The Tritonian Ring

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The Tritonian Ring is a 1951 sword-and-sorcery fantasy novel by L. Sprague de Camp, set in his prehistoric Pusadian series and known for its adventurous quest narrative and wry, rationalist tone.

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instanceOf fantasy novel ⓘ
sword-and-sorcery novel ⓘ
author L. Sprague de Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralObject a magical ring of Triton ⓘ
containsBattleScenes yes ⓘ
containsMagicSystem ritual-based sorcery ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception noted for its humor and de-mythologizing approach to fantasy ⓘ
featuresElement gods and supernatural beings ⓘ
prehistoric civilizations ⓘ
sorcery ⓘ
firstPublishedIn hardcover edition ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
sword and sorcery ⓘ
hasCharacter Derezong Taash NERFINISHED ⓘ
Evadne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ghazban NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Zhabutir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Yvian NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCoverArtist Lionel Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasISBN none (predates ISBN system) ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Prince Vakar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNarrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
hasProtagonistOrigin kingdom of Lorsk NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReprint paperback editions by various publishers ⓘ
hasTheme fate and prophecy ⓘ
heroic adventure ⓘ
rationalism versus superstition ⓘ
influencedBy Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories ⓘ
isStandalone yes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mapBasedOn Ice Age geography ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeStyle adventurous quest narrative ⓘ
partOf L. Sprague de Camp’s Pusadian cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
plotFocus quest to discover the source of a prophecy ⓘ
publicationYear 1951 ⓘ
publisher Twayne Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork The Complete Compleat Enchanter NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Fallible Fiend NERFINISHED ⓘ
series Pusadian series NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting prehistoric Pusadian Age ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting mythical prehistory before recorded history ⓘ
tone rationalist ⓘ
wry ⓘ
usesMythology Atlantis legend ⓘ
classical Mediterranean myths ⓘ

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