Seer King, The

by Chris Bunch

Book Overview

Hotheaded young cavalry officer Damastes and the radical wizard Tenedos were expected to die in a mountain ambush. But their enemies underestimated the amazing power of the seer and the bravery of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446605247
• ISBN13: 9780446605243
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Aspect
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.4" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Good Book, Great Series

First, I'd like to take exception to Gigei's review. I have read well over 200 books. Now, I don't review often, but this series is so unique I feel I have to say a good word or two about it. The violence and magic are very well done, as is the sacrifice one must make for power. The battles are very detailed and well thought out. The sex is, um, very arousing. This is the ONLY series I've ever read that has combined sex and fantasy successfully. I think the end result is a very good series, but I wouldn't recommend anyone under 13 reading it. The only flaw, if there is one, is that there is no second series to carry on the story.

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Flawed but made up with it's intensity. I read this two years ago and have yet to find a book with the same great combo of sword, sorcery, passion and yes, sex scenes. Hey if I am going to fantasize about swordsmanship and battles, I may as well have the fantasy sex along for the ride as well. Bunch scores big in my book. My only complaint is that his next two books fall short maybe due to my "high" expectations. If you are a guy that can enjoy Maxim magazine for a few laughs without apology, but also have rudimentary reading skills (that eliminates 50% of their subscribers), you'll enjoy this book.

absolutely brilliant

This is adult fantasy at its best. Chris Bunch has created a world full of sorcery, battles, intrigue, political backstabbing and human feelings. The technique of the first person narrator works perfectly, given the fact that Damastes is a trustworthy, loyal soldier. A lot of negative things have been written about the sex passages in the book, but I think they are functional and they contribute to the development of the character of Damastes. Not once did I feel that I was reading a fantasy novel that a child could also read. This is a serious book, written for adults. The blood and gore of the battle scenes support this view. The battles, by the way, are described in a way that makes clear that Bunch must have some experience in this field. I can honestly say that this is one of the best books I have ever read.

Greatness, the start of a wonderfull triolgy

This was the first book I had ever read by Bunch and it blew me away. I read it faster than any book I had before. This book is centered around a realistic hero, Damastes. He is the hero but has flaws and he knows about them but won't let that stop him from going from a nobody to being a hero for his kingdom. If you like fastasy books or military books then this is for you. Bunch creates the most realistic military battles I have ever read and sets them in a fully developed world. He must have been In the army himself because is knowledge of military structure is second to none. There are many developed secondary characters that move the story along. Bunch writes fast paced and action packed and doesn't waste any words. There are also great seens of magic from the Seer Tenedos who is Damastes friend and leader. I should also mention that there are grapic sex seens in this book that are well written but if you don't like that kind of stuff its ok because you can skip those parts and you won't loose any of the story. Overall an epic story of military-fantasy and a great read. This is the first book of 3 in this series and the others dont dissapoint either.

Awesome. A tour-de-force

This is one of my favorite books. It is filled with likable characters that believe in their own actions and a realistic world. This is more of a thinking-persons book than most of the useless fantasy out there. A reader of pulp fantasy probably wouldn't care for the book - the plot of the book is intricate, the scope vast, and the good guys are hard to tell from the bad guys. I cheered for Tenedos and his war, and couldn't put the book down until it was finished (staying up all night made it awful hard to go to work the next day). If you like any of the books by Tolkein, Niven and Pournelle, or Vernor Vinge you'll love this book. If you only get one book this year, get this one. - Davis Edwards