fantasy adventure possesses the added irony and realism one expects from Anthony. —Publishers Weekly.
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