The Outcast (Hawke novel)

The Outcast is a 1993 fantasy novel by Simon Hawke, set in the world of Dark Sun, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It is the first novel in the "Tribe of One" trilogy. It was published in paperback in November 1993.

The Outcast
Cover of the first edition
AuthorSimon Hawke
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
Published1993
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
ISBN1-56076-676-X

Plot summary

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Sorak is part elf and part halfling and has multiple personalities as a result of childhood trauma and is on a quest for a savior for the dying world of Athas.

Reception

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A reviewer from Publishers Weekly comments that Hawke "more than intimates that Sorak himself is the long-awaited savior. His yarn offers fans of the fantasy genre some interesting themes to ponder."[1]

Chris Wilson writing for Time describes The Outcast and The Tribe of One Trilogy as a fantasy epic that would have made for better TV than Game of Thrones.[2]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ Kaganoff, Penny (November 15, 1993). "Paperbacks – The Outcast by Simon Hawke", Publishers Weekly 240 (46): 75. http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-56076-676-6
  2. ^ "Five Fantasy Epics That Would Have Made for Better TV Than Game of Thrones". Time. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  3. ^ "Science Fiction Chronicle November-December 1993: Vol 15 Iss 2". DNA Publications. November 1993.
  4. ^ "Kliatt 1994-03: Vol 28 Iss 2". Kliatt Paperback Book Guide. March 1994.