Title: Imaro
Title Record # 4255
Author: Charles R. Saunders
Date: 1981-11-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Imaro
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Charles R. Saunders
Date: 1981-11-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Imaro
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Fix-up novel. The original stories were published in fanzines Night Voyages, Dragonbane, Phantasy Digest and Dark Fantasy,and were completely rewritten for novel publication.
The chapters are titled:
- Turkhana Knives
- The Place of Stones
- Slaves of the Giant-Kings
- Horror in the Black Hills
- The City of Madness
Synopsis: From the back cover of the DAW first edition: "Imaro was his name - Imaro of the Ilyassai, Imaro the outcast, Imaro the legendary hero of the jungle continent. This is the epic, action-packed, novel of how Imaro achieved manhood, won his rights among the people, and began his long march against the fantastic and unearthly terrors of that alternate-Africa known as Nyumbani."
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Awards
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Nomination | 1982 Aurora | CSFFA Award |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Imaro | 1981-11-00 | Charles R. Saunders | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #459) | 0-87997-667-5 / UE1667 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
208 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Ken W. Kelly | |
Imaro | 1986-00-00 | Charles R. Saunders | Garancière?Garanciere (Garancière - Aventures fantastiques?Garanciere - Aventures fantastiques #12) |
2-7340-0143-8 | F49.00?F: French frank |
272 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Beb Deum | |
Imaro | 2006-02-15 | Charles Saunders | Night Shade Books | 1-59780-035-X | 256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
Imaro | 2006-04-05 | Charles Saunders | Night Shade Books | 1-59780-036-8 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
224 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Vince Evans | |
Imaro | 2013-11-14 | Charles Saunders | Mnémos?Mnemos |
978-2-35408-162-1 | €35.00?€: Euro |
619 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Alain Brion | |
Imaro | 2014-08-28 | Charles R. Saunders | Sword and Soul Media | 978-1-312-48466-5 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Mshindo Kuumba |
Reviews
- Review by Spider Robinson (1981) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, November 9, 1981
- Review by Michael E. Stamm (1982) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #3, April 1982
- Review by Darrell Schweitzer (1982) in Science Fiction Review, Fall 1982
- Review by Charles de Lint (1983) in Dragonfields: Tales of Fantasy, #4 Winter 1983
- Review
[French]
by
André-François Ruaud?Andre-Francois Ruaud(1986) in Fiction, #378
- Review by Steve Tompkins (2006) in REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #10, Winter 2006
- Review by Joyce Frohn (2010) in Eternal Haunted Summer, Autumn Equinox 2010