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The Guardians of the Flame
 IT
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE JUST
A ROLE-PLAYING GAME . . .
Professor Deighton smiled from around the stem of his pipe. "You have a
vague, unexplainable feeling that what you are looking for is something
called the Gate Between Worlds."
"... although we all share a vague suspicion that we're looking for the
Gate Between Worlds, whatever that is. Would you care to join us?"
"Sure. Un—what are you going to do about those boxes on the hillside?"
Doria's voice was almost a whine. "Open them, silly."
"Okay, fine, I'll open them."
"No, don't—". He gripped the rims of his wheelchair.
"As the first box is opened," Deighton said, "You are overwhelmed by a
rush of—"
James Michael couldn't hear the rest; a rush of sound like that of an
impossibly loud, impossibly near jet buffeted his ears, acrid smoke
clawing at his eyes and nostrils until he found himself tumbling out of
his wheelchair and falling to his knees in a coughing spasm, his tearing
eyes clenched shut.
He bounced to his feet on the damp grass, reflexively reaching for the
axe strapped to his chest, loosening the straps with two quick jerks and
taking the axe in his gnarled, well-muscled hands.
Well-muscled hands?
He opened his eyes.
He was a dwarf standing on the side of a grassy hill, with an axe in
his hands.
AND THAT WAS ONLY 7 THE BEGINNING . . .
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joel Rosenberg was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and raised in
North Dakota and Connecticut. His occupations have included driving a
truck, caring for the institutionalized retarded, bookkeeping, gambling,
motel desk-clerking, and passing himself off as a head chef.
His first sale was an op-ed piece favoring nuclear power, appearing in
The New York Times. His Guardians of the Flame novels have been
bestsellers, and given him a huge readership in fantasy. His science
fiction novels, including Ties of Blood, Emile and the Dutchman, Not
for Glory, and Hero have been equally popular and received
critical acclaim.
He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and daughters.
Illustration by Monte Moore
Cover Design by Carol Russo Design
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 Hardcover
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and
events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real
people or incidents is purely coincidental.
First omnibus printing, February 2003
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Printed in the United States of America
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ISBN: 0-7434-3589-3
Copyright © 2003 by Joel Rosenberg. The Sleeping Dragon © copyright 1983; The Sword and the Chain © copyright 1984; The Silver Crown © copyright 1985; all by Joel Rosenberg.
All rights reserved, including the right to
reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.
A Baen Books Original
Baen Publishing Enterprises
P.O. Box 1403
Riverdale, NY 10471
http://www.baen.com
Production by Windhaven Press
Auburn, NH
Electronic version by WebWrights
http://www.webwrights.com
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The Guardians of the Flame
IT
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE JUST
A ROLE-PLAYING GAME . . .
Professor Deighton smiled from around the stem of his pipe. "You have a
vague, unexplainable feeling that what you are looking for is something
called the Gate Between Worlds."
"... although we all share a vague suspicion that we're looking for the
Gate Between Worlds, whatever that is. Would you care to join us?"
"Sure. Un—what are you going to do about those boxes on the hillside?"
Doria's voice was almost a whine. "Open them, silly."
"Okay, fine, I'll open them."
"No, don't—". He gripped the rims of his wheelchair.
"As the first box is opened," Deighton said, "You are overwhelmed by a
rush of—"
James Michael couldn't hear the rest; a rush of sound like that of an
impossibly loud, impossibly near jet buffeted his ears, acrid smoke
clawing at his eyes and nostrils until he found himself tumbling out of
his wheelchair and falling to his knees in a coughing spasm, his tearing
eyes clenched shut.
He bounced to his feet on the damp grass, reflexively reaching for the
axe strapped to his chest, loosening the straps with two quick jerks and
taking the axe in his gnarled, well-muscled hands.
Well-muscled hands?
He opened his eyes.
He was a dwarf standing on the side of a grassy hill, with an axe in
his hands.
AND THAT WAS ONLY 7 THE BEGINNING . . .
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joel Rosenberg was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and raised in
North Dakota and Connecticut. His occupations have included driving a
truck, caring for the institutionalized retarded, bookkeeping, gambling,
motel desk-clerking, and passing himself off as a head chef.
His first sale was an op-ed piece favoring nuclear power, appearing in
The New York Times. His Guardians of the Flame novels have been
bestsellers, and given him a huge readership in fantasy. His science
fiction novels, including Ties of Blood, Emile and the Dutchman, Not
for Glory, and Hero have been equally popular and received
critical acclaim.
He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and daughters.
Illustration by Monte Moore
Cover Design by Carol Russo Design
|
Hardcover
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and
events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real
people or incidents is purely coincidental.
First omnibus printing, February 2003
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Printed in the United States of America
|
ISBN: 0-7434-3589-3
Copyright © 2003 by Joel Rosenberg. The Sleeping Dragon © copyright 1983; The Sword and the Chain © copyright 1984; The Silver Crown © copyright 1985; all by Joel Rosenberg.
All rights reserved, including the right to
reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.
A Baen Books Original
Baen Publishing Enterprises
P.O. Box 1403
Riverdale, NY 10471
http://www.baen.com
Production by Windhaven Press
Auburn, NH
Electronic version by WebWrights
http://www.webwrights.com
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