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inspired by one, or possibly two, character traits." But "as most satire, he causes the reader to recognize the humor of the situation and compare it to their own situation." Silver sees "Zdim's travels throughout
Novaria as a pretext for unleashing slings and arrows of outrageous satire at governmental practices and systems ... thereby highlighting the follies of our own system of government." The hero's contact with other cultures, the "fantasy staples" of "the semi-human Zaperazh, the horse nomadic Hruntings, and the cannibalistic Paaluans ... clearly shows why each is as implausible as the more 'corrupt' human institutions of civilizations."
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Against all odds he becomes a hero when he recruits aid for the city-state of Ir after it discounts intelligence of an imminent invasion by the cannibal
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1792:Warlocks and Warriors
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1980:The Ape-Man Within
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1133:Conan of the Isles
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1039:The Clocks of Iraz
990:The Stronger Spell
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961:The Tritonian Ring
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908:The Castle of Iron
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