About “The Man of Gold”
The Man of Gold is a 1984 science-fantasy novel by M. A. R. Barker, published by DAW Books. It is the first novel set on the fictional world of Tékumel, a setting also used in Barker's role-playing game Empire of the Petal Throne (1974). The story follows Hársan, a priest of the god Thúmis and a scholar, who becomes involved in a quest for the eponymous artifact. This artifact is linked to a past that is immensely ancient, and the novel explores the mysteries surrounding it within the world of Tékumel. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)