A Troubling Along the Border

Zarathandra #2

by Donald Aamodt

Sandy MacGregor doesn't want to be a hero. He has been unwillingly transported through time and space to the planet Zarathandra. He is being used for selfish purposes by a power hungry Goddess. He's stuck on the Rithian border where a rebellion brewing for centuries is about to explode in his face. And now, accompanied by an ancient desert scout and a bumbling sorcerer whose magic does more harm than good, he must journey to a dread region between the worlds to confront the evil usurper behind the realm-shattering revolt. Sandy would certainly prefer a destiny that was considerably less dangerous...but that's life.

Genres: Fantasy

288 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1991

About the author

Donald Aamodt is an American writer. He wrote the Zarathandra sequence of comic fantasies, and is a member of the 2005 World Fantasy Convention.

Reviews

[Stuart Schneider · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very similar to the first book in the series, but I particularly loved the concept of fighting what was essentially a drawn out battle within a castle/fortress of many rooms/areas taken out of time and hidden throughout same, never in total control of the current owner/ruler. It made for easier reading and enjoyment. I thought that the war that Aku fought after separating from the party was treated very matter of factly and in a few paragraphs was fought up to the surprise ending of bringing one battle to another through a potion/spell, which seemed ridiculously out of proportion to the power that was supposed to be in possession of the ones brought into that war, particularly the shee. A quick read for sure.

[Thomas Wagner | SFF180 · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Bill B]

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