The Fire Duke by Joel Rosenberg

When strange wolf-like creatures kidnap his girlfriend and his mother, Torrie and his friend Ian Silverstein join Torrie's father Thorsen and the mysterious "Uncle Hosea" on a rescue mission via a passageway to the exotic world from which Hosea and Thorsen had fled two decades earlier. Once entering the world of The Hidden Ways, they must battle gods, monsters and men, including the sinister Fire Duke, who seeks ultimate power and control of magical gems that can destroy the universe. Intrigue, swordplay and courage all loom large in this first novel of The Keeper of the Hidden Ways trilogy by bestselling author Joel Rosenberg, called by Mike Resnick "a major star in the fantasy firmament."

"A taut, gripping narrative . . . Combin[es] a firm, practical grip on reality with an effective blend of Irish and Norse mythologies in a taut, gripping narrative."
- Kirkus Reviews

"Exuberant... derring-do"
- Publishers Weekly

"An excellent and intelligent fantasy adventure."
- Booklist

"Rosenberg tells a great story . . . it's time to sit down and be royally entertained . . ."
- Raymond E. Feist

"Unpretentious fun."
- El Paso Times

"A sprawling portrait on a vast canvas . . . readers will be waiting anxiously for a return trip to this world of gods and monsters."
- Orlando Sentinel

on JOEL ROSENBERG:
"A major star in the fantasy firmament"
- Mike Resnick, author of STALKING THE UNICORN

"One of the few writers I deliberately seek out . . . His splendid stories are intricate and fast-paced and exciting."
- Dennis L. McKiernan, author of VOYAGE OF THE FOX RIDER

"If I see a book with Joel Rosenberg's name on it, I buy it . . . His plots are fast-moving, meticulously crafted . . . his works are page-turners from first to last."
- S.M. Stirling, author of MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA

"One of the leading lights in fantasy, Joel Rosenberg burns as brightly as ever."
- William R. Forstchen

"Joel Rosenberg writes fantasy rich with intelligent humor and gritty, well-researched detail."
- Janny Wurts

"Joel Rosenberg is one of the emerging talents in our field today!"
- Raymond E. Feist

Joel Rosenberg (1954-2011) grew up reading Robert A. Heinlein, L. Sprague de Camp, Gordon R. Dickson and Rafael Sabatini, and found himself becoming a writer pretty much as a natural outcome of such early influences.

He is best known as the author of the Guardians of the Flame fantasy series, although his other science fiction and fantasy -- particularly the Mordred's Heirs series, published by Baen Books -- has been drawing him new fans.

Outside of science fiction and fantasy, he was known as a terrific amateur cook, a particularly good firearms instructor and remarkably bad bridge player. He lived in Minneapolis MN, with his wife Felicia Herman and two daughters, five cats, and the most useless dog ever born.

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