Through the Ice - Softcover

Piers Anthony; Robert Kornwise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671721135 ISBN 13: 9780671721138

Publisher: Baen Books, 1992

Synopsis

Seth is whisked from fighting teenage punks in Michigan to being part of a quest--along with Tirsa the telepath, Rame the faun, and Vidav the giant--when he falls through the ice

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

This is a better than average fantasy begun by Kornwise, then completed by Anthony ( Xanth ) after Kornwise's death. In spite of the enforced one-sidedness of the collaboration, the writing is skillful and seamless; in large part because Anthony was Kornwise's favorite author, whose style he emulated in his first novel. Seth Warner, Rame, Tirsa and Vidav are the Chosen, predicted by prophecy to be the decisive factor in a conflict between a putatively evil sorcerer (named Nefarious) and a greedy and bigoted Empire. Furthermore, the outcome on this plane of Earth affects similar moral conflicts on the other planes of Earth, from which each of the Chosen came when called by the Empire's magic. Sent by the Empire to destroy Nefarious, they wonder if they are a suicide decoy to hide the Empire's real attack. Betrayals and the plights of non-humans under the Empire add to their confusion. Their confrontation with Nefarious reveals final truths in a surprising yet logical plot twist.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Baen Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0671721135
• ISBN 13: 9780671721138
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 304