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On the day that a young prince and an evil sorceress happen to cross paths with Changa, a chain of events unfurls which would lead Changa and his crew on a high adventure across continents.
Changa’s Safari is a Sword and Soul epic echoing the traditional conflict between good and evil. In its pages we find warriors of light, demons of darkness, magic users and priests in a world with echoes of the past. From the trading cities of the African East coast to far flung China, this adventure will keep ...more
Changa’s Safari is a Sword and Soul epic echoing the traditional conflict between good and evil. In its pages we find warriors of light, demons of darkness, magic users and priests in a world with echoes of the past. From the trading cities of the African East coast to far flung China, this adventure will keep ...more
I had the privilege of editing this epic adventure and found myself caught up in the story and forgetting to proof the copy! Milton Davis does a fantastic job of submerging the reader in a swashbuckling tale of 15th century Africa. You'll cheer and cringe for Changa as he travels to China and back on a quest that is full of sorcery, betrayal, and excitement.
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This was a grim, unstoppable, eventually exhilerating read. Despite being dubbed as a novel, it actually contained three novellas full of action, danger, joy, sorrow, death and adventure.
Following Charles R. Saunders' introductory 'A Different Safari' we have got~
1. The Jade Obelisk: This story introduces almost all the characters accompanying Changa Diop. Also, it sets the 'soul & sorcery' theme for the entire series.
2. The Treasure Junk: This story, apart from being chock full of things happen ...more
Following Charles R. Saunders' introductory 'A Different Safari' we have got~
1. The Jade Obelisk: This story introduces almost all the characters accompanying Changa Diop. Also, it sets the 'soul & sorcery' theme for the entire series.
2. The Treasure Junk: This story, apart from being chock full of things happen ...more
Great book with charismatic leading man. Its African-Indian Ocean-China settings are a nice change of pace from the same old, increasingly tired and tiresome, faux-European fantasylands.
Safari: The Swahili word safari means journey, originally from the Arabic سفرية (safarīyah) meaning a journey -wikipedia
Changa's safari is indeed a journey, one that carries the reader across the world's largest continents. This first volume is really 3 adventures of "books" in one. Zimbabwe, lost jungle islands of southeast Asia and into the heart of the Middle Kingdom are some of the places you will visit with Changa and his wonderfully eclectic crew. The young Prince, the Sorceress, the loya
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Milton Davis never fails to provide spinning an excellent tale. In this case, three excellent tales.
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