The Walking Drum

Book Details

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Author(s):

Louis L'Amour

First Pub:

1984

Genre(s):

Historical Fiction

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Chapters:

7 chapters

Internal ID:

13204

Series:

No series

Copyright:

Dedication:

To Lou and Emily Wolfe

First Sentence:

Nothing moved but the wind and only a few last, lingering drops of rain, only a blowing of water off the ruined wall.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"Sundari," I whispered, "Sundari, I come! I come...!"

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Added: 19-Jul-2022

Last Updated: 16-Oct-2024

01-May-1985

Bantam Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-May-1985

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$4.50

Pages*:

461

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

12709

Publisher:

Bantam Books

ISBN:

0-553-27013-3

ISBN-13:

978-0-553-27013-6

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Ken Howard - Photographer
Robert Hunt - Cover Artist
Alan McKnight - Map

16 WEEKS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES
BESTSELLER LIST

"L'AMOUR HAS A REAL KNACK FOR LEADING THE
READER LIKE A NEEDLE PULLS THREAD..."
- UPI

"ABOVE ALL, L'AMOUR IS THE CONSUMMATE
STORYTELLER... THE NOVEL IS A FASCINATING EPIC
ADVENTURE THAT WILL CATCH NEWCOMERS
BY SURPRISE."
- LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER

Here is an historical adventure of extraordinary power waiting to sweep you away to exotic lands as one of the most popular writers of our time conquers new storytelling worlds.

Louis L'Amour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic American West. Now he guides his readers to an even more distant frontier - the enthralling lands of the 12th century.

At the center of The Walking Drum is Kerbouchard, one of L'Amour's greatest heroes. Warrior, lover, scholar, Kerbouchard is a daring seeker of knowledge and fortune bound on a journey of enormous challenge, danger and revenge. Across Europe, the Russian steppes and through the Byzantine wonders of Constantinople, gateway to Asia, Kerbouchard is thrust into the heart of the treacheries, passions, violence and dazzling wonders of a magnificent time.

From castle to slave galley, from sword-racked battlefields to a princess's secret chamber, and ultimately, to the impregnable fortress of the Valley of Assassins, The Walking Drum is a powerful adventure of an ancient world you will find every bit as riveting as Louis L'Amour's stories of the American West.

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Notes and Comments:

Bantam Hardcover edition/June 1984
2nd printing... June 1984
Bantam paperback edition/May 1985

Copyright page lists LCCN as 83-25703
Eighth printing based on the number line
Canada: $5.50

01-May-1985
Bantam Books
Mass Market Paperback

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Author(s)

Louis L'Amour
Birth: 22 Mar 1908 Jamestown, North Dakota, USA
Death: 10 Jun 1988 Los Angeles, California, USA

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