The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101151266 (1101151269)
Publish date: November 3rd 2009
Publisher: Ace Books
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
This is an anthology. I will forewarn all readers now so that my review and rating is better understood.I think Jack Dann did a fair enough job picking out stories to put together for this book Some I liked better than others so I will be rating and reviewing (briefly) each story individually.1) D...
A wonderful compendium of 19 short stories, written by some of the biggest names in fantasy writing, including Peter S. Beagle, Tad Williams, Gregory Maguire, and Tanith Lee, some of my personal favorites- and all centering around dragons of all types. From lands of fantasy to present day, from evil...
This is the first collection I've read in a long while that is all good or better. There isn't a stinker in the bunch! My favorites were:Jonathan Stroud's "Bob Choi's Last Job": Bob Choi goes after a dragon who is hiding in human form, eating humans, and stacking their bones neatly in the alley. D...
I picked this up in my hunt for more Tamora Pierce. Her "The Dragon's Tale" turned out to be one of my favourites in the book, along with Tad Williams' "A Stark and Wormy Knight," both of which are told from the POV of the dragons themselves.As with any anthology, some stories are a hit while others...
Dragon's Deep - Cecelia Holland - Four of five starsA good start to an anthology. Didn't want to put it down and had a stable ending that didn't feel too quick or too slow. Vici - Naomi Novik - Three of five starsAmusing but not very memorable. Decently written. Problem is, I'm writing the review a ...
12 years ago
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