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THE ANVIL OF THE WORLD is the tale of Smith, and his feud-prone people, the Children of the sun. Smith, formerly a successful assassin, is trying to retire, hoping to live an honest life in obscurity in spite of all those who have sworn to kill him. But when he…

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I have read and enjoyed all of Kage Baker's books, especially The Company Series. The Anvil of the World was a delightful fantasy adventure that kept me guessing. This book had everything I like: dark humor and broad slapstick, wordplay, a Big Bad Villain (in this case, a demon named the Master of the Mountain) a bit of social commentary in disguise, and, of course, my favorite thing, witty dialogue. Put a bunch of characters in a caravan heading across their alien landscape to the sea, add demons, petty quarrels, murder attempts, aerial pirates, a spoiled young aristocrat and his…

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