Battle Circle

Book Details

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Author(s):

Piers Anthony

First Pub:

1968

Genre(s):

Omnibus; Science Fiction

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 3

Sos the Rope

Var the Stick

Neq the Sword

Internal ID:

1309

Series:

No series

Copyright:

First Sentence:

The two itinerant warriors approached the hostel from opposite directions.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

He had a job to do, and suddenly he liked it.

Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

This is a collection of the three Battle Circle novels, Sos the Rop, Var the Stick and Neq the Sword.

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 29-Jun-2006

Last Updated: 25-Feb-2023

Publications

01-Jan-1987

Avon Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-1987

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$4.50

Pages*:

537

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1372

Publisher:

Avon Books

ISBN:

0-380-01800-4

ISBN-13:

978-0-380-01800-0

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Joe DeVito - Cover Artist

AMERICA RISING FROM THE ASHES
OF ITS FINAL DESTRUCTION...

Here is Piers Anthony's epic trilogy... the brilliant, riveting tale of the savage struggle for empire and diminance in primitive postcataclysmic America.

SOS THE ROPE

The kill spirits of the blast were retreating and Sos was pledged to begin an empire, to build a dream - the same dream which had been built so many times, eons ago.

VAR THE STICK

Var was the chosen one - half man, half animal, a mutant victim of the blast - called upon to rescue the Empire in a battle he was secretly afraid of winning.

NEQ THE SWORD

An age of darkness was upon the Empire and Neq, the greatest of warriors, was emarked on a quest that would decide the future of the world!

"SUPURB... In prose as sharp as a nomad's sword, Anthony writes of the price of heroism, the power of love, the futility of vengeance." Science Fiction Review

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Avon Printing: January 1978
Eighth printing based on the number line

Canada: $5.75

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Author(s)

Piers Anthony
Birth: 06 Aug 1934 Oxford, England

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