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A Lion Among Men is a fantasy novel by American writer Gregory Maguire, the third book in his The Wicked Years series. [1] It was released in the UK on October 2, 2008, in the US on October 8, and in the rest of Europe on October 14, 2008.
Ramses, 8-year-old son of Amelia, refers to Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes short stories and novels. The stories and characters were popular at the time of this novel's setting in the middle of the 1890s. Amelia has not read Conan Doyle's short stories or novels, and is thus again fooled by Sethos in disguise.
The novel influenced the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, especially the original alignment system, which grouped all characters and creatures into "Law" and "Chaos". The game drew from the novel's depiction of the troll , whose body “regenerates”, healing itself extremely quickly when wounded. [ 8 ]
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Larger, stronger and older but not as lively as the lions, a prehistoric ancestor of lions, a Smilodon fatalis finds his way into their party. The book ends with Charlie and the lions being discovered by the train's most regal passenger, the King of Bulgaria, who surprisingly offers to help Charlie with his quest. The cover for Lionboy: The Chase
The story was reprinted in Lion from December 22, 1973, to May 18, 1974; this second run featured a modified conclusion so the story finished before the merger with Valiant. In 2023, Rebellion Developments produced a trade paperback containing the entire serial as part of their Treasury of British Comics series of collected editions. [2] [4]
The lion Aslan gives his life to save one of the children; he later rises from the dead, vanquishes the White Witch, and crowns the children Kings and Queens of Narnia. Lewis wrote the book for (and dedicated it to) his goddaughter, Lucy Barfield. She was the daughter of Owen Barfield, Lewis's friend, teacher, adviser and trustee. [4]
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