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Perilous Seas

by Dave Duncan

High FantasySword & Sorcery
Published 2002 Pages 308 ~5h Audience Adult Heat šŸ”„šŸ”„ Pacing Mixed Magic Hard
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Darkness Level 2 — Mild
Some danger and tension, but generally safe in tone

Synopsis

A princess and a stableboy? It sounds like the worst sort of hackneyed formula romance. Think again, for "A Man of His Word" may well be the most original fantasy you ever read. The magic is unique and applied in unexpected ways, some of which the late Lester del Rey admitted he had not met in fifty years as writer and editor. The world itself is u…

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