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The Unforsaken Hiero

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Why I am new to the world of non-fiction, Sterling Lanier has enraptured me. The book's exquisite description and excellent character developement have made a a fan of his, and Hiero's. I'd also like to say that I recently read Lanier's works on the suggestion of his sister, whom I met on a train ride from Munich, Germany to Vienna, Austria. She did not go without mentioning to me that her brother has passed, that she missed him very much, and that Hiero's adventures could not continue for this reason. For all of the Sterling Lanier fans out there, enjoy what you have, for the saga of Hiero will not continue.

The 2 Hiero books are WONDERFUl. I have read them dozens of times and love reading them every time. Be warned if you have not read these books. The triology is unfinished and it seems will never be, so you will enjoy reading them but will be left with an empty feeling not knowing what happens to everyone.

This was an excellent book and one that I would highly recommend. If anyone knows anything about Mr. Lanier, please post it. Perhaps enough of us can convince him to conclude the series.

I first read this book about ten years ago and the MOST delightful Hiero's Journey a short time before that. There is no doubt we are all in agreement that a third book would be welcomed with open arms. Hiero's Journey and the just as wonderful Unforsaken Hiero rank in the top 3 of my favorite books of all time. My mother introduced me to these books and I would love to be able to share them with others but that's not an easy thing since they are so hard to find (I can't trust them with just anybody). I've never had any luck finding another copy of either, but I'm still looking. The ones I've read belong to my mother and I'd really like a copy of both for myself. Aside from that, hers are so old and well read that they are falling apart. So, if the people or persons with the publishing rights to these two books are listening, please republish these books ! These are the kind of books we want to be able to share with others and pass down to future generations. These books should never be forgotten and they are so hard to find now that in five years they will be all but extinct (they practically are now). How completely sad that would be. Mr. Lanier, if you are out there, we implore you to write number three. If you are not able to, maybe you could collaborate on the project with someone who can. I'm sure any of the top novelists in the sci-fi genre would be proud to be a part of such a timeless and amazing piece of literature. Anybody out there who hasn't read these books and comes across the opportunity to do so, I recommend them highly, even without the long awaited and painfully anticipated number three.

I first read "Hiero's Journey" back in '79. My parents gave each of us kids a reading project to finish prior to the end of summer vacation. Then in '83 my dad sent me the hard back "Unforsaken Hiero" to read after he finished it. I have been waiting since then for the third installment. Mr. Lanier, if you care one wit about the sanity of your fans, please, PLEASE, hurry and finish the story. You can't just leave us hanging like this!!

The heroic Hiero; lovely and brave Luchare; placid Gorm; loyal Klootz; the aged and witty Brother Aldo; the fiery Abbot Demero; the seafaring Captain Gimp, and the curious and powerful Solitaire are all waiting for us in the wonderful world you created. Standing stalwartly by their sides are the fellow Per's, the hulking Edard Maluin and humble archer Cart Sagenay; the coldly efficient Mantan twins, Geor and Reyn; and the swift and proud Children of the Wind.

"Unforsaken Hiero" is proof that a sequel can be as wonderful and original as the first story. Hiero is again put through his paces as he learns the Unclean has left him for dead, stranded out in the radiation blighted desert. Worse, they stripped him of the weapon they fear most: his hard won and powerful mental abilities. Now he must survive not only the harsh heat and deadly radiation, but he must also face the viscious and cunning creatures spawned by the nuclear holocaust 5,000 years past known as The Death. Little does he know that his trek of survival is really a subtle mental lure lain by a powerful mind.

Whatta story, Mr. Lanier. Come back to us.

All that has been written about these two books is true. And I too share the sadness of the lack of a sequel in the trilogy.

If Mr. Lanier is unable or uninspired to continue, I have a novel solution, no pun intended.

Perhaps a new writer could be authorized by Mr. Lanier to continue the series, similar to the arrangement that allows Issac Azimov's "Foundation" sci fi series to continue through another author since the great one passed away.

I would encourage all Hiero fans to e-mail Ellen Asher, the Editor of the Science Fiction Book Club and implore her to take up this worthy cause.

Better yet, use your mind powers to force her to submit before the Unclean and their foul Leemute brethren tighten their grip!

Well, it seems there are at least 13 of us who want Sterling Lanier to finish what he has started and I for one(and all), implore anyone, everyone to beg, conjole, pray to whatever god(s) for the return of Hiero!!!!! My children have never let me quit a bedtime story until I finished the whole thing. So I figure the author could a least finish his story so I can go to sleep............

Fifteen years ago I was lucky enough to find and read Mr. Lanier's books. I have never forgotten them. I have long since lost my copies but Hiero and Klootz and Luchare and the wildly imaginative post apocalyptic world Lanier crafted will apparently always remain with me.

I almost hesitate to reccommend Lanier's two books to anyone since it is evident there will never be a third installment. But don't let that stop you. Read both books; love them; and then consider yourself a member of a small group of people who have yearned for a third for roughly two decades. LUCHARE!!

This book is the sequel to Hiero's Journey (Also a 10). I gave it a 10 because the author allows us to walk in Hiero's world and through his writing it seems the world is very realistic. I enjoy good solid works of the imagination that allow the reader to enjoy another view of how the future just might turn out. I have read well over 500 SF - Fantasy books and count these darn near the top. For years I too looked for a third in this series. I think the publishers are spending too much time pursuing authors who write books quickly and not enough time pursuing those quality authors who take their time creating a world for their characters to come to life.

Both Hiero novels are outstanding works, and, like everyone else here, I'd like to see #3. I suspect Mr. Lanier is not writing any more, since no one seems to have any info on him. More's the pity.