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Title	:	Lord of Darkness
Author	:	Robert Silverberg
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 613 pages
Published	:	December 1st 1984 by Bantam Books (first published March 1983)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Fiction. Cultural. Africa

Lord of Darkness

Robert Silverberg

Paperback | Pages: 613 pages

Rating: 3.83 | 132 Users | 9 Reviews

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In the late 16th century, young British seaman adventurer Andrew Battell is abducted by Portuguese pirates while seeking treasure off the coast of Brazil. shipped in chains to the steamy slave-trading colony of Angola, he is seduced and betrayed by a passionate woman, tortured in Angola's foulest dungeons, then finally condemned to death. Escaping into the African interior, Battell begins the most frightening adventure of his life -- a nightmare journey into a strange and exotic world, where, to survive, he rises to become trusted blood brother to the barbaric and mysterious warrior-king called the Lord of Darkness.

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Original Title:	Lord of Darkness
ISBN:	0553243624 (ISBN13: 9780553243628)
Edition Language:	English

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This book seemed intimidating to start. It was long, and even though it sounded like an interesting story, could the author really maintain my attention with the time period of the 1600's? Well, the answer turned out to be a resounding YES! LORD OF DARKNESS is the incredible adventure story of Andrew Battell. This young British sailor goes to sea, and is eventually taken prisoner by the Portuguese. Many years of indentured service are incurred by Batell in the new colonies on the West coast of

Interesting historical novel - a reminder that bad governance in Angola is not new.

Robert Silverberg is a prolific and award-winning science fiction author, of whom I've read only a handful of short stories. They didn't leave me much impressed, but when I found out he had written an historical fiction novel that was being reprinted for the first time in thirty years, I was intrigued, and I was fortunate enough to win a copy for review.The new edition of Lord of Darkness by Nonstop Press contains a great introduction by Silverberg about how his book came to be. Long story

There are many authors in the database with this name.Robert Silverberg is one of science fictions most beloved writers, and the author of such contemporary classics as Dying Inside, Downward to the Earth and Lord Valentines Castle, as well as At Winters End, also available in a Bison Books edition. He is a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the winner of five

Un éblouissement.Voyage au coeur de l'Afrique, voyage au coeur de l'humain, voyage au coeur des ténèbres.Esclave, prisonnier, marin, soldat, guerrier révéré d'une tribu de cannibales, Andrew Battell aura connu des sorts divers et difficiles dans ses vingt années en Afrique. Ce qui fait sa force, c'est certes sa facilité d'adaptation mais aussi et surtout sa capacité à voir l'humain dans tous les êtres qu'il côtoie, y compris les cannibales. Et c'est aussi pourquoi il peut se "perdre" dans

A strange book - indulges in sensationalism like a cheap Grand Guignol, but Silverberg went to great lengths to compose this story to mimic the style of an early 17th century author, which most authors would not even bother to attempt. The style feels very authentic; the content is mostly debauchery.

This book seemed intimidating to start. It was long, and even though it sounded like an interesting story, could the author really maintain my attention with the time period of the 1600's? Well, the answer turned out to be a resounding YES! LORD OF DARKNESS is the incredible adventure story of Andrew Battell. This young British sailor goes to sea, and is eventually taken prisoner by the Portuguese. Many years of indentured service are incurred by Batell in the new colonies on the West coast of