An edition of Tempus (1987)

Tempus

with his right-side companion Niko

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An edition of Tempus (1987)

Tempus

with his right-side companion Niko

  • 2 Want to read

NIkodemos, the secular adept, retreats to the misty isles of Bandara and reviws his adventures as right-side partner of the legendary immortal, Tempus. New material from Niko's perspective illuminates classic stories, woven together in an artful and compelling fashion. A marvelous introduction to the Bandaran mystery of Maat kicks off this book, followed by an early, rare story outside the Thieves' World universe. The bisexual Sacred Band's beginnings are here for anyone who wants to read the Sacred Band and Stepson books without having to buy all the Thieves' World collections. A must for fans of Morris's Sacred Band of Stepsons.

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Language
English
Pages
277

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Cover of: Tempus
Tempus: with his right-side companion Niko
1987, Baen Books, Distributed by Simon & Schuster
Paperback in English

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First Sentence

"Niko was haunted, the adepts of Bandara decided, and shook their bald heads in shame and consternation."

Edition Notes

The cover, unlike the spine which says only "Tempus," says "Men of War in a World of Thieves...Tempus with his right-side companion, Niko." Charles N. Brown of Locus Magazine began his review of this book with: "Fascinating..." And it is. Weaving some early, little known stories with interstitial vignettes from the perspective of the Bandaran secular adept, Nikodemos, this book takes you deep into the mythic world of Tempus and his Sacred Band of Stepsons. Ancient history buffs and ancient military fiction fans, as well as fans of epic fantasy full of high adventure and romance, will love this book, which spans the development of the most important Sacred Band partners, their relationships and perils.

Published in
New York
Genre
mythic fantasy

Classifications

Library of Congress
CPB Box no. 1732 vol. 15, PS3563.O6624 T42 1987

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
277 p. ;
Number of pages
277

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3550132M
Internet Archive
tempus0000morr
ISBN 10
0671656317
LCCN
2001569725
OCLC/WorldCat
51817687
Library Thing
1773470
Goodreads
3274660

Work Description

The immortalized ancient warrior Tempus comes to Thieves' World and creates the Sacred Band of Stepsons, consummate ancient cavalry fighters. This book contains the pivotal stories from the best-selling Thieves' World series, and more: seen through the eyes of Tempus's right-side partner, Stealth (called Nikodemos), Tempus is more than a novelized collection -- it offers insights into character and glimpses of life in the misty isles of Bandara, where Niko is when he relates these stories, and where he was trained in his msytery of Maat.

Tempus is an important book for anyone reading the Beyond Sanctuary series, or the Sacred Band of Stepsons series, or the 2010 Janet Morris and Chris Morris epic, The Sacred Band: all of these revolve around characters whose early development is chronicled in "Tempus."

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