In Yana, the Touch of Undying (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael Shea
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: Indeterminate, but far distant in time
- Setting: A magical world
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Magic or magicians, Immortality, Future, Other worlds, Quest
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
This was Michael Shea’s third fantasy novel, after the rather audacious A Quest for Simbilis (1974) and the award-winning Nifft the Lean (1982). It is the story of Bramt Hex, an overweight, opinionated, vain student of magic who has become tired of his sedentary life and wishes for some excitement.
A chance meeting at an inn brings him into contact with Madam Poon, widow of the crooked merchant Orgle Poon. Hex desires her, more as a social climber than for any sexual gratification. She, in turn, is quite happy to have a man about the place, but...
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