Khokarsa

The exciting adventure-filled sequel to Hadon of Ancient Opar! Published for the first time anywhere, the Restored Edition of Philip Jose Farmer s classic novel Flight to Opar, the second volume of his acclaimed Khokarsa series. This new edition features nearly 4,000 words that were cut from Farmer s original manuscript when the novel was published in 1976. Meteor House s Restored Edition is the first and only publication of the novel ever to include the excised material, which encompasses long passages of narrative, dialogue, and rich world-building details on Ancient Opar and the civilization of Khokarsa that readers have never previously been able to enjoy until now. Meteor House s Restored Edition of Flight to Opar also features rare and previously unpublished bonus material, including: * A Preface to the Restored Edition by Christopher Paul Carey (coauthor with Philip Jose Farmer of The Song of Kwasin, the third novel in the Khokarsa series) * A brand-new introduction by S. M. Stirling (New York Times bestselling author of the Change series) * The Khokarsan Language by Philip Jose Farmer * Khokarsan Glossary by Philip Jose Farmer and Christopher Paul Carey * A Guide to Khokarsa by Christopher Paul Carey * Early Notes on the Khokarsa Series by Philip Jose Farmer * Original Outline to Flight to Opar by Philip Jose Farmer * Cross-section Map of Opar by Philip Jose Farmer Hadon of Opar was the winner of the Great Games and the rightful claimant to the throne of Khokarsa, a mighty empire that stretched along the shores of ancient Africa s great inland seas. But the old king has refused to surrender his power, and Hadon finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody civil war between the zealous priests of the sun god and the beneficent priestesses of the great mother goddess. Now a divination of the oracle hurls Hadon on his most dangerous adventure yet. With a tyrant s armies and warships hot on their heels, Hadon and his companions must set out on a journey through perilous jungles and across storm-wracked seas to reach the city of his birth for only in far-flung golden Opar can he fulfill the oracle s prophecy and save the land from utter doom."