The Steel of Raithskar

By Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron

The last thing terminally ill language professor Ricardo Carillo remembers is standing on the deck of a Mediterranean cruise ship, watching a giant fireball hurtle toward him. He awakens in the body of a young Gandalaran named Markasset, sharing a telepathic bond with a giant, intelligent feline named Keeshah.

Ricardo faces two challenges: navigating this unfamiliar desert world, and learning about his new identity and mission. Markasset turns out to be a talented swordsman with a powerful father, Thanasset, who’s a Supervisor in the city of Raithskar. But Markasset’s own reputation is more dubious. He has gambling debts and a shadowy past—and he’s suspected of stealing a sacred gem, the Ra’ira, that was under his father’s protection.

With few allies except a beautiful fiancée and the loyal Keeshah, Ricardo is determined to piece together what really happened to the Ra’ira. The truth will either prove his innocence—or endanger the new life he has only just begun.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 22, 2014
• ISBN: 9781625670274

Randall Garrett

Randall Garrett was a prolific American science fiction and fantasy author, contributing dozens of stories to Astounding and other genre magazines in the 1950s and 1960s and acting as a mentor to a young Robert Silverberg. He is best known for his genre-bending Lord Darcy series, fair-play mysteries set in an alternate version of our world where the Plantagenet dynasty never fell and the laws of magic developed in place of the laws of physics.

Reviews for The Steel of Raithskar

[jjmcgaffey · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very good. I'd forgotten how rich this story was. Now I want the rest...

[Vanessa Grant · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is the first book in the translates series, and I'm thrilled to find it on scribd. this is one of my favorite SF series of all time

[ogrezed · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A great story in the "sword and planet" genre. I enjoyed the main characters and the storyline was interesting. The writing was good and it was easy to read. Too many books become a chore to read.