King Kobold Revived
แแ แแแฌแแแแแก แจแแกแแฎแแ
Surprise raids are ravaging the kingdom of Gramarye.ย Longships filled with Vikings wielding the magical, paralyzing Evil Eye plunder, kill, and burn whole villages, then disappear back into the dark seas.ย But where did this enemy, and their mysterious god-king Kobold, even come from?
For Gramarye exists not in the past, but the far future: a lost colony planet thatโs reverted to a simple medieval lifestyleโฆ complete with fearing and persecuting the witches and warlocks among them, people born with natural psionic abilities (and the only known espers in the universe). This island kingdom representsย the only sentient life on the planetโฆ or so they thought, before the brutal marauders appeared.
Rod Gallowglass is an agent of an interplanetary government, stationed on the recently rediscovered Gramarye to protect its precious psionic community, and gradually guide the kingdom toward integration and membership in the galactic union.ย A modern man of science and technology, the locals mistake him for a powerful warlock (despite his claims he isnโt).ย Now King Tuan and his subjects look to the โHigh Warlockโ to help them repel the invaders.
Can the High Warlock not only drive the barbarians back into the sea, but deduce where they came from, why theyโre attacking, and how to end their raids forever?ย If youโre intrigued by this blend of swords, sorcery, and science, youโll enjoy reading King Kobold Revived.
แแแขแแ แแก แจแแกแแฎแแ
Christopher Stasheff (1943-2018) always had difficulty distinguishing fantasy from reality and tried to compensate by teaching college. When teaching proved too real, he gave it up in favor of writing full time. He tended to pre-script his life, but couldn't understand why other people never got their lines right. This caused a fair amount of misunderstanding with his wife and four children. He wrote novels because it was the only way he could be the director, the designer, and all the actors too.
One of the pioneers of "science fantasy," Christopher Stasheff's career spans four decades, 44 novels (including translations into Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Japanese), 29 short stories, and seven anthologies. His novels are famous for their humor (and bad puns), exploration of comparative political systems, and philosophical undertones.
