Rice Boy
- ISBN-10
- 1607021331
- ISBN-13
- 9781607021339
- Category
- Quests (Expeditions)
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Author
- Evan Dahm
Description
Rice Boy is a story set in the ninth century of the Red Age of Overside. He is told that he may be a fulfiller of an ancient prophecy and sets off on a journey through such trying realms as Lonely Land and Underside. Rice Boy's world is populated by a variety of strange entities, not human but possessing very human personalities. The story builds to a climax as all the peoples of Rice Boy's peculiar world take sides, invested in the ultimate success or failure of his undertaking.
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