The Book of Seven Hands, Barth Anderson
The Book of Seven Hands, Barth Anderson
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The Book of Seven Hands
A Foreworld SideQuest

Author: Barth Anderson

Narrator: Nick Podehl

Unabridged: 4 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/28/2013

Synopsis

SideQuests are stand-alone stories or novellas that chronicle the heroes, villains, and adventures in The Foreworld Saga across numerous eras and ages. They can be read in any order with or without prior knowledge of The Foreworld Saga.Expert swordsmen Basilio and Alejo have one last mission before they go their separate ways: they must recover their teacher Don Manuel’s ancient fighting manual and take it to remote Cataluña in order to have it translated by the famous alchemist Paracelsus. Unbeknownst to them, however, Don Manuel has been murdered, and a host of powerful forces has come looking for the coveted book—everyone from old lovers and lifelong archenemies to the King’s assassin, and the Spanish Inquisition.The adventures of Basilio and Alejo usher in a new era of adventures in Foreworld, one wherein the Shield-Brethren, the fabled warrior monks of the medieval era, have been stricken from history. Old traditions are threatened and long-standing secrets are in danger of being revealed.

About Barth Anderson

Barth Anderson is the author of two novels, The Patron Saint of Plagues and The Magician and The Fool (both from Random House) and the latter was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in 2009. Anderson’s short stories have appeared in Asimov’s, Strange Horizons, Talebones, and he won the Spectrum Award for Best Short Fiction in 2004 for his short story “Lark Till Dawn, Princess”.Anderson is chief blogger at Fair Food Fight, specializing in shaking up the food and ag worlds. He lives in Minneapolis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on July 31, 2013

The Book of Seven Hands Written by Barth Anderson Read by Nick Podehl This is a novella from the Foreworld saga and I must admit, this is my first book from that series. I don't know if any of the characters overlap from other books, but I had no trouble getting into this book or understanding what was......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on March 31, 2024

By far the strongest contributor to the Foreworld series. This fleshed out characters, and a plot, rather than just feeling like a sketch. But it still played with/ leveraged off the greater Foreworld Universe. Plus, some cool fight scenes and some quite memorable characters (and a horse).......more

Goodreads review by Kieran on December 27, 2022

The Book of Seven Hands might hold the secrets to unlocking the wonders of the world and two soldiers are prepared to give their lives to find it and deliver it to its rightful keeper. Anderson's story is steeped in atmosphere and works well as a standalone novella.......more

Goodreads review by Koit on May 21, 2017

Bit of a weak beginning but good action-packed ending. Having it take place in Spain is an added bonus with the characters a good bunch of swashbucklers. Quite enjoyable though I read the other SideQuest's long enough ago to be uncertain how I'd rank it with respect to the others.......more

Goodreads review by Scott James on March 20, 2013

Even were I not a fan of the Foreworld, I'd have picked this novella up. I greatly enjoyed the pacing and characterization of The Patron Saint of Plagues, and nearly rushed home to update my kindle and read this new work. I'm kicking myself now for not downloading it on my phone, because I woke up i......more

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