Nonborn King

by Julian May

Book Overview

On Earth, six million B.C., two species of alien ruled, the graceful humanoid Tanu and their twisted brethren, the Firvulag. Then men from twenty-second century Earth arrived through a one-way time... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345347498
• ISBN13: 9780345347497
• Release Date: May 1987
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Length: 429 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.3" x 4.0"

Customer Reviews

FAVORITE SERIES FOR YEARS.

Now I have all the books in the series. I have wanted them finished for years. Very well written. The seller was very good.

May is fantastic

Julian May is fantastic (no pun intended). This was a great page-turner and escape book. The characters are vivid, the powers are almost-believable, and the intrigue is thick. Definitely mature fantasy! This is one my favorite series' of all time (this one and the Death Gate Cycle by Weis & Hickman are right up there)

Super Reader

The rebel attack, engineered by Stein and blasted through by Felice's massive metapsychic powers, has destroyed the old power structure of the Tanu. Many more of them died in the flood, and the operant, more fecund Firvulag now hold a decided advantage. Aiken Drum steps into the breach to take the reins of power. The opening of the book shows us a very important factor, how some of Marc Remillard's rebel faction managed to escape and come back in time. This was mostly covered up, and few know about it. The new society calls for new alliances, including the deformed mutant Firvulag Howlers, humans, rebels and others. There will be a new Grand Combat, now more a sporting event, as the Tanu can no longer afford the casualties. As a culmination, Nodonn Battlemaster returns, having survived the flood, and challenges Aiken.

The new Fairy King is set to shake up History

Once again, the human exiles of the 22nd century must join the struggle for survival in the alien dominated Many Coloured Land. Only this time, they've brought their future tech with them. The landscape - both geographic and political - has been radically altered, and the long standing balance of power between elfin Tanu and ogreish Firvulag has been upset. There's a new power block in the Pliocene, and they don't play by the rules. The only strand holding the planet together is the reluctant vision of Eliizabeth Orm, shanghaied into guardianship over these bickering children. Can she maintain the truce between the new aggresive Firvulag rulers, and the lofty Tanu Knights, led by their ultimate Trickster? And where do the rebel humans fit in?Locke, Puck and Jester, all rolled into one, there are depths to this little non-born that not even he realises.

Another Winner!

Third book of the Pliocene saga in which Aiken Drum truly shines. Drum is one of May's most memorable characters, a hyperbolic manifestation of Hermes, Loki -- the mythical trickster. Great character in a brilliant, well-thought-out world. We also get introduced to Mark Remillard, who will become the most important person in the ensuing novels and the most important person in human evolution, if you take it that far. It was fun to re-read this one after completing the 9-book series. May is a revelation! The entire series is a joy to be cherished.