The Legend of Tarik

I'll have to upload the beautiful hard back cover sleeve to this book. My father gave me this book as boy because the hero is my namesake. I read the book a few times over the years and it never loses its magic. The story is classical martial arts style avenger tale but set in a medieval era of Spai......more

It is really hard to write a review of this book, as I read it over 20 years ago and lost my copy shortly afterward. It made a huge impression at the time, and changed the way I thought about fantasy fiction. There are still images from it stuck in my head, and I have a vague recollection of the gen......more

The quintessential adventure story - Tarik's family is taken from their home by Spanish invaders. After watching the brutal murder of his father in an arena, Tarik's quest begins. I revisited this book to see if it holds up to my younger memory of it, and it absolutely does. This needs to be a short......more

A solid fantasy story! A young man gains strength in body and mind, gets a sword, a horse, a few friends, and avenges his people. Fantasy could use more explicitly black protagonists, even if they are just running through the same old narratives as ever.......more

i totally forgot about this book until it suddenly popped into my head today. i remember being surprised by how much i liked this book when i was a kid.......more