3.8
Fantasy & SciFi
Pass through fairy tales into the magic of invisible worlds in these opulent stories by a beloved fantasy icon and author of the classic Riddlemaster trilogy. Patricia McKillip has inspired generations of dedicated readers with enchanting tales that are as romantic as they are unexpected. Her lush, mesmerizing narratives are as deliciously bittersweet as the finest chocolate and as intoxicating as the finest wine.
The bewitching wonders offered here include princesses dancing with dead suitors, a knight in love with an official of exotic lineage, and fortune's fool stealing into the present instead of the future. You'll discover a ravishing undine and her mortal bridegroom who is more infatuated with politics than pleasure, a time-traveling angel forbidden to intervene in Cotton Mather's religious ravings, a wizard seduced in his youth by the Faerie Queen returning with a treasure that is rightfully hers, and an overachieving teenage mage tricked into discovering her true name very close to home.
© 2020 Tantor Audio (Lydbok): 9781705205921
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 7. april 2020
3.8
Fantasy & SciFi
Pass through fairy tales into the magic of invisible worlds in these opulent stories by a beloved fantasy icon and author of the classic Riddlemaster trilogy. Patricia McKillip has inspired generations of dedicated readers with enchanting tales that are as romantic as they are unexpected. Her lush, mesmerizing narratives are as deliciously bittersweet as the finest chocolate and as intoxicating as the finest wine.
The bewitching wonders offered here include princesses dancing with dead suitors, a knight in love with an official of exotic lineage, and fortune's fool stealing into the present instead of the future. You'll discover a ravishing undine and her mortal bridegroom who is more infatuated with politics than pleasure, a time-traveling angel forbidden to intervene in Cotton Mather's religious ravings, a wizard seduced in his youth by the Faerie Queen returning with a treasure that is rightfully hers, and an overachieving teenage mage tricked into discovering her true name very close to home.
© 2020 Tantor Audio (Lydbok): 9781705205921
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 7. april 2020
Kos deg med ubegrenset tilgang til mer enn 600 000 titler.
Generell vurdering basert på 6 anmeldelser
Koselig
Inspirerende
Oppslukende
Last ned appen for å skrive anmeldelser av bøker.
Viser 1 av 6
Blood
24. sep. 2021
I didn't realize it was short stories until the 3rd story, haha! Very interesting, and well written, each story kept me hooked and didn't give me time in-between to mourn the ending of the previous one.
Norsk
Norge