Walpurgis III [Mass Market Paperback]

Mike Resnick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1982

Chief Detective John Sable is caught between his badge and his conscience as the two most famous executioners of all time prepare to do battle in his territory. Reprint.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: New American Library; 1st edition (June 1, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451115724
• ISBN-13: 978-0451115720
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,314,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mike Resnick is the author of numerous science fiction novels and short stories, including Dragon America, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Amulet of Power, Mutiny, Return to Santiago, and Santiago. He is the editor of This Is My Funniest and has won five Hugo Awards and the Nebula Award. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The fun things in life: Torture, Murder & Assassination, March 26, 2000

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This review is from: Walpurgis III (Questar Science Fiction) (Paperback)

Conrad Bland has finally found a world that accepts him. Bland is a man so evil that evil needs to be redefined to describe him. Having perpetrated atrocities on several worlds, he finally comes to Walpurgis III. Here, where Satanism, witchcraft, and black magic are the norm, many hail him as a hero, and he revels in his freedom to torture and murder. But, not everyone is so enamored of him, and they have dispatched the galaxy's best assassin to terminate Bland. Detective John Sable picks up the trail of the assassin, and must decide whether to stop him, or let him continue with his mission. He will be forced to face his own inner fears and demons, and make an irrevocable choice, for good or evil.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Shadows of the Future, July 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Walpurgis III (Questar Science Fiction) (Paperback)

Mike Resnick is my favorite writer. His style as seen in Santiago, the Widowmaker series, Birthright, Bully, et al, is one of ironic satrirical cynicism. Walpurgis 3 gives the reader an insight into the development of this style as it grew into brilliance. This is a shadow of the brilliance to come.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Shadow of the Future, July 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Walpurgis III (Questar Science Fiction) (Paperback)

Along with Patrick O'Brian Mike Resnick is my favorite author. I love his satirical, cynical, ironic style as seen in his later works. This novel gives us an insight into the development of the style found in such works as Santiago, Birthright, the Widowmaker series, etc.