Emperor and Clown (A Man of His Word, Part 4)

by Dave Duncan

Paperback, 1992

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Del Rey (1991), Edition: Reissue, 469 pages

Description

The loyal stableboy Rap had fought through hell and high water to rescue Inos, his queen. But once he did, he found that she had already married the accursed Sultan Azak, who had despoiled her beauty. As Inos follows her destiny, and Azak his, Rap awaits his fate at the hands of torturers....

User reviews

LibraryThing member ashleytylerjohn
Urgh. The first 2/3, wonderful, as enjoyable as the first book. The last 1/3 was almost torture.

Authors: it is Incredibly Annoying when your characters keep themselves apart from one another because of Mysterious Reasons they won't tell one another Or Even the Reader. Nobody likes this. It is not
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clever, it is not suspenseful, it is not exciting, it is just Tedious.

So 5 stars for the 1st third, 5 stars for the middle, 2 stars for the last third, averaged (5 5 2 = 12, / 3 = 4).

(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1991

Physical description

469 p.; 4.25 inches

ISBN

034536631X / 9780345366313
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