![]() ![]() Most men wield one of the six traditional weapons: sword, club, sticks, staff, daggers or morning star (more commonly known as a heavy flail-a spiked ball on a chain). Often skilled fighters will fight to recruit men into their tribes.Įach man is known by the weapon(s) he wields, hence the names of the title characters. Conflicts over anything, a perceived slight or the right to sleep with a woman, are settled by combat in the battle circle. The nomad society lives by a strict code of conduct. ![]() In North America, there are three main civilizations: the crazies, the underworlders, and the nomads, who are the main focus of the novels. The history is not given in detail, but the landscape is filled with the ruins of the previous civilization, and large areas (referred to as the "badlands") are still deadly because of radiation, presumably from nuclear war. ![]() The novels take place on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Originally published separately, the trilogy was later combined into a single volume. Battle Circle is a trilogy of science fiction novels by Piers Anthony. ![]()
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