Duncan, Dave -- Ill Met in the Arena
Twisty political thriller in a world where a zillion little
principalities are breeding for psychic powers through regular arena
combat. Duncan inevitably spins a vast ream of weird political and
cultural institutions, crossed with details about various magical
abilities, all of which wind up being (a) vital to the plot and (b)
not a chore to read at all, because the plot is so bouncy. Not my
all-time favorite Duncan, but he's still got it.
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