28. Dave Duncan Discussion

[Philip Overby]

Number 28 is Dave Duncan, who has written several fantasy series over the years. These include The Seventh Sword and The King's Blades. I'm not very well-versed on this author, but being that he has been very prolific, I assume someone has read his work and can elaborate more. I saw several images for The Jaguar Knights, so maybe this is a recent popular one by him.

Thoughts?

 

[GeekDavid]

His Venice Trilogy, which starts with The Alchemist's Apprentice, is a marvelous piece of work, IMHO.

Imagine Nostradamus in medieval Venice, solving mysteries with the help of magic... and his apprentice who does all the running around for him.

 

[Feo Takahari]

The Great Game is worth a look-through--it takes apart the trapped-in-another-world plot, then sets the pieces on fire and buries them in separate graves. The Cursed is nothing memorable, but it shows off a couple of clever ideas (including the best interpretation I've ever seen of what the power of "superhuman luck" actually means.) I haven't read any other Duncan.