| Title | : | The Naama War (Imaro, #4) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 335 |
| Publication | : | First published December 29, 2009 |
In the midst of this massive struggle, Imaro, warrior of the Ilyassai, wages a personal war against his nemesis, the sorcerer Bohu of Naama. This individual vendetta mirrors the larger clash between the forces of good and evil – a confrontation that threatens to tear Nyumbani apart.
The destiny for which Imaro has been honed like a living weapon now lies directly before him. Imaro vs. Bohu. Cush vs. Naama. War. Magic. Blood. Fire. The losers in this wide-ranging battle for the fate of a continent face oblivion. But the winners will not emerge unscathed.
The Naama War (Imaro, #4) Reviews
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As the opposing forces clash across the continent of Nyumbani, Imaro finally confronts this nemesis!
Charles Saunders has created a rich and vibrant world full of heroic characters, mythical creatures, magic and sorcery. "The Naama War" is the fourth episode of the Imaro series and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the Sword and Soul genre. -
Five whole stars!
I was disappointed when I finished The Trail of Bohu and discovered that the tale was left wide open. For some fans, the wait for book four was 30+ years. Lucky for me, it was 30+ days.
This book is only available through Lulu.com. I had my reservations, they were proven unfounded. Lulu makes a nice paperback. Thick glossy cover and thick good quality paper within. Very satisfied with this paperback.
The story picks up where The Trail of Bohu leaves us. The continent is marching toward war. Imaro and his allies must converge in Naama and vanquish the evil that has festered there.
Well written, fast paced. The chapters break often enough you never get fatigued with one specific character. Engrossing.
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This is the long delayed, and long awaited conclusion to the Imaro saga. It moves away from the Sword and Sorcery roots of the earlier entries in the genre. Nyumbani, and Saunders world really flourish with this genre shift. However, I’m not sure the actually story does. It was good, don’t get me wrong, but the beginning was slow and there were some character POVs and subplots that felt unnecessary. I do think it could have been improved by keeping a bit more of Sword and Sorcery’s penchant for brevity, but it’s a pretty good tale. I would love to see it turned into a film.
I’m really not sure how I feel about the end of Imaro’s journey. I really don’t know, maybe we supposed to have mixed feelings at the end of this, but I’m not sure if I like it. It will take a long time to digest. -
I have never read a more fantastic and amazing adventure. The beauty is that it is set in a fictional Africa. The entire series were filled with many twists and turns, trials and tribulations, but Imaro always prevailed.
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Imaro has reunited with his mother and has met his father, Mkwayo, the Emperor of the Monomatapa Empire. Many questions still plague his mind, and his heart is filled with nothing but cold vengeance to continue to pursue Bohu and take revenge for his slain wife and son. Meanwhile, the whole continent of Nyumbani has united to battle the demonic menace of Naama. As the Gods of Light and Darkness in the other dimensions gather for what may prove to be their final conflict, and as blood and fire rage across Nyumbani, Imaro still makes it his sole mission to find Bohu and slay him……
The scale of the Imaro Saga turns truly epic in this, the final volume, The Naama War. Both allies and enemies of Naama take to the battlefields to wage total war. Both the land and the sea drink the blood of the slain. This book has some of the most satisfying and entertaining battles in the entire Imaro Series. The eponymous hero is still as brooding and vengeful as ever. This is perhaps the best volume in the Imaro Saga barring the first book. We learn who Imaro really is, and just exactly what the sinister Naaman sorcerer Bohu is orchestrating. It is an adventure that satisfyingly closes out the Imaro Series. But be forewarned, not all endings in this are happy. Soldiers, demons, monsters, sorcerers, and Gods truly come to the forefront in this book and all stops are pulled out as total bloody warfare is let loose. The fate of not only Imaro, but the who of Nyumbani hangs in the balance. And the diabolical, eldritch Mashataan prepare to break through their interdimensional prison and plunge the world into total darkness. I thoroughly enjoyed the epic scale of the consistent action of this novel. It rounds out the Imaro Saga nicely.
I give Imaro: The Naama War a 5 out of 5. -
Rarely is the final book of a series the best one but Book 4 of Charles Saunders Imaro is just that. Incredible Afro-centric sword & sorcery from one of the genre’s late masters, who sadly died in obscurity:
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Bittersweet ending!
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Expedition Ngorongoro
Nachdem Fans gefühlte Jahrhunderte mit einem Cliffhanger am Ende von
The Trail of Bohu, dem dritten Teil der Imaro-Reihe, leben mussten, kommt hier der kataklysmische letzte Teil im Selbstverlag. Eine Schande, dass originelle Fantasy wie diese keinen Verlag findet, während sich die Verlagswelt um den ganzen derivativen, stinklangweiligen High-Fantasy-Rotz prügelt. Aber das ist leider oft das Schicksal guter Literatur.
Hat sich das fast 25-jährige Warten gelohnt? Ja. Imaro funktionierte zwar am Besten in Kurzgeschichtenform, wie jede Sword-and-Sorcery - die Bände 1 und 2 gehören für mich mit zum Besten, was S&S hervorgebracht hat. Das für diese Gattung notwendige hohe Tempo und die Atemlosigkeit, die die beste S&S von Saunders, Howard, Leiber und Co. auszeichnet, lässt sich kaum über einen Roman hinweg erhalten. Nun ist "The Naama War" mindestens so lang wie alle drei Vorgängerbände zusammen, und hin und wieder spürt man das.
Der Vergleich zum moralisch-ethisch und dramaturgisch ähnlich aufgebauten
Ringkrieg drängt sich mir bei der Lektüre immer wieder auf. Während Tolkien allerdings die Situation der "Guten" immer prekär darstellt und seine Helden leiden lässt, bis die Erlösung in letzter Minute kommt, ist bei Saunders nie unklar, dass die Cloud Striders in Form ihrer gebündelten Streitmacht unter Führung der Kandisa aus Cush letztlich obsiegen werden. Trotzdem hält Saunders den Leser bei der Stange - durch die geschickten Perspektivenwechsel zwischen der Schiffstreitmacht der Kandisa, Imaros einsamer Suche nach Bohu und dem Kriegszug auf der Hochebene gegen Shingane bleibt man gespannt.
Gelungen verbindet Saunders Versatzstücke miteinander - besonders auffällig sind die E.R.Burroughs-Sprache der Tarzan-Romane ("Jua the sun"), und der Shaka-Klon Shingane, der seinem Haggard-Vorbild in
Nada the Lily perfekt gleicht: Vom Spitznamen "The Great Elephant", über seine Waffe Ixwa (der Esser), über seine auf Terror aufgebaute Herrschaft über sein Volk bis hin zum exzessiven Gebrauch von Hexenjägern, um die Macht zu erhalten.
Die Produktionsqualität der BoD-Veröffentlichung steht einem Verlagsbuch in nichts nach - ein gutes, wenn auch kein perfektes Lektorat, angenehmes Papier, gute Bindung und ein sehr schön gestaltetes Coverbild.
Ein würdiger Abschluss einer Reihe, die ausbricht aus dem sonstigen Fantasy-Einerlei. Doch auch wenn Imaro nun aus unserem Blickfeld verschwindet, geht es aber trotzdem weiter in Nyumbani -
Dossouye wartet schon.
