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Empire of the East - Fred Saberhagen
Empire of the East
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In the distant future, society has crumbled. Dark forces now rule the land, keeping all humans under their oppressive thumbs.In the darkness of the shadows and whispered on the winds, there is talk of a rebellion. In the swamps, a small band has formed. Determined to regain their freedom, the... show more
In the distant future, society has crumbled. Dark forces now rule the land, keeping all humans under their oppressive thumbs.In the darkness of the shadows and whispered on the winds, there is talk of a rebellion. In the swamps, a small band has formed. Determined to regain their freedom, the rebellion, heavily outnumbered, plans to overthrow an army of thousands . . . with the help of one incredible weapon.It is only a legend, a story left over from the Old World before magic and the wizards came to the land. A weapon of technology. It is the mystical Elephant, and whoever masters it holds the key to freedom, or defeat.One young man, determined to avenge the death of his family, sets out to join the rebellion and find Elephant. What he discovers will change everything.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780765307422 (0765307421)
ASIN: 765307421
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Series: Empire of the East Omnibus (#1)
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traciloudin
traciloudin rated it
0.0 Empire of the East
I seem to be striking out a lot this year. I'd heard Saberhagen is awesome, but since this was written over 35 years ago, the writing seems awful compared to contemporary writers. This is coming from someone who grew up reading Edgar Rice Burroughs and Andre Norton, so I'm definitely used to reading...
Tower of Iron Will
Tower of Iron Will rated it
4.0
In a post-apocalyptic world something has happened to the laws of physics so that now there is magic and demons and elementals and such. Saberhagen was not the most inventive of science fiction writers, but he did know how to tell an entertaining story. Empire is an omnibus edition of three short ...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it
4.0
The Broken Lands: Farm boy Rolf returns from the fields to find his parents slaughtered and his sister missing, taken by the forces of satrap Ekuman, an agent of The East. Rolf goes looking for Lisa, his missing sister, and winds up joining the resistance against the Empire of the East. Only the E...
spocksbro
spocksbro rated it
I'm not a huge fan of Saberhagen -- his Berserker series and the subsequent Books of Swords, etc. have always left me cold -- but I thoroughly enjoyed these three (particularly the character of Chup).
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