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The Dervan Empire has at last triumphed over Volanus, putting the great city to the torch, its treasures looted, temples defiled, and fields sown with salt. What little remains of Volanus is scattered across the empire, its treasures plundered and its survivors sold into slavery. It is an absolute victory…
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I haven't read Sword and Sorcery in a long time. However, Howard Andrew Jones and I corresponded over the years. Both a writer and editor, he published three of my short stories. His writing career was just taking off when he died far too young. It's a shame, because in this book, the first in a series, he took the cliched Sword and Sorcery motifs and made them exciting again. The book consists of short stories connecting Hanuvar, a hero who is more than just another barbarian swordsman.
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