Swordships of Scorpio
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- Synopsis
- SKATES OF WAR What does a man do when fate makes him the protector of the royal head of his enemies? If it is Dray Prescot, Earthman on Antares, he sets aside his quest to do his duty. His quest was to reach Vallia and his princess. His duty was to defend Vallia's ancient foe and place its rightful heir on its throne--sworn to attack Vallia. So when the third force, the pirate fleets known as the swordships came between the two contending demands, Dray saw that only by following his own personal star could the contradiction be resolved. -A DAW BOOKS ORIGINAL-
- Copyright:
- 1973
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 192 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781051004810
- Publisher:
- DAW Books, Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 12/20/11
- Copyrighted By:
- DAW Books, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Roger Loran Bailey
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
Reviews
4 out of 5
By Roger Loran Bailey on Dec 22, 2011
Why does this book remind me of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars series? An Earthman somehow finds himself on an alien planet with many and varied intelligent species contending with one another, some humanoid and some not so humanoid, with the most advanced weaponry being the sword. The hero from Earth becomes romantically involved with an alien female who could be called a princess and he finds himself resisting the charms of many other alien temptressess. The writing style is very pulpish with the hero going from one adventure to another saving himself every time with his skilled swordplay. He finds himself aboard a pirate ship forming an alliance with a gorgeous female pirate and his time on that pirate ship reminds me of a Hollywood pirate movie from the 1950s. Hmm, maybe all this is why I am reminded of John Carter of Mars.