Harrowing the Dragon
Now, for the first time, Patricia A. McKillip presents a book of previously uncollected short stories-full of beautiful dragons, rueful princesses, and handsome bards, and written in the gorgeous, and often surprisingly funny, prose she is known for. This is her world, wrapped up in the finery of...
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Now, for the first time, Patricia A. McKillip presents a book of previously uncollected short stories-full of beautiful dragons, rueful princesses, and handsome bards, and written in the gorgeous, and often surprisingly funny, prose she is known for. This is her world, wrapped up in the finery of fairy tales.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780441013609 (0441013600)
Publish date: November 1st 2005
Publisher: Ace Hardcover
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
This is a wonderful set of stories, ranging from true fantasy to fairy tale retellings to urban fantasy to a sequel to Romeo & Juliet. Not a bum one in the mix.
I had read this one at some point in the past. I remember enjoying it quite a lot. This time I had a somewhat mixed reaction; some stories I really enjoyed and some I was not so fond of.Ones I enjoyed:* “Baba Yaga and the Sorcerer’s Son”. With the interweaving of Russian folklore and original story,...
A collection of fantasy short stories. "Harrowing the Dragon" is a dreamy story about a young man who seeks to free his town from eternal winter. But perhaps the town does not wish to be free. Probably the weakest story. "A Matter of Music" feels like a novel crammed into a short story. A young ...
This is a collection of short stories about princesses, dragons and other mythical creatures. This is a fun book which I can recommend to young adults and above.
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