Even after over twenty years now - I still remember this book with a patina of fondness. The characters and setting have stayed fresh in my minds eye over time. When my brother-in-law, never a reader, came to me a number of years back and asked me to suggest to him something to read for enjoyment this was the book I gave him. My brother-in-law is now a fairly avid reader.
In my younger days I read a lot of Piers Anthony. Mostly known for his Xanth series with it's outlandish story lines and puns, Anthony is typically type cast as a lightly comic fantasist. Like his Hope Hubris series - Bio of a Space Tyrant - this series does not follow that norm at all. Battle Circle is a post-apopalyptic story full of barbarians who like to settle things with swords and fists. However, the characters here - Sos the Rope, Var the Stick, and Neq the Sword, so named for their choice of weapons - are fully fleshed out heroes and men of principle. The plotlines are engrossing and the story is great. If you like the Conan type you really should read Battle Circle.
In my younger days I read a lot of Piers Anthony. Mostly known for his Xanth series with it's outlandish story lines and puns, Anthony is typically type cast as a lightly comic fantasist. Like his Hope Hubris series - Bio of a Space Tyrant - this series does not follow that norm at all. Battle Circle is a post-apopalyptic story full of barbarians who like to settle things with swords and fists. However, the characters here - Sos the Rope, Var the Stick, and Neq the Sword, so named for their choice of weapons - are fully fleshed out heroes and men of principle. The plotlines are engrossing and the story is great. If you like the Conan type you really should read Battle Circle.
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