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The Emperor - (Telnarian Histories) by John Norman (Paperback)

The Emperor - (Telnarian Histories) by  John Norman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The complexities and storms of the Telnarian Histories are brought to their unexpected and rousing climax.</b> <p/> Following a palace coup, in the midst of intrigue and turmoil, Otto, the blond barbarian giant, King of the Otungs, a tribe of the Vandal Nation, has set aside the boy emperor, Aesilesius, and seized the throne of the vast, unstable, threatened Telnarian Empire. A raging torrent of complex, perilous events ensues. Can the throne be held? Can the empire survive? <p/> In <i>The Emperor</i>, we meet again fierce Abrogastes, the Far Grasper, lord of the Drisriaks, hegemonic tribe of the dreaded Aatii Nation, enemy to the Vandal Nation; his envious, treacherous son, Ingeld, aspirer to the High Seat of the Drisriaks; Sidonicus, devious, unscrupulous exarch of Telnar, seeker of power through the perversion of religion; envious Fulvius, his ambitious subordinate; a corrupt senate, an unruly citizenry, and private armies; Atalana, superstitious and cunning Empress Mother; her son, the reclusive boy emperor, Aesilesius; his lovely sisters, Alacida and Viviana, one of whom will learn chains and the whip; Julian, of the Aureliani, scion of an embittered and divided aristocracy; and many other players in the games of betrayal, blood, and power.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>John Norman, born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1931, is the creator of the Gorean Saga, the longest-running series of adventure novels in science fiction history. Starting in December 1966 with <i>Tarnsman of Gor</i>, the series was put on hold after its twenty-fifth installment, <i>Magicians of Gor</i>, in 1988, when DAW refused to publish its successor, <i>Witness of Gor</i>. After several unsuccessful attempts to find a trade publishing outlet, the series was brought back into print in 2001. Norman has also produced a separate, three-installment science fiction series, the Telnarian Histories, plus two other fiction works (<i>Ghost Dance</i> and <i>Time Slave</i>), a nonfiction paperback (<i>Imaginative Sex</i>), and a collection of thirty short stories, entitled <i>Norman Invasions</i>. <i>The Totems of Abydos </i>was published in spring 2012. <p/> All of Norman's work is available both in print and as ebooks. The Internet has proven to be a fertile ground for the imagination of Norman's ever-growing fan base, and at Gor Chronicles (www.gorchronicles.com), a website specially created for his tremendous fan following, one may read everything there is to know about this unique fictional culture. <p/> Norman is married and has three children.

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