The Trail of Bohu also known as Imaro III: The Trail of Bohu is a Dark Fantasy

Dark fantasy

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 novel written by Charles R. Saunders

Charles R. Saunders

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, and published by Daw Books

DAW Books

DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...

 in 1985. The Trail of Bohu was the third and final book in the original Imaro Trilogy.

A revised version of the novel was published independently in 2009 through Sword & Soul Media and the online press Lulu.

"The magic of the Demon Gods was mobilized for vengeance, was crying out. We will strike in the lands of the Abamba. We will strike along the East Coast. We will strike in Punt and Axum. And we will strike in the heart of Cush itsel!" Daw Books DAW Books DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was... 1985

Synopsis

Imaro, warrior of the Ilyassai, has settled into ife as a husband and father in the fabled kingdom of Cush. Amid his growing restlessness, unspeakable tragedy strikes, sending Imaro on a grim mission of vengeance. His adversary has no face, but he does have a name: Bohu, the Bringer of Sorrow – a sorcerer of immense power and cruelty.

As Imaro seeks a confrontation with his most formidable foe yet, the continent of Nyumbani is wracked with turmoil. The balance between the forces of good, represented by Cush, and evil, represented by the pariah land of Naama, has been disrupted. The gods themselves may hve to go to war before that balance is restored.

In the midst of the coming cataclysm, Imaro travels the length of Nyumbani in search of Bohu. Along the warrior finally discovers his own identity – but will that knowledge help him as he battles a formidable array of enemies bent not only on his destruction but that of Nyumbani itself?

List of characters

The characters in this section are listed in their order of appearance.

• Imaro - son of Katisa, an Ilyassai warrior decreed Benemetapa (heir) of the Monomotapa Empire
• Tanisha - Shikaza woman who becomes Imaro's companion
• Pomphis - Bambuti Pygmy scholar and former jester, now friend to Imaro
• Akhini - Cushite boy son of Arkhaman
• Arkhaman - Cushite master blacksmith
• Kilewo - son of Imaro, five rains old
• Bohu - servant of the Erriten, Imaro's nemesis
• King Majnun - deposed king of Kitwana and former friend of Pomphis
• Mkwayo - Imaro's father and Monomotapa (Emperor) of the Monomotapa Empire
• Katisa - Imaro's mother now Dakamatapa (Empress/Queen) of the Monomotapa Empire