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Delian Cycle #3
Warrior Of Scorpio
The third book of the Dray Prescot series. Once again in the grip of the Star Lords of the Constellation Scorpio, Dray Prescot finds himself torn from the battles of the Inner Sea for a mission in the air. For it was now his mission to carry his beloved Delia by airboat to that far kingdom, Vallia, from whence she had come. But the route lay across the gaunt mountains and the shadowy jungles of the Hostile Territories -- and there Dray was to be plunged among stranger peoples and more fantastic challenges than even his Kregen princess had known...
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First published January 1, 1973
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June 10, 2020
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DAW Collectors #65
Cover Artist: Tim Kirk
Name: Bulmer, Henry Kenneth, Birthplace: London, England, UK, (14 January 1921 - 16 December 2005)
Alternate Names: Alan Burt Akers, Frank Brandon, H. Ken Bulmer, H. K. Bulmer, Ken Bulmer, H. Kenneth Bulmer, Henry K. Bulmer, Rupert Clinton, Ernest Corley, Arthur Frazier, Peter Green, Adam Hardy, Kenneth Johns, Philip Kent, Neil Langholm, Karl Maras, Manning Norvil, Dray Prescot, Andrew Quiller, Nelson Sherwood, Richard Silver, H. Philip Stratford, Philip Stratford, H. Phillip Stratford, Tully Zetford.
In this cience Fiction/fantasy we again find Dray Prescot in the grip of the Star Lords of the Constellation Scorpio, Dray Prescot finds himself torn from the battles of the Inner Sea for a mission in the air. For it is now his mission to carry his beloved Delia by air-boat to that far kingdom, Vallia, from whence she had come. But the route lay across the gaunt mountains and the shadowy jungles of the Hostile Territories -- and there Dray will be plunged among stranger peoples and more fantastic challenges than even his Kregen princess has known.
"Warrior of Scorpio" is the third book in the epic saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen.
Cover art by Josh Kirby.
First printing August 1973.
The 'Dray Prescot' series consists of
1. Transit to Scorpio (1972)
2. The Suns of Scorpio (1973)
3. Warrior of Scorpio (1973)
4. Swordships of Scorpio (1973)
5. Prince of Scorpio (1974)
6. Manhounds of Antares (1974)
7. Arena of Antares (1974)
8. Fliers of Antares (1975)
9. Bladesman of Antares (1975)
10. Avenger of Antares (1975)
11. Armada of Antares (1976)
12. The Tides of Kregen (1976)
13. Renegade of Kregen (1976)
14. Krozair of Kregen (1977)
15. Secret Scorpio (1977)
16. Savage Scorpio (1978)
17. Captive Scorpio (1978)
18. Golden Scorpio (1978)
19. A Life for Kregen (1979)
20. A Sword for Kregen (1979)
21. A Fortune for Kregen (1979)
22. A Victory for Kregen (1980)
23. Beasts of Antares (1980)
24. Rebel of Antares (1980)
25. Legions of Antares (1981)
26. Allies of Antares (1981)
27. Mazes of Scorpio (1982)
28. Delia of Vallia (1982)
29. Fires of Scorpio (1983)
30. Talons of Scorpio (1983)
31. Masks of Scorpio (1984)
32. Seg the Bowman (1984)
33. Werewolves of Kregen (1985)
34. Witches of Kregen (1985)
35. Storm over Vallia (1985)
36. Omens of Kregen (1985)
37. Warlord of Antares (1988)
Manhounds of Antares / Arena of Antares (1981)
DAW Collectors #65
Cover Artist: Tim Kirk
Name: Bulmer, Henry Kenneth, Birthplace: London, England, UK, (14 January 1921 - 16 December 2005)
Alternate Names: Alan Burt Akers, Frank Brandon, H. Ken Bulmer, H. K. Bulmer, Ken Bulmer, H. Kenneth Bulmer, Henry K. Bulmer, Rupert Clinton, Ernest Corley, Arthur Frazier, Peter Green, Adam Hardy, Kenneth Johns, Philip Kent, Neil Langholm, Karl Maras, Manning Norvil, Dray Prescot, Andrew Quiller, Nelson Sherwood, Richard Silver, H. Philip Stratford, Philip Stratford, H. Phillip Stratford, Tully Zetford.
In this cience Fiction/fantasy we again find Dray Prescot in the grip of the Star Lords of the Constellation Scorpio, Dray Prescot finds himself torn from the battles of the Inner Sea for a mission in the air. For it is now his mission to carry his beloved Delia by air-boat to that far kingdom, Vallia, from whence she had come. But the route lay across the gaunt mountains and the shadowy jungles of the Hostile Territories -- and there Dray will be plunged among stranger peoples and more fantastic challenges than even his Kregen princess has known.
"Warrior of Scorpio" is the third book in the epic saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen.
Cover art by Josh Kirby.
First printing August 1973.
The 'Dray Prescot' series consists of
1. Transit to Scorpio (1972)
2. The Suns of Scorpio (1973)
3. Warrior of Scorpio (1973)
4. Swordships of Scorpio (1973)
5. Prince of Scorpio (1974)
6. Manhounds of Antares (1974)
7. Arena of Antares (1974)
8. Fliers of Antares (1975)
9. Bladesman of Antares (1975)
10. Avenger of Antares (1975)
11. Armada of Antares (1976)
12. The Tides of Kregen (1976)
13. Renegade of Kregen (1976)
14. Krozair of Kregen (1977)
15. Secret Scorpio (1977)
16. Savage Scorpio (1978)
17. Captive Scorpio (1978)
18. Golden Scorpio (1978)
19. A Life for Kregen (1979)
20. A Sword for Kregen (1979)
21. A Fortune for Kregen (1979)
22. A Victory for Kregen (1980)
23. Beasts of Antares (1980)
24. Rebel of Antares (1980)
25. Legions of Antares (1981)
26. Allies of Antares (1981)
27. Mazes of Scorpio (1982)
28. Delia of Vallia (1982)
29. Fires of Scorpio (1983)
30. Talons of Scorpio (1983)
31. Masks of Scorpio (1984)
32. Seg the Bowman (1984)
33. Werewolves of Kregen (1985)
34. Witches of Kregen (1985)
35. Storm over Vallia (1985)
36. Omens of Kregen (1985)
37. Warlord of Antares (1988)
Manhounds of Antares / Arena of Antares (1981)
February 6, 2016
Enjoyed it thoroughly. Another great planet adventure. I was really worried that some of the things that happen to Dray Prescott would become tired with repetition, but this book proved my fears ungrounded. In a world where every hand is turned against each other Dray finds a true friend and companion in Seg. Together they encounter a couple of new beast-man races, take a doomed voyage on an airship, and fly some giant birds into the heart of enemy territory. All in all, it is on par with the first two books in the series and I highly recommend them.
January 26, 2016
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
January 30, 2016
Another good story. This guy has the worst luck in the world. He finds his girl, loses her, finds her again, and then loses her once more. The worst thing is no matter where he goes he has high born women throwing themselves at him, literally at his feet, no matter where he goes. Nonetheless he definitely has an incredibly adventurous life and I will assuredly be reading the next volume.
July 28, 2010
I just really enjoy the Dray Prescot series and I don't consider there to be a clunker in the bunch.
April 13, 2019
These are just ok for me. I enjoy the world, but Drey is a little too much at times.
May 24, 2013
This is the third is the Prescot of Antares planetary romance series. For newer readers who might not have seen the term before, a “planetary romance” is a subgenre of science fiction in which an Earthling (or someone of Terran extraction) is transported to and stranded on an Earthlike planet with a savage set of local civilizations. He (and it’s almost always a “he”) will then proceed to kick butt thanks to his superior Earth musculature and training, kill or ride exotic beasts, and fall in love with a princess (who will eventually return the favor.) JThe John Carter of Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the granddaddy of the subgenre.
In this case, Dray Prescott is an Eighteenth Century sailor plucked from Earth to the planet Kregen, which orbits Antares in what we call the Scorpio constellation. This is the work of the enigmatic Star Lords who drop him in various situations that they want resolved. In previous volumes, he became nigh-immortal along with his beloved, Princess Delia, only to be snatched back to Earth. Once again on Kregan, he led a slave revolt, which was apparently a little too successful.
In this volume, Dray Prescot is snatched from the rebellion, but manages to avoid being sent to Earth, instead being dumped onto an isolated farm just in time to save a woman and child from invading “half-men.” He also saves enslaved archer Seg Segutorio, who joins Prescot on his journeys. By good luck, Dray is reunited with Delia, and they decide to go back to her kingdom to finally get hitched. She has an airship to take them over the dangerous Hostile Territories, but things are never that simple in an adventure story….
Good stuff: Plenty of fast-moving action–our heroes are in peril on a regular basis from all sorts of weather, beasts and people. If you like the manly man sort of protagonist, Prescot is certainly that, but is anti-slavery so we know he’s a good guy.
Not so good stuff: Planetary romance tends to have some racism and sexism problems. The former is indicated by the word “half-men” (and Prescott often mentions in his narration that he learned better about the various races of Kregen later.) The sexism comes on stronger, with women being in the story to be rescued by Prescot and/or throw themselves at him. (This volume does pass the Bechdel test with a very brief conversation about botany before the women turn their attention back to Prescot.) One notable scene has two women who are not Dray Prescot’s love interest fighting over which one of them should be.
When the subject of rape comes up, a minor character allied to Prescot indulges in victim-blaming, and no one disputes him (he vanishes from the story shortly thereafter, fate unknown.) And there is a scene that is no question about it headed for tentacle porn before Prescot breaks free and kills the critter. It’s not nearly as awful with the sexual politics as Gor, but is well below Barsoom.
Other stuff: The framing device is that Dray Prescott was temporarily on Earth in the 1970s and dictated the story into a set of cassette tapes, some of which have gone missing. Thus the author can skip ahead through slow bits or areas where he got stuck.
Overall: Not your best entry into planetary romance; look up the John Carter books.
In this case, Dray Prescott is an Eighteenth Century sailor plucked from Earth to the planet Kregen, which orbits Antares in what we call the Scorpio constellation. This is the work of the enigmatic Star Lords who drop him in various situations that they want resolved. In previous volumes, he became nigh-immortal along with his beloved, Princess Delia, only to be snatched back to Earth. Once again on Kregan, he led a slave revolt, which was apparently a little too successful.
In this volume, Dray Prescot is snatched from the rebellion, but manages to avoid being sent to Earth, instead being dumped onto an isolated farm just in time to save a woman and child from invading “half-men.” He also saves enslaved archer Seg Segutorio, who joins Prescot on his journeys. By good luck, Dray is reunited with Delia, and they decide to go back to her kingdom to finally get hitched. She has an airship to take them over the dangerous Hostile Territories, but things are never that simple in an adventure story….
Good stuff: Plenty of fast-moving action–our heroes are in peril on a regular basis from all sorts of weather, beasts and people. If you like the manly man sort of protagonist, Prescot is certainly that, but is anti-slavery so we know he’s a good guy.
Not so good stuff: Planetary romance tends to have some racism and sexism problems. The former is indicated by the word “half-men” (and Prescott often mentions in his narration that he learned better about the various races of Kregen later.) The sexism comes on stronger, with women being in the story to be rescued by Prescot and/or throw themselves at him. (This volume does pass the Bechdel test with a very brief conversation about botany before the women turn their attention back to Prescot.) One notable scene has two women who are not Dray Prescot’s love interest fighting over which one of them should be.
When the subject of rape comes up, a minor character allied to Prescot indulges in victim-blaming, and no one disputes him (he vanishes from the story shortly thereafter, fate unknown.) And there is a scene that is no question about it headed for tentacle porn before Prescot breaks free and kills the critter. It’s not nearly as awful with the sexual politics as Gor, but is well below Barsoom.
Other stuff: The framing device is that Dray Prescott was temporarily on Earth in the 1970s and dictated the story into a set of cassette tapes, some of which have gone missing. Thus the author can skip ahead through slow bits or areas where he got stuck.
Overall: Not your best entry into planetary romance; look up the John Carter books.
November 29, 2011
I'm in these books for the big set pieces and strong, interesting settings (and the weird science), so this episode felt either lacking or transitional: slightly over half the book is spent in a journey from the Inner Sea area to the Hostile Territories, and much of this dealt with transient events and set-up work to get the hero's love interest back. The story feels like it really begins at the arrival into the city of Hiclantung. I'm curious why the author structured things in this way.
The Hostile Territories itself is an intriguing area and I hope that this isn't the last we'll see of it: part of a collapsed empire whose bones are now fought over by two rival outside nations; a land of small mutually-hostile city states separated by large wildernesses yet connected by the road system of the predecessor empire; empty ruins of sacked cities and cities captured by barbarian nomads; a small flickering light of the original culture kept by a few stubborn cities.
The lexicon of made-up names is getting unwieldy. In addition to the names of all the semi-human species, domesticated animals, large predators, and ship terminology, the author in this book adds varieties of large flying creatures. There are pages where the use of these words is significant and takes much parsing. The lack of a glossary is becoming noticable.
The Hostile Territories itself is an intriguing area and I hope that this isn't the last we'll see of it: part of a collapsed empire whose bones are now fought over by two rival outside nations; a land of small mutually-hostile city states separated by large wildernesses yet connected by the road system of the predecessor empire; empty ruins of sacked cities and cities captured by barbarian nomads; a small flickering light of the original culture kept by a few stubborn cities.
The lexicon of made-up names is getting unwieldy. In addition to the names of all the semi-human species, domesticated animals, large predators, and ship terminology, the author in this book adds varieties of large flying creatures. There are pages where the use of these words is significant and takes much parsing. The lack of a glossary is becoming noticable.
May 12, 2013
Adventurer Dray Prescot, in the company of his princess and two companions, braves the bizarre civilizations of a desolate continent as he tries to reach civilization.
These books are a lot of fun. Author Keith Bulmer, writing as Alan Burt Akers, has an amusing voice, and he doesn't take himself too seriously. The interactions between the characters are entertaining and there are plenty of monsters and lost empires to keep things from slowing down. Just about the time it starts to get old, it's over. I love weighty literary fare, but there is a special place in my heart for a writer who is utterly without pretensions and just tells a good story.
These books are a lot of fun. Author Keith Bulmer, writing as Alan Burt Akers, has an amusing voice, and he doesn't take himself too seriously. The interactions between the characters are entertaining and there are plenty of monsters and lost empires to keep things from slowing down. Just about the time it starts to get old, it's over. I love weighty literary fare, but there is a special place in my heart for a writer who is utterly without pretensions and just tells a good story.
November 1, 2013
Adventurer Dray Prescot, in the company of his princess and two companions, braves the bizarre civilizations of a desolate continent as he tries to reach civilization.
These books are a lot of fun. Author Keith Bulmer, writing as Alan Burt Akers, has an amusing voice, and he doesn't take himself too seriously. The interactions between the characters are entertaining and there are plenty of monsters and lost empires to keep things from slowing down. Just about the time it starts to get old, it's over. I love weighty literary fare, but there is a special place in my heart for a writer who is utterly without pretensions and just tells a good story.
These books are a lot of fun. Author Keith Bulmer, writing as Alan Burt Akers, has an amusing voice, and he doesn't take himself too seriously. The interactions between the characters are entertaining and there are plenty of monsters and lost empires to keep things from slowing down. Just about the time it starts to get old, it's over. I love weighty literary fare, but there is a special place in my heart for a writer who is utterly without pretensions and just tells a good story.
August 17, 2015
This is the 3rd installment of 52 [only 47 translated to English so far] in the Dray Prescot series. I am definitely in this for the long haul. The stories in of themselves are relatively simple and entertaining. Loads of hack and slash, very little magic and even flying mounts and tons of fighting.
Once again Dray is on the hunt for his Delia, she is found, captured, found and then captured, in a sense once again. This guy never gets a break. I feel like he should already know his time is limited with her once he does finally find Delia and just plan ahead for their next inevitable separation?
Once again Dray is on the hunt for his Delia, she is found, captured, found and then captured, in a sense once again. This guy never gets a break. I feel like he should already know his time is limited with her once he does finally find Delia and just plan ahead for their next inevitable separation?
August 28, 2011
More slashing and Hacking! But he can't seem to keep track of his girl. he can do every freaking thing in the world.... but stay near his love of his life is impossible? really? hahaha This is a serious fun series, don't read if your looking for some greater insight. This is a me Tarzan you Jane, oh hell where did Jane go now series.
November 3, 2012
Fast paced and generally fun.
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