![]() ![]() As a black reader of science fiction and fantasy, Saunders discovered that black characters and African or African-inspired settings were few and far between. Howard and Fritz Leiber, creating an iconic hero along with dazzling, exotic, and mysterious world for Imaro to inhabit.īut like his contemporaries Karl Edward Wagner (Kane) and Michael Moorcock (Elric), Charles Saunders brings something new to the table. ![]() Charles Saunders has followed in the footsteps of Robert E. This novel tells the story of Imaro's childhood, his exile from his tribe, how he grew to manhood, and how he found and lost the love of his life. Imaro is the name of the larger-than-life warrior who travels across Nyumbani, always the outcast, searching for a home. Based on Africa, and African traditions and legends, Charles Saunders has created Nyumbani (which means "home" in Swahili), an amalgam of the real, the semi-real, and the unreal. ![]() Imaro is heroic fantasy like it's never been done before. ![]()
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