{"product_id":"portal-of-a-thousand-worlds-paperback","title":"Portal of a Thousand Worlds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe looming threat of a once-in-a-millennium magical event sends nineteenth-century China into violent chaos in this epic alternate-history fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author of the Seventh Sword series Dave Duncan transports us to Imperial China in an alternate nineteenth century--an Asian epoch not unlike the Boxer Rebellion era--with a spellbinding tale of rebellion, political intrigue, larceny, seduction, shape-shifting, dark magic, and murder. These are troubled years in the Good Land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ten centuries have passed since the last time the Portal of a Thousand Worlds opened, bringing chaos, upheaval, and radical change to the then-ruling dynasty, and now the mystical gateway is rumored to be on the verge of opening once more. Only the Firstborn--he who has been reincarnated through countless generations and remembers all he has ever learned--knows what the future holds, but he has been imprisoned for refusing to comply with a repressive imperial government's wishes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, those hoping to seize the opportunity for wealth and position are hatching sinister plots. And as the cold-hearted dowager empress closely guards a fateful secret, and a rebel army led by a fanatical zealot gathers strength under the Bamboo Banner, the cataclysm approaches. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The recipient of two Aurora Awards and numerous Locus and Endeavour Award nominations, Dave Duncan is an acknowledged master of sword-and-sorcery adventure on par with George R. R. Martin of \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e fame. A sprawling epic with a colorful cast of royals, thieves, prostitutes, gods, warriors, dragons, assassins, merchants, and mages set against the backdrop of a volatile alternate Asia, \u003ci\u003ePortal of a Thousand Worlds \u003c\/i\u003eis a magnificent work of invention from one of the premier fantasists of our day.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Duncan (1933-2018) was born in Scotland, and received his diploma from Dundee High School and got his college education at the University of Saint Andrews. He moved to Canada in 1955, where he lived with his wife. Duncan spent thirty years as a petroleum geologist. He has had dozens of fantasy and science fiction novels published, among them \u003ci\u003eA Rose-Red City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMagic Casement\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Reaver Road\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a highly praised historical novel, \u003ci\u003eDaughter of Troy\u003c\/i\u003e, published, for commercial reasons, under the pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin. He also published the Longdirk series of novels, \u003ci\u003eDemon Sword\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDemon Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDemon Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, under the name Ken Hood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the fall of 2007, Duncan's 2006 novel, \u003ci\u003eChildren of Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Tor Books, was nominated for both the Prix Aurora Award and the Endeavour Award. In May 2013, Duncan, a 1989 founding member of SFCanada, was honored by election as a lifetime member by his fellow writers, editors, and academics. He passed away in 2018. Visit https: \/\/www.daveduncanauthor.com\/ for more information on the author.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 482\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771813724448,"sku":"9781504038751","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/df8b48d941e2f150e0e584dd3fd9f56a.webp?v=1780394293","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/portal-of-a-thousand-worlds-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}