Previous SFF Author: Clive Barker
(1930-2012)
Dr. Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker, born Phillip Barker, is a retired professor of Urdu and South Asian Studies who created one of the first roleplaying games, Empire of the Petal Throne, and has authored several SFF novels based in his associated world setting of Tékumel. Learn more at the Tékumel website.
The Man of Gold by M.A.R. Barker
The Man of Gold is a lush, richly written fantasy novel. M.A.R. Barker’s work is both strongly developed and highly detailed, at levels that few other authors ever attain. Barker spent decades building the living, breathing world of Tékumel. In the 1970s, Barker developed this world into a role-playing setting; later, in the 1980s, he wrote a series of novels set there. The Man of Gold, published in 1984,
John Hulet´s rating: 4 | M.A.R. Barker | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Previous SFF Author: Clive Barker
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