The alternate Earth of The Blue Star is no home to swashbucklers or soldiers. It's a carefully worked out society, approximating the 18th-century Austro-Hungarian Empire. In this world, gunpowder has not been discovered, but magic works. The Empire centered around the city of Netzigon is corrupt, collapsing, decadent, and basically tiresome. The novel follows the adventures of Rodvard Bergelin, who begins as an ineffecutal, milquetoast government clerk and becomes embroiled in a massive plot to pull the Empire down and rebuild a free society. Great Stuff! Originally published by Twaine in 1952. This is the first paperback appearance, one of the early entries in the Adult Fantasy series that Lin Carter constructed for Ballantine Books.
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0345016025I4N00
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0345016025I5N00
Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.
mass_market. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . WI6053: legacy Not Listed at the final BACPAC; excluded from the rebuilt EBAY_US listing rule. Seller Inventory # mon0003520119
Seller: The Book Garden, Bountiful, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good - Cash. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. The covers/corners have some creasing. The binding has a slight tilt. Small tears in the corners of the spine. A few small tears to the cover and pages. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Seller Inventory # 1194229
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0345016025