| Flight to Opar | |
 Cover illustration of Flight to Opar |
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| Author | Philip José Farmer |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Opar series |
| Genre(s) | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
| Publication date | 1976 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Hadon of Ancient Opar |
Flight to Opar is a 1976 fantasy novel by Philip José Farmer, first published in paperback by DAW Books. Philip José Farmer (born January 26 1918) is an American Author, principally known for his Science fiction and fantasy The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The adventure novel is a Literary genre of novels that has Adventure, an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger as its main theme Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view DAW Books is a Science fiction and Fantasy Publisher, founded by Donald A Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Hadon of Ancient Opar is a 1974 Fantasy novel by Philip José Farmer, first published in paperback by DAW Books. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Philip José Farmer (born January 26 1918) is an American Author, principally known for his Science fiction and fantasy DAW Books is a Science fiction and Fantasy Publisher, founded by Donald A
The novel is a sequel to Farmer's earlier novel Hadon of Ancient Opar. Hadon of Ancient Opar is a 1974 Fantasy novel by Philip José Farmer, first published in paperback by DAW Books. Both books purport to fill in some of the ancient history of the lost city of Opar, created by Edgar Rice Burroughs as a setting for his Tarzan series. Opar is a fictional lost city in Edgar Rice Burroughs 's series of Tarzan novels Edgar Rice Burroughs ( September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to
Plot
In this continuation of Hadon's adventures in the ancient Africa of 12,000 years ago, the last-ditch defense of the High Priestess he and his allies mounted against the tyranical King's evil schemes segues into a perilous chase through various exotic cities, seas and islands. Hadon undertakes to take his mate, now pregnant with his child, to safety at his native city of Opar, but is pursued by members of a dark cult in the service of the king.
The book ends as the war just gets seriously going, and with only tantalizing glimpses given of various interesting locations. Hadon's beloved clearly appears destined to a crucial future role which is never quite reached. Plainly, Farmer provided for further sequels which were never written. He has stated that he intended to have Hadon's son emigrate to the south in the wake of the catastrophe that would ultimately destroy the civilization in which the series is set, there to found the city of Kor that would afterward become the setting of H. Rider Haggard's classic fantasy novel She. Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE ( 22 June 1856 &ndash 14 May 1925) was a prolific writer of Adventure novels set She A History of Adventure is a novel by H Rider Haggard, first serialized in The Graphic from October 1886 to January 1887
External links
- David Pringle's introduction to H. Rider Haggard's Allan & the Ice Gods - in which he quotes from an interview with Farmer on the latter's original intentions for the subsequent direction of the Opar series
See also
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