Battle Circle Trilogy

by Piers Anthony
Battle Circle Trilogy
published
August 1983 by Avon Books (Mm)
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Paperback

isbn
0380018004   (isbn13: 9780380018000)

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Battle Circle is a trilogy of science fiction novels by Piers Anthony. Originally published separately, the trilogy was later combined into a single v...more





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Jrossi
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05/13/08

I am not sure what I learned from this book except that I can like a book enough to read it twice cover to cover.

Post apocalyptic Earth where tribes of survivors meet in the "circle" to determine anything from who gets what woman to who gets the top bunk. They only use six different kinds of weapons (Sword, staff, sticks, daggers, club, or morning star) and never fight outside the circle.

Until along comes a warrior that no one can beat. He builds an empire and everything chan...more
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Jim
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07/15/08

bookshelves: sci-fi-geek
A friend of mine told me that this was the worst book he had ever read. I decided to read it myself, because I was certain that no book could be as bad as what he had described to me. I was wrong. This book is absolutely terrible. Every Piers Anthony cliche' is here, from the puerile sexuality to the flaccid attempts at social commentary. And the finale' of the book involves the sword-swinging hero replacing his hand with a glockenspiel. Seriously. Simply a wretched book by any measure.
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redcrayoncircle
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09/29/07

bookshelves: scififantasy
I actually really liked this book. It's an interesting post-nuclear-holocaust nomadic society epic. Three books in one that starts out strong, gets really weird in the middle, then recovers nicely. A fairly strong departure from the usual pun-ny xanth crap. Represents good character development and interesting storyline.
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Casey
01/13/08

bookshelves: fantasy
I really loved the concept of a barbaric culture being supported by a group of intellectuals hiding in a mountain. I've been told by Piers himself that this book is nothing like his other work.

This book lead me to the Conan stories by Robert Howard because I loved the fighting and reading about the barbarian culture.
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Olin
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05/19/07

recommends it for: Erik the Book
The greatest shame is that there is no picture for the cover of this/these book(s). The rugged depictions of Var the Stick and Sol the Rope are worth any purchase price. If that doesn't entice you see the aforementioned character names; can you resist such a literary onslaught?
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Jadon
10/09/07

bookshelves: fantasy
Really hard to find in libraries, but a great story. A post-apocalyptic world is now a world of nomads, with only the battle circle for social rule. An interesting 3 novels in one. Very entertaining, I would recommend the book to anyone.
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Matt
12/17/07

bookshelves: scifi
Read in January, 1988
Great action sci-fi book about a post-nuclear world where 'battle circle' fights decide the social classes. I first read this in junior high and it was a good introduction into the sci-fi/fantasy world.
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Mason
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09/08/07

bookshelves: science-fiction
Read in January, 1983
I don't read much science fiction, but this book is a great read. I first read it when I was in high school. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good adventure story.
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Jason
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02/29/08

Read in August, 1990
All I can say about this book is:

Sos the Glockenspiel = GENIUS!!!!!
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Simba
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09/11/07

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recommends it for: anyone who likes fantasy
is in my all time top 5! Great read
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avg rating (all editions): 3.89 (132 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.88 (122 ratings)
number of reviews: 10







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