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Gandalara Cycle #6

by Randall Garrett

After a meteor explosion, Rikardon wakes in a new body-and in a strange desert land named Gandalara, where a sacred gem known as the Ra'ira grants its owner the power to rule-or to destroy... Victory is sweet-but for Rikardon and Tarani, it is all too brief. Although they have retrieved the sword of the Kings from the lost city of Kä, a savage battle with the vineh mars their journey back to Raithskar. These ape-like creatures were once controlled through the power of the Ra'ira. Now they pose a threat both to the cat-like sha'um and humanoid Gandalarans. To restore order, Rikardon and Tarani must travel to Eddarta, where Tarani can use the Ra'ira against the increasingly vicious vineh. First she must face her treacherous brother, Indomel, and convince the Council to name her High Lord in his place. Indomel will not take such betrayal lightly, but another danger is about to reveal itself-a sinister and ambitious traitor who has been hiding in plain sight all along.

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction

149 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1985

About the author

Randall Garrett's full name was Gordon Randall Phillip David Garrett. For more information about him see https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?239

He was married to Vicki Ann Heydron

His pseudonyms include: Gordon Randall Garrett, Gordon Aghill, Grandal Barretton, Alexander Blade, Ralph Burke, Gordon Garrett, David Gordon, Richard Greer, Ivar Jorgenson, Darrel T. Langart, Blake MacKenzie, Jonathan Blake MacKenzie, Seaton Mckettrig, Clyde (T.) Mitchell, Mark Phillips (with Laurence Janifer), Robert Randall, Leonard G. Spencer, S.M. Tenneshaw, Gerald Vance.

Reviews

[AmbushPredator · Rating 5 out of 5]

The saga draws to a close, and there's twists and turns aplenty, from tragedy, loss, reckoning and ultimately - as the final twist shows - the ultimate betrayal.

This is a fast paced gallop to the finish line, as old scores are settled, new lives are forged, and Rikardon and Tarani head back to where it all started, to finally resolve the situation in Raithskar.

[Jonathan Palfrey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like the preceding volume, this is a straight ‘OK’. It takes us quite pleasantly and competently through the steadily unwinding plot, without providing any scenes that I find compelling. I read it just to find out what happens next.

It’s instructive but mystifying to see that an author can write this fluently and competently and yet produce a novel that lacks fizz and doesn’t engage my enthusiasm. Some other authors may not seem to write any better, but they succeed in writing scenes that I positively enjoy reading and want to return to again and again.

The plot is well contrived in that it goes along through seven volumes at a fairly brisk pace, always coming up with some new twist and turn; and it all seems to fit together so well that I think the whole series must have been sketched out in advance, before the detailed writing began.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned that I would be very happy if I could ride a very big cat which shared a mental link with me. I would also find it beneficial to have mind control over others as long as I used this power for good, not evil.

[Angela Randall]

We own the omnibus of books 4-6: Gandalara Cycle Omnibus #2: Books 4-6

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[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice fast paced Fantasy read. Good world development and characters. Nice read overall. Recommended