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Hadon of Ancient Opar (Wold Newton Prehistory Book 1) by [Philip Jose Farmer, Christopher Paul Carey]

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Opar, the lost colony of Atlantis, is hidden deep in the heart of Africa, awash with incredible riches. From this ancient city comes Hadon, an impoverished but ambitious young man who sets out to win the great games of Klakor, and thus become king of the Khokarsan Empire. As his quest for the throne leads him into the wild lands beyond the empire's edge, Hadon finds himself embroiled in a bloody civil war.

Featuring a brand-new introduction and afterword by Christopher Paul Carey (Gods of Opar: Tales of Lost Khokarsa)

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January 15, 2013
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Editorial Reviews

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"The work of the tireless and astonishing Philip José Farmer." -The New York Times

"Farmer has created in Hadon one of the fullest realizations of the mythological hero to debut in recent years." -Science Fiction Weekly

"If you like deadly action, a quest, a catastrophe or two, a grippingdungeon escape, a chase, battles and fights galore...it's all there andmore." -Science Fiction Review

About the Author

Philip José Farmer was a multiple award-winning science fictionwriter of 75 novels. He is best known for his Wold Newton and Riverworld series. In 2001 he was awarded the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writersof America Grand Master Prize and a World Fantasy Lifetime AchievementAward. He passed away in 2009.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007WL0JYW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Titan Books (January 15, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 15, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Lucas Garrett

The beginning of the Khokarsa saga begins here! And it is more than you can imagine....

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2013

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HADON OF ANCIENT OPAR is perhaps one of Philip Jose Farmer's best sword and sorcery books, in my opinion. And what makes it great is the vast world building and, in a sense, world(s) bringing nature of the book itself. And that is one of the reasons why it has taken so long for me to read and finally review this book. Farmer postulates that once upon a time there was an inland island empire inside the heart of Africa just before the great cataclysm that reshaped the continent. He takes elements from Edgar Rice Burroughs and H. Rider Haggard's stories about the ancient African civilizations and he is able to create a possible, and might I add, logical imperial civilization that spawned later civilizations. HADON OF ANCIENT OPAR is a journeyman's tale that on the surface doesn't appear to be much. However, when you dig deep and become acquainted with the characters and the civilizations of this period in time you find many primers, and many clues that Farmer leaves on purpose. I loved all of the characters in this book, even the title character, Hadon, who in my estimation is Farmer's Campbellian hero of myth. However, the one character that I gravitated to the most was the elusive Grey-eyed Archer God of Khokarsan lore, Sahhindar. He is the one to watch literally. Because it is through his character that the full scope of the Khokarsan civilization rests and will eventually make its way into the present time. He has gone by many names, but he is both ancient and young at the same time. He is pretty much who Jared Leto, of 30 Seconds To Mars, describes in the band's single, FROM YESTERDAY. Now why is this important? Because from HADON OF ANCIENT OPAR we see the pre-existing conditions of the Wold Newton universe thanks to this elusive and mighty demigod. Because he's not from around that neck of the woods. To explain it, it would be best to read Farmer's other groundbreaking novel, TIME'S LAST GIFT, also published by Titan Books. And after you are finished reading that wonderful novel, then read HADON OF ANCIENT OPAR, and you will see a direct link between the books. Farmer was great at connections, and HADON OF ANCIENT OPAR is filled with them. A bunch. Furthermore, Christoper Paul Carey, the man responsible for completing the Khokarsa trilogy with Farmer in the long awaited novel, THE SONG OF KWASIN, did a fantastic job with his Afterword, delving into the history and culture of Khokarsa, and revealed the true origin of Sahhindar and his link to a certain noted Jungle Lord. Long story short: Get the book! And get the rest of the Wold Newton novels published by Titan Books. You won't be disappointed. There is more to it than you could possibly imagine.

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A Sword and Sorcery tale set in an age that rivals Middle-earth and Hyboria

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2013

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Hadon of Ancient Opar is a sword and sorcery/adventure tale set in the year 10,000 B.C. when Africa had two inland seas (joined by a strait). This is a classic quest story, but it also includes a lot of easter eggs to past works of fiction. Fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs and H. Rider Haggard especially will have fun picking out the hidden clues Farmer included.

Fans who enjoyed "Times Last Gift" and wonder what became of the main character should also check this out. He is mentioned in this first novel and even makes brief appearances in the second and third novels.

However, the character that really steals the show is the giant wrecking machine, Kwasin. If you like Conan, you'll love Kwasin.

This new edition includes a fact filled introduction from Christopher Paul Carey (co-author of The Song of Kwasin, the final portion of the Khokarasa Trilogy,as well as Exiles of Kho, a prequel to the Khokarsa series) which highlights the literary crossover connections present in the series. Not only that, but a new Afterword by Cary has been added (in addition to the fantastic addendums which were already present). The Afterword contains an index/glossary for characters, races and geography. Farmer was a first class world builder, so this section will come in very handy for reference.

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Clark Nichols

Hadon of Ancient Opar

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2016

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Interesting take on old story but very entertaining

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Claude L. Parish

Hey, it's Hadon!

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2015

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I had this in a ratty old paperback. Glad to have it in this form.

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Senal Weerasooriya

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2015

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Great

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Len

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015

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Slow and not real interesting, which is unusual for PJF. Gave up about half way through.

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Farmer used his consummate narrative skills to create an engaging and immersive story

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2016

"Hadon of Ancient Opar" - Philip Jose Farmer [Science Fiction Novel - 0713 - 07-21-2016]

Farmer used his consummate narrative skills to create an engaging an immersive story. The civilizations here are dominated by a superstitious belief in various gods and goddess. Loyalties are to tribes first - Bear - Eagle - Ant etc and to town/territory's last.
Hadon, an athletic young man from an improvised family, competes in a trial to the death version of combat Olympics. Although most die the prize of becoming King of one of the principal city-states and the hand of the comely princess seems worthy of the dangers.
After many an exciting bout of combat Hadon wins the trials and finds the current King more that reluctant to hand over the throne and the princess. He decides to sends Hadon on a exceeding difficult errand into dangerous country to find several individuals. An angry and infuriated Hadon reluctantly accepts the task in order to win the throne and the princess.

Readers of imaginative novels have encountered these commonly used story concepts by authors such as A. Merritt, Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Kenneth Bulmer books of Dray Prescot to name a few. What makes this book worthy of your reading time is the imagination of Phil Farmer. He has a wonderful capacity to create memorable characters and fantastic cliffhanger type situation that keep the pages turning.

Fans of Farmer must seek out this book by all means; other well, if this is your first foray with Farmer you are in for an enjoyable reading experience.

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Perceptive Reader

The trilogy begins here.

Reviewed in India on June 25, 2015

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Thank you Titan Books, for giving us this truly wonderful adventure, narrated like a fable, accompanied by lots & lots of additional information and notes. PJF had envisioned this trilogy as a tribute to ERB as well as Ambrose Bierce, but with his distinctive style. As a result, in this book we have a new mythology getting constructed, without any fanciful elements, but all having the essential characteristic of a dynamic society according to PJF: equality between men & women, with practical sense and courage triumphing over all obstacles. Recommended, especially since the good folks at Meteor House are about to give us the 2nd book of this trilogy very soon, since this one had ended in a cliffhanger!