The Lost King (Star of the Guardians, Vol 1) - Softcover

Margaret Weis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553286005 ISBN 13: 9780553286007

Publisher: Bantam Books, 1990

Synopsis

Four courageous people--Dion, a young man seeking his destiny; Tusk, the mercenary; outlaw commander Dixter; and the beautiful and cunning Lady Maigrey--battle the corrupt and harsh Democratic Commonwealth

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From the Inside Flap:

By calling a temporary truce, Derek Sagan and the rebels thwarted the alien Corasian invasion. Enemies once again, the rebels have resumed their defiance and Sagan has retumed to his campaign to topple the corrupt galactic government. He plans to set up Dion as king of the Starfire dynasty--and to place himself as the ruling power behind the throne. On a remote planetary sinkhole of sin and corruption, a small weapon-barely ten centimeters on a side--is hidden. If activated, this seemingly harmless crystal cube could tear a hole in the universe. . .and destroy the fabric of creation. Sagan wants it. Lady Maigrey wants it. And so does Abdiel, a cruel genius who commands a drugged army of mindless slaves. And now Dion is caught in this momentous struggle as he faces his greatest trial yet in his battle to gain the interstellar throne.

From Library Journal:

As a corrupt Commonwealth rules the galaxy through the might of its armies, its most influential general--a renegade Guardian of the deposed Starfire royal line--pursues the rumor of a hidden heir to the throne and searches for a woman he loves and is destined to destroy. Weis's solo outing demonstrates her talent for creating romantic villains and strong female protagonists. This space opera/romantic adventure by the coauthor (with Tracy Hickman) of the "Death Gate Cycle" and other fantasy series belongs in most sf collections.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0553286005
• ISBN 13: 9780553286007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496