Renegade of Kregen (Krozair Cycle, #2)

Dray Prescot #13

by Alan Burt Akers (Pseudonym), Kenneth Bulmer

Never before in his adventurous career under the double suns of Antares had Dray Prescot been in as desperate a situation as he found himself on his second entry into the city of Magdag. Magdag had been the scene of one of Prescot's earliest experiences on Kregen and he recalled it with loathing as a city of power-lusting slavers, of decadent worshippers of the Green Sun. As one who had been initiated into the chivalric order of Krozairs, he despised all that that city stood for. But now Prescot was an outcast. Any Krozair, any follower of the Red Sun of his former friends, would slay him on sight. For him there was only one way to recover his home, his children, his self-respect. He would have to perform an act of valor so extreme, so fabulous, that its glory would wash away all that now stained his name. Only by reaching to the very heart of mighty Magdag could he hope to achieve such a suicidal triumph. (68500 words)

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sword and Planet, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Pulp

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Pseudonym for Kenneth Bulmer

Reviews

[Jakurt Guthorst · Rating 2 out of 5]

Etwas zu voll mit selbst erdachten Begriffen, deren Bedeutung selten erklärt wird. Die Geschichte wirkt flach und wird nur gegen Ende interessant. Die Wesen, die keine Menschen sind werden kaum beschrieben, sodass kein wirkliches Fantasy-Feeling aufkommt. Auch finde ich die "Ich-Perspektive" teilweise problematisch.

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Touching.

[Gerhard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always full of drama lol good entertaining fun...

[Derek · Rating 2 out of 5]

I considered the slave-city of Magdag and in general the Eye of the World area of Kregen to be one of the more interesting settings in the series so far, and I was intrigued by the idea of returning to it to address the unresolved problems left by Dray Prescot as he hightailed it to the Hostile Territories and beyond in book three (or so). There are intriguing possibilities in the idea of the long-lived Prescot resuming his struggles here after an absence of some fifty years.

I haven't read the first of the Krozair Cycle, and feel slightly left out of the story. Despite the mentions of some world-changing battle at the Dam of Days, this episode seems to be about building momentum, and only provides compelling action in its last few pages. I'm captivated by its potential and curious about what Akers plans for resolving the Krozair cycle: demolition of the Grodno-worshippers? Lasting peace within the Eye of the World?

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Akers (Ken Bulmer) wrote a lot of books in his Dray Prescot series and they are usually divided into cycles of 3 to 5 books. "Renegade" is the second of a three book cycle beginning with "The Tides of Kregen" and ending with "Krozair of Kregen." This cycle, called the "Krozair" cycle, is overall the strongest cycle in the series, an "Renegade" my second favorite book of the whole series.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are a John Carter of Mars fan or enjoy the "displaced person on another world" then this series is for you. The books run in long story arcs so you can read just a few to complete a plot line or go for the whole set. Akers creates a very complex world for the hero to adventure in. Recommended