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Present Tense: Round Two of the Great Game Paperback – January 1, 1997

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Trapped in an alternate reality where he is pressed into military service, Edward Exeter, who has been declared the world's prophesied liberator, is hunted by the evil Pentathon rulers. Reprint.

Book 2 of 3

The Great Game
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432 pages
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English
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Avon Books
Publication date

January 1, 1997
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4.25 x 1.25 x 7.25 inches
ISBN-10

0380781301
ISBN-13

978-0380781300
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon Books; Reprint edition (January 1, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0380781301
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0380781300
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 1.25 x 7.25 inches

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Dave Duncan was a prolific writer of fantasy and science fiction, best known for his fantasy series, particularly The Seventh Sword, A Man of His Word, and The King's Blades. He is both a founding and honorary lifetime member of SF Canada. Dave passed away in Oct 2018, leaving behind his wife of 59 years Janet, three children and four grandchildren. Visit his website www.daveduncanauthor.com

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Gaston Grandma

Great series!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 29, 2021

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Thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 27, 2013

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Ive waited a long time for this book as I read Round Three of The Great Game years ago, so I am finally catching up on the whole story. Beautifully printed book, allowing me full immersion in the wonderful story.

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William

A great story, It was great to be able to reread it after losing my copies

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 13, 2012

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One of my favourite stories. It takes me back a few years and I have been looking for a copy of Present Tense for a little while. The ebook version is great for me.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 20, 2016

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exciting, i enjoyed it.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 17, 2014

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My favorite series from Dave Duncan so far. Greatly enjoyed these books.

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R. Albin

The Great Game - Interesting Fantasy Series

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This is an unconventional and imaginative fantasy/parallel world series. Duncan develops a parallel Earth with rather different astronomy, geography, and history. Some forms of magic allow talented individuals to move back and forth from our Earth to the Earth of the Vales, the society next door. The key feature is that strangers, people from our Earth on Valia or Valians in our universe, can acquire substantial magic powers through the accumulation of 'mana' stemming from acts of worship or sacrifice by the natives of that world. On Valia, this results in a society dominated by 'strangers' who have set themselves up as deities. The Great Game series describes a complex challenge to one of these deities in the form of the actions of the Earth born protagonist of this series, an idealistic Edwardian youth. Duncan's parallel universe is constructed well and his writing is solid. In several of his books, he has dealt with issues of duty and sacrifice, and this is no exception. There is a particularly nice use of the confrontation of youthful Edwardian idealism with harsh political realities. The plotting is clever as well, making creative use not only of the magical themes but also of the great influenza pandemic of 1917-18.

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boring617

A Successor to Kipling

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Really good--worthy sequel to Kipling, which is saying something. As a fan of Edwardian British fantasy and fiction, I'm a sucker for any of the modern popular fiction writers who borrow from that era, but Duncan is something special: has has the sensibility and the attitudes right.

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annette@duraswitch.com

Another fantastic adventure

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 15, 1997

I adore Dave Duncan and am never disappointed in his works. Present Tense is a great volume in another great Dave Duncan series. An absolute must for his fans, and highly recommended for Eddings and Jordan fans also.

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Greysword

Part two of a totally gripping story.

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This story grabbed me from the start and I just had to buy parts 2 and 3 to find out what happened. A first class fantasy read.

adict

jolly good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 10, 2014

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Rattles along and keeps you page turning. Non PC but that's the period feel, like reading the old Hotspur and Eagle comics.

Kindle Customer

better than previous books by Duncan

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 13, 2014

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well written, better than previous books by Duncan, you need to start with the first one, the pace is a little slow.

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