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The Reluctant King
The Reluctant King
Author: L. Sprague De Camp
To rise from commoner to king would seem a remarkable stroke of luck. But King Jorian of Xylar had reason to dispute that. For in Xylar a new king was chosen every 5 years--by decapitating the old one and throwing his head to a waiting crowd. — Jorian had reached the end of his reign, yet he faced death with courage and rather unseemly good hum...  more »
ISBN: 159284
Pages: 533
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Publisher: Nelson Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
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The first two (originally published in 3 parts) are rip-roaring, old fashioned adventures, the third not so great, as if he got tired of the story. But worth the read all the same.


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