Flamesong (Tekumel) [Paperback]

M.A.R. Barker (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: DAW; First Edition edition (September 3, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0886770769
• ISBN-13: 978-0886770761
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #667,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary story set in an incredible fantasy world, March 3, 1999

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Steven B. Todd ([e-mail]) (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flamesong (Tekumel) (Paperback)

Barker's story takes place in the most richly textured fantasy world every created. It is a shame it is out of print and no longer available to beguile readers. As you read, you become immersed in this world, drawn into a culture that while foreign, is every bit as believable as our own. It is a world without iron, without horses, but where the gods are powerful interdimensional beings (and VERY real). You won't find taverns, but clan houses which specialize in winemaking. There is good and evil in abundance and a rousing good time in a world filled with layers of intrigue. Trinesh is a worthy hero.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heroic Science Fiction / Fantasy in the World of Tekumel, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Flamesong (Tekumel) (Paperback)

M.A.R. Barker, like J.R.R. Tolkein, was a Professor of Languages. In this book, he takes the reader through a portion of the war between the empires of Tsolyanu and Yan Kor, throws in a couple of love interests, a forgotten civilization, and a mysterious race of time/space travellers who don't need a TARDIS.

Recommended for older teens and adults, this story, like most modern science fiction, does contain some topics and descriptions that might be disturbing to younger children.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most entertaining science fiction books written, February 10, 1999

By 

Aaron Brown (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Flamesong (Tekumel) (Paperback)

I cannot recommend this book enough. The world is so rich and so different from what we always see in fantasy books. I am not even a real fantasy genre fan. I start to read them then throw them across the room because the plot and characters are as predictable as those in a romance novel. Not so with this book.