The Unforsaken Hiero [Mass Market Paperback]

Sterling E. Lanier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 12, 1984

North America 5000 Years after the Death. Part two of Hiero's Journey scatters Hiero and his band of compatriots across the face of the continent. Hiero will face capture by the unclean, death by dehydration in the deserts of death, vicious attacks by murderous, mutated animals, and the most devastating terror of all... Hiero's loss of his unparalleled mental powers. He and his allies will be tested to the very limits of their abilities. They are bolstered only by a fierce determination to defeat the Unclean. It is that determination upon which their survival depends, and which must bring victory in their ultimate confrontation with the unclean if the remnants of civilization are to survive.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Del Rey (March 12, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345302281
• ISBN-13: 978-0345302281
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #560,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful prose. A sequel worthy of the original!!, March 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Unforsaken Hiero (Mass Market Paperback)

I first read "Hiero's Journey" back in '79. My parents gave each of us kids a reading project to finish prior to the end of summer vacation. Then in '83 my dad sent me the hard back "Unforsaken Hiero" to read after he finished it. I have been waiting since then for the third installment. Mr. Lanier, if you care one wit about the sanity of your fans, please, PLEASE, hurry and finish the story. You can't just leave us hanging like this!!

The heroic Hiero; lovely and brave Luchare; placid Gorm; loyal Klootz; the aged and witty Brother Aldo; the fiery Abbot Demero; the seafaring Captain Gimp, and the curious and powerful Solitaire are all waiting for us in the wonderful world you created. Standing stalwartly by their sides are the fellow Per's, the hulking Edard Maluin and humble archer Cart Sagenay; the coldly efficient Mantan twins, Geor and Reyn; and the swift and proud Children of the Wind.

"Unforsaken Hiero" is proof that a sequel can be as wonderful and original as the first story. Hiero is again put through his paces as he learns the Unclean has left him for dead, stranded out in the radiation blighted desert. Worse, they stripped him of the weapon they fear most: his hard won and powerful mental abilities. Now he must survive not only the harsh heat and deadly radiation, but he must also face the viscious and cunning creatures spawned by the nuclear holocaust 5,000 years past known as The Death. Little does he know that his trek of survival is really a subtle mental lure lain by a powerful mind.

Whatta story, Mr. Lanier. Come back to us.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful !, January 14, 2000

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S. Peebsen "sanman" (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unforsaken Hiero (Mass Market Paperback)

I first read this book about ten years ago and the MOST delightful Hiero's Journey a short time before that. There is no doubt we are all in agreement that a third book would be welcomed with open arms. Hiero's Journey and the just as wonderful Unforsaken Hiero rank in the top 3 of my favorite books of all time. My mother introduced me to these books and I would love to be able to share them with others but that's not an easy thing since they are so hard to find (I can't trust them with just anybody). I've never had any luck finding another copy of either, but I'm still looking. The ones I've read belong to my mother and I'd really like a copy of both for myself. Aside from that, hers are so old and well read that they are falling apart. So, if the people or persons with the publishing rights to these two books are listening, please republish these books ! These are the kind of books we want to be able to share with others and pass down to future generations. These books should never be forgotten and they are so hard to find now that in five years they will be all but extinct (they practically are now). How completely sad that would be. Mr. Lanier, if you are out there, we implore you to write number three. If you are not able to, maybe you could collaborate on the project with someone who can. I'm sure any of the top novelists in the sci-fi genre would be proud to be a part of such a timeless and amazing piece of literature. Anybody out there who hasn't read these books and comes across the opportunity to do so, I recommend them highly, even without the long awaited and painfully anticipated number three.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Great Saga Will Not Continue, January 11, 2004

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Liam P. Burke (Bad Aibling, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unforsaken Hiero (Mass Market Paperback)

Why I am new to the world of non-fiction, Sterling Lanier has enraptured me. The book's exquisite description and excellent character developement have made a a fan of his, and Hiero's. I'd also like to say that I recently read Lanier's works on the suggestion of his sister, whom I met on a train ride from Munich, Germany to Vienna, Austria. She did not go without mentioning to me that her brother has passed, that she missed him very much, and that Hiero's adventures could not continue for this reason. For all of the Sterling Lanier fans out there, enjoy what you have, for the saga of Hiero will not continue.