The Warrior Returns: Book #4 Of The Far Kingdoms Series

by Chris Bunch, Allan Cole

Overview

THE WARRIOR RETURNS: For those who thrilled to the adventures and wonders of the voyages of the Anteros, here is the book where all the secrets from KINGDOMS OF THE NIGHT are finally, dazzlingly, revealed. In this fourth and final volume of the Far Kingdoms books - written by Sten co-author, Allan Cole - all of Orissa believes that Rali Antero, legendary warrior and sorceress extraordinaire, was dead, lost at sea during some grand adventure gone wrong. In fact, Rali is not dead, but was left entombed in ice to dream for eternity--until a goddess awakens her for one last desperate quest . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479238705
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2012
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Allan Cole is an international bestselling author and screenwriter. Although this book carries his byline alone, the ideas basic to The Far Kingdoms series was the result of his collaboration with his late partner Chris Bunch. Collaborators for nearly twenty years, together, and separately, they published over forty novels and sold more than 150 TV and movie screenplays. Their most noteworthy collaboration produced the eight-book Sten series, hailed as "landmark science fiction" by Publishers Weekly, among others. The Far Kingdoms series, also critically acclaimed, was their final collaboration. The four books include: The Far Kingdoms, The Warrior's Tale, Kingdoms Of The Night, and The Warrior Returns, which was written by Allan solo. For details about Allan's life and work, see his homepage at www.acole.com. For information about Chris, see his Wikipedia entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Bunch. Both authors are also featured in the International Movie Data Base (IMDB.com) And be sure to check out his popular blog, My Hollywood MisAdventures: http://allan-cole.blogspot.com/

Editorial Reviews

Solo writing proves no problem for Cole, who, in this wrap-up to the fantasy Anteros series (Kingdoms of the Night, etc.), loses longtime coauthor Chris Bunch but turns in a rousing yarn nonetheless. Narrator Rali Emilie Antero, the warrior of the title, sorceress and reluctant tool of the goddess Maranonia, falls into the hands of Novari, the Lyre Bird, a changeling whose "primary form" is a beautiful woman and who was created through the sacrifice of thousands of virgins to be a prince's sexual slave. Escaped and become a powerful sorceress, Novari has set out to avenge herself against the world. When Rali rejects Novari's offer to become her consort, the warrior is imprisoned in the mines of Koronos, minus an eye and hand and most of her memory. With the aid of a fellow prisoner, Zalia, Rali regains her powers and apparently destroys Novari and her source of power. But during the struggle, Zalia, who is revealed as the queen Salimar and who becomes Rali's lover, is gravely injured. Maranonia offers Rali and Salimar surcease in an endless sleep of beautiful dreams. Fifty years later, however, Maranonia awakens Rali to fight the Lyre Bird resurgent, who now poses a threat even greater than before. Cole's vivid, densely crafted world, peopled with well-drawn inhabitants of all classes, rings true. Fans of this series may be sad to see it end, but they'll be happy that it does so in mighty high style. (Apr.) Notes

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

The fourth and last book in the Far Kingdoms series—former co-author Chris Bunch having taken his business elsewhere—is a sequel to The Warrior's Tale (1994) and features the same protagonist and narrator—the warrior and sorceress Rali Emilie Antero. Rali emerges from a 50-year entombment in ice to enjoy further adventures and a final showdown with her old foe, the irresistible succubus Novari, who has seized the city Orissa and exterminated all the other Anteros, save the mystical child Emilie.

Stands alone, more or less, but series fans are the intended, and most likely, recipients.

Kirkus Reviews