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| Title | : | Jorian, Re di Iraz (The Reluctant King #1-3) |
| Author | : | L. Sprague de Camp |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 602 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 1994 by Nord (first published February 1st 1983) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Humor. Comedy |
L. Sprague de Camp
Paperback | Pages: 602 pages Rating: 3.54 | 125 Users | 13 Reviews
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Tascabili Omnibus 11.Il gioco di inventare paesi fantastici, genti immaginarie, usi e costumi pittoreschi ha una salda tradizione alle sue spalle, e la fantascienza vi ha fatto ricorso un numero infinito di volte. Raramente però questo gioco ha raggiunto i vertici di umorismo toccato da L. Sprague de Camp nel suo "ciclo di Novaria". I bersagli contro cui De Camp indirizza le sue frecciate sono ben noti ai lettori di fantascienza: la saccenteria dei pedanti, la vanagloria dei guerrieri da poltrona, l'astuzia truffaldina dei demagoghi. Perciò si può essere sicuri, iniziando a leggere una sua opera, che troveremo, dietro la maschera dell'ambiente immaginario, situazioni e comportamenti che ci circondano nella vita di tutti i giorni.
Il mondo di Novaria è un reame tipicamente alla maniera di De Camp. Vi domina una curiosa e ribalda anarchia di forme politiche e sociali. Regni costituzionali e no, repubbliche oscurantiste o illuminate, e anche il puro e semplice dominio del più forte: ognuna di queste forme vi trova dei convinti assertori.
In questo mondo, l'unica persona capace di avvertire le incongruenze che lo circondano è il protagonista del romanzo, Jorian. Re per caso, avventuriero suo malgrado, cantastorie per vocazione, viene coinvolto nella estenuante ricerca di un antico tesoro: in essa incontrerà ogni sorta di nemici e di pericoli, nella miglior tradizione dell'avventura eroicomica.
Contiene tre racconti:
La torre di Goblin (The Goblin Tower, 1968),
Jorian di Jiraz (The Clocks of Iraz, 1971),
Il re non decapitato (The Unbeheaded King, 1983).
Details Books Concering Jorian, Re di Iraz (The Reluctant King #1-3)
| Original Title: | The Reluctant King |
| ISBN: | 8842907642 (ISBN13: 9788842907640) |
| Edition Language: | Italian |
| Series: | The Reluctant King #1-3, Novarian #1-2,4 |
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Ratings: 3.54 From 125 Users | 13 ReviewsEvaluation Out Of Books Jorian, Re di Iraz (The Reluctant King #1-3)
An amusing book. Like all of L. Sprague de Camp's books that I've read, it's very much in his style, which is very distinct. I'm guessing that people generally either enjoy or don't enjoy his style and like or dislike his books accordingly.I find this book is perfect to read while I'm doing something else, like watching football or re-watching a tv series that also doesn't take much concentration.Unlike most fantasy novels, this one is a bit aimless. It's the adventures of some guy on the run in a made-up world. The hero is amost absurdly over-qualified for his new-found role, and it is easy to pan the book for using obvious or well-worn scenarios.What makes the series enjoyable is that it serves as a platform for L. Sprague de Camp to share his observations and insights on various social and political systems. A good skewering of many fantasy tropes is included, always accompanied by a
Clockmaker Jorian becomes King because he accidentally catches the head of the beheaded previous King, which marks him for both for kingship and eventual execution - they take their term limits seriously. With the help of an enchanter, he escapes the headsman, and while pursued by agents of his former government (eager to finish the job) gets caught up in the series of adventures that one would expect to find in amusing satirical comic fantasies - comely maids in peril, barbarian invasions (I
Fun book, great short stories connecting together to form a over-arcing storyline. I'd recommend it.
This is a three-story series written in 1968, 1971, 1983Competent adventure thread, in a reasonably plausible kingdom of swords and not-very-strong magic. Interesting dilemmas and characters. Some humour. But it suffers badly in the modern era in its assumption that a good-lookin' well-endowed man will have lineups at his bedroom door, and that sort of thing is exempt from moral rules. But let's be fair, De Camp was born in 1907. As far as I recall, his other works don't notably have this issue.
This is the first fantasy novel I remember reading on my own as a kid. I cannot recall more than a few major plot points, but it has a place in my heart.
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