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Chargement... The King Who Disappeared (édition 2019)par Hank Quense (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe King Who Disappeared par Hank Quense
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The King Who Disappeared is a fantasy adventure tale. It tells the story of King Bohan who is trapped in cave for over 200 years by Jerado, an evil wizard. The sleep spell cast by Bohan's wizard, Ansgar, is finally broken when an earthquake opens the cave. With no idea how long they slept, Bohan, Ansgar and the king's body guard, all heroes, come across a constable named Leticia who tells the year and other basic information. She recognizes the group as the legenday King Who Disappeared from school lessons. Letica aslo tells Bohan that the country's dictator is a wizard named Jerado. Realizing that this Jerado is his nemisis, Bohan resolves to travel to the capital city, Dun Hythe and extract his revenge. Leticia decides to go with Bohan because Jerado's daughter, Flavia, imprisoned her father and Leticia whats to know where her father is. Jerado discovers Bohan is still alive and headed to Dun Hythe. He tells his children, Flavia and his son, Lithgow, about Bohan. Lithgow is in charge of the miltary and Flavia is the Secretary of the Interior. Both children use their troops in attempts to stop Bohan. His hereoes brush the troops aside. Meanwhile, the leading citizens of Dun Hythe have grown tired of Jerado and his family and they throw their lot in with Bohan. They help Bohan sneak into the city and give him a hiding place. Soon after, Bohan and Asngar confront Jerado and overthrow him. Bohan declares himself King and receives the support of Dun Hythe's citizens. The King who Disappeared is filled with humor and political satire. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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This book is a fantasy, and feels almost like an RPG. Quense is great at immersing you right in his world and drawing you close to the characters. I do feel the characters could be beefed up a bit, but overall it wasn’t bad and it was a pretty quick-paced read. I think there’s a lot of elements to this novel that fall out of the fantasy genre, which is part of what makes it great. It’s got some elements that are typically in other genres, and it doesn’t break the world. Quense is a master at world building and redefining the typical fantasy story.
If you love Hitchhiker’s Guide you’ll love this book. It’s a great homage, intentional or otherwise. ( )