A HANDFUL OF MEN - The Cutting Edge; Upland Outlaws; The Stricken Field

Duncan, Dave

ISBN 10: 0345378962 / ISBN 13: 9780345378965

Published by Del Rey - Ballantine Books, New York, 1992

About this Item

388, 355, 343 pp. First and Second Printings. Book One: Quarter-bound with black cloth on blue boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact. Book Two: Quarter-bound with black cloth on beige boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket with a short crease on the upper right of the front panel; price intact. Book Three: Quarter-bound with burgundy cloth on gray boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings in any of the books. Dj art by Jim Burns. To be clear, the three books here are: One: The Cutting Edge; Two: Upland Outlaws; and Three: The Stricken Field. Size: 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 232286

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A HANDFUL OF MEN - The Cutting Edge; Upland Outlaws; The Stricken Field
• Publisher: Del Rey - Ballantine Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345378962
• ISBN 13: 9780345378965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jim Burns
• Edition: First Editions.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy

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Synopsis

Settled down since their last adventure, monarchs Rap and Inos learn that they must leave their life of domestic bliss to begin yet another adventure and avert the end of the world.

About the Author

Dave Duncan, born in Scotland in 1933, is a Canadian citizen. He received his diploma from Dundee High School and got his college education at the University of Saint Andrews. He moved to Canada in 1955, where he still lives with his wife. He has three grown children and four grandchildren. He spent thirty years as a petroleum geologist. He has had dozens of fantasy and science fiction novels published, among them A Rose-Red City, Magic Casement, and The Reaver Road, as well as a highly praised historical novel, Daughter of Troy, published, for commercial reasons, under the pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin. He also published the Longdirk series of novels, Demon Sword, Demon Knight, and Demon Rider, under the name Ken Hood.

In the fall of 2007, Duncan’s 2006 novel, Children of Chaos, published by Tor Books, was nominated for both the Prix Aurora Award and the Endeavour Award. In May 2013, Duncan, a 1989 founding member of SFCanada, was honored by election as a lifetime member by his fellow writers, editors, and academics. His website is www.daveduncan.com.