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The Lords of Dus

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Watt-Evens is a brilliant fantasy writer, and here at last is his masterpiece, all collected in one place. This four book series is rightly help up in the first rant of epic fantasy with Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings. The story is more in line with Moorcock's Elric series, dealing as it does with the doings of Gods and demonic blades, but Watt-Evens' work is far superior to Moorecock's. Watt-Evens' three dimensional characters have realistic reactions to their bizarre circumstances, and his world is fleshed and surprise filled. Each book is worthy of five stars and the whole series is almost to good to be true. Recommended to any fantasy fan.

Lawrence Watt Evans hit a home run with his Lords of Dus. I first started reading the series while assigned overseas in the 1980s. I read these stories to my children as they grew up, and all of them went out and bought their own copies as they became young adults.

The stories trace the adventures of Gar, Prince of the Overmen, as he undertakes a quest "to be remembered until the end of time." He succeeds, and like any great story Gar succeeds in a way that is perfectly literally true, but does not resemble his initial vision in any reasonable form.

Lawence Watt-Evans effortlessly creates a group of characters that live and breath in his tales. Some modern speculative fiction has me struggling to find even a single character to identify with whereas I can usually find a half a dozen, believable, and empathetic characters in Watt-Evans' works.

His stories are engaging. The characters have real issues at stake, and they behave in realistic and believable ways. Best of all, his characters undergo realistic changes and growth throughout the stories. Gar at the end of the series would hardly recognize Gar at the beginning of the tales.

This volume also contains some wonderful commentary and previously unpublished pieces.

The price tag might seem a little steep, but consider this volume is one that you and your children will probably return to time and time again. It is one I intend on reading to my grandchildren.

Nicely done Lawrence Watt-Evans! (Yes, I did learn my lesson and will never call you Larry again!) ;-)

Tired of a world filled with death and decay, Garth the Overman is directed by an oracle to go south into the human lands and serve one known as the Forgotten King, where he will win fame that will endure to the end of the world. But, little does Garth dream of what his service will mean. Seeking to avoid the full effect of the Forgotten King's machinations, but pulled onward by fate, Garth will go where he never thought to go and do things that he never wanted to do.

I am a great fan of Lawrence Watt-Evans' wonderful Ethshar series, and now that I can't find any more to read, I decided to move onto his Lords of Dus series. Well, I was not disappointed! This is a great fantasy tetralogy, complete with magic, strange creatures, and lots of swordplay. In particular, I found the author's use of a non-human as the protagonist to be quite intriguing and masterfully done.

So, if you are a fan of fantasy literature, then you must get this book, which is all four books in one. You will not be disappointed!

I would like to thank wildside press / and other editors for printing this omnibus hardcover edition of Lawrence Watt-Evan's Lord of Dus series.

Please print Lawrence Watt-Evans Missenchanted Sword series in hardcover to! Thank you in advance!

This is a fantastic series with one of the best swords and sorcery story lines since Howards conan stories. Pick up a copy right away!

I can't say enough about LWE and this series. Just phenomenal stuff. If you are looking for something that you will be able to appreciate over and over again, this is the series you are looking for. Gar the Overman is protaganist, but not your typical one. Check it and out and read a masterpiece series.

I started reading this series when I was in highschool in the 80's and went to college and never got the last book. Rereading the previous books and having the final book all in one was a real treat. I had a hard time putting it down and got in trouble with my wife several nights for leaving the light on too long. If you like fantasy similar to the writings of Howard and the other Conan authors I highly recommend this complete series.