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Cargando... The Unbeheaded King (1983)por L. Sprague de Camp
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Never Trust a DemonThree years earlier, Jorian had been the crowned King of Xylar. But the laws of Xylar decreed that each randomly chosen King must be beheaded at the end of a five-year reign. Jorian had a prejudice against losing his head. With the aid of the aged wizard Karadur, he managed to flee.Unfortunately he had not been able to bring his beloved wife, Queen Estrildis, with him, nor had he yet been able to find a means of freeing her from the palace in Xylar City.Now, however, he felt that his luck was about to change. He and the aged wizard Karadur were being flown through the night air in a great copper bathtub, powered by a demon under Karadur's control. Ahead of them lay Xylar City. There, while the demon kept the bathtub hovering above the palace, Jorian could let down a rope and rescue Estrildis.It should have been a foolproof scheme No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Desgraciadamente, no pudo llevar consigo a su amada, la reina Estrildis, ni encontraba el modo de liberarala del palacio de la ciudad de Xylar.
Pero Jorian siente que su suerte ha cambiado. Él y el anciano mago Karadur son transportados a través del aire de la noche en una gran bañera de cobre movida por un demonio controlado por Karadur. Bajo ellos se encuentra ya la ciudad de Xylar. Mientras el demonio mantiene la bañera flotando sobre el palacio, Jorian debe descolgarse por una cuerda y rescatar a Estrildis.
El plan era infalible, pero ...