Present Tense: Round Two of the Great Game - Softcover

Hunted by the local gods, burdened by the faith of his friends, and driven relentlessly by his conscience to do the best he can for those who depend on him, Edward is drawn into a local war on Nextdoor. When he finally returns home, he is still wanted for murder and must go into hiding before he enlists, but a dodge through Nextdoor en route to New Zealand shows that he cannot simply walk away from the prophecy of the Filoby Testament. Will public-school notions of honor and duty suffice to save a world?

Dave Duncan, born in Scotland in 1933, is a Canadian citizen. He received his diploma from Dundee High School and got his college education at the University of Saint Andrews. He moved to Canada in 1955, where he still lives with his wife. He has three grown children and four grandchildren. He spent thirty years as a petroleum geologist. He has had dozens of fantasy and science fiction novels published, among them A Rose-Red City, Magic Casement, and The Reaver Road, as well as a highly praised historical novel, Daughter of Troy, published, for commercial reasons, under the pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin. He also published the Longdirk series of novels, Demon Sword, Demon Knight, and Demon Rider, under the name Ken Hood.

In the fall of 2007, Duncan's 2006 novel, Children of Chaos, published by Tor Books, was nominated for both the Prix Aurora Award and the Endeavour Award. In May 2013, Duncan, a 1989 founding member of SFCanada, was honored by election as a lifetime member by his fellow writers, editors, and academics. His website is www.daveduncan.com.