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The Book of Dragons (eBook, ePUB)

An Anthology

Redaktion: Strahan, Jonathan / Illustrator: Cai, Rovina

Beschreibung

R. F. Kuang, Kate Elliott,Todd McCaffrey, Garth Nix, Peter S. Beagle, and other fantasy and science fiction masters take on the greatest mythical beast. From China to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons have long captured our imagination in myth and legend. Whether they are rampaging beasts awaiting a brave hero to slay or benevolent sages who have much to teach humanity, dragons are intrinsically connected to stories of creation, adventure, and struggle beloved for generations. Bringing together nearly thirty stories and poems from some of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers working today- Garth Nix, Scott Lynch, R. F. Kuang, Ann Leckie & Rachel Swirsky, Daniel Abraham, Peter S. Beagle, Beth Cato, Zen Cho, C. S. E Cooney, Aliette de Bodard, Amal El-Mohtar, Kate Elliott, Theodora Goss, Ellen Klages, Ken Liu, Seanan Maguire, Patricia A McKillip, K. J. Parker, Kelly Robson, Michael Swanwick, Jo Walton, Elle Katharine White, Jane Yolen, Kelly Barnhill, Brooke Bolander, Sarah Gailey, and J. Y. Yang-and illustrated by award-nominated artist Rovina Cai with black-and-white line drawings specific to each entry throughout, this extraordinary collection vividly breathes fire and life into one of our most captivating and feared magical creatures as never before and is sure to become a treasured keepsake for fans of fantasy, science fiction, and fairy tales. "A treasure trove of wonder." -Publishers Weekly(starred review) "A heaping hoard of literary gems that fans of dragon-powered stories will surely treasure." -Kirkus Reviews(starred review) "Seems almost certain to be the most significant fantasy anthology of 2020." -Locus

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
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• Größe: 7.33MB

Barrierefreiheit

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Autor

Jonathan Strahan has co-edited The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy series of anthologies for HarperCollins Australia, co-edits the Science Fiction: The Best of . . . and Fantasy: The Best of . . . anthology series with Karen Haber for Simon & Schuster/ibooks, edits the Best Short Novels anthology series for the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club, and co-edited The Locus Awards for Eos with Charles N. Brown. He is also the Reviews Editor for Locus: The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Fields, and reviews for the magazine regularly. He is currently working on The New Space Opera II.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062877178
• Artikelnr.: 57879323

Rezensionen

"There is not a single false note among these 29 stories and poems of dragons collected by Strahan [...] With myriad approaches to its subject, this wide-ranging anthology is a treasure trove of wonder." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"There are no weak links in this anthology, and every selection is noteworthy in some way [...] A heaping hoard of literary gems that fans of dragon-powered stories will surely treasure." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"This collection is highly recommended to both established genre fans and newcomers interested quality sf and fantasy." - Booklist (starred review)

"The Book of Dragons seems almost certain to be the most significant fantasy anthology of 2020." - Locus Magazine