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Gladiators of Hapanu

Pages
187
Published
1979
Language
English

Synopsis

The Blood of Hapanu An incredible dimension awaits Blade when he awakes in an Amazon-like jungle next to a river with giant crocodiles. Blue-skinned and tattooed tribesmen paddle by in their canoes. Except for their warring ways in a land where tribe is always pitted against tribe, Blade finds no cause for complaint. It is the city people of Hapanu who bring out his ever-present need to right wrongs. With habits, weaponry, and a culture similar to the ancient Romans, the Hapanus enslave the tribesmen to work in their mines, enslave the tribeswomen as concubines--and use and abuse the strong as Gladiators. Blade is captured and forced to become a Gladiator; then, as leader of the slaves, he fights for the overthrow of the Hapanus. In a dimension where the powerful cruelly dominate the weak, in a dimension where the rich exploit the poor, will Blade be able to attract the might of the free tribesmen to his cause? Will they conquer the evil Hapanus?

About the author

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Ray Faraday Nelson

Radell Faraday "Ray" Nelson is an American science fiction author and cartoonist most famous for his 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning", which was later used by John Carpenter as the basis for his 1988 film They Live. He wrote short stories, cartoons, and a few poems. He collaborated with childhood friend and noted science fiction author Philip K. Dick on the 1967 alien invasion novel The Ganymede Takeover. - Wikipedia