Stuff of Legends

Zusatztext "A winning fantasy, this satirical, rollicking adventure . . . keeps a light, amused and snappy tone, with allusions to popular culture ("The Duke of Yorker" magazine, for instance), fun with names and an especially effective satire of Hollywood talent packaging. A satisfying and involved climax renders a fairy tale ending with an upward lilt, leaving the reader ready for new adventures." - Publishers Weekly for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award "Laugh-out-loud funny. A send-up of scores of fantasy novels of time past. I'd certainly recommend it." -Glen Cook "If Conan the Barbarian met Entourage , you'd get Stuff of Legends . A pleasure to read." -Jody Lynn Nye, co-author of Myth-Chief "This debut novel is witty, creative, and completely enjoyable...Full of adventure, clever puns, and satirical characters, fantasy fans will love Gibson's good-natured humor and smart writing. I was impressed with this strong debut." -Scifichick.com "If you like the early work of Pratchett, stories by Esther Friesner, or the Goblin books by Jim C. Hines, then Stuff of Legends is a work to add to your shelves. I, for one, am looking forward to more stories from Gibson's pen." -Graspingforthewind.com Informationen zum Autor Ian Gibson is a Canadian author with a background in theater. In his day job, he works the box office, where he is inspired by the constant hum of the best contemporary and classical dialogue. He has played Hamlet , and heard Beowulf performed in the original Old English. He lives on Vancouver Island with his wife Rachel. His debut novel, Stuff of Legends , was a finalist in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Klappentext View our feature on Ian Gibson's Stuff of Legends A true legend rescues maidens...pillages temples...and slaughters evil hordes... But what does he do when all the fun is over? When an annoyingly eager young man by the name of Eliott! his Elvish guardian! and a bard-for-hire magically drop into the life of former hero Jordan the Red! the aged warrior wants nothing to do with them. He's had enough of battling the world. But Eliott wants an adventure with the legendary! sword-swinging soldier of fortune-and this hero is about to be forced out of retirement. Leseprobe Prologue After the howl of battle died away, and the last of the monsters guarding the innermost sanctum at the heart of the glacier lay fallen on the ice, and the Witch Queen herself went fleeing into the frozen wastes, the conquering hero strode into the throne room of his enemy… The throne was magnificent, in an artisan-evil way. The iron spikes had skulls impaled on them, and the skulls were carved with baleful runes. The seat was formed from broken swords and twisted spears, and upholstered with chips of bone. Jags of ice and spines of frost encrusted it from the floor up, while artfully drizzled coagulate gore dripped down from the cup holder in the arm. This was a throne that declared: Tremble and despair. And whatever you do, don't try to sit down. Jordan the Red planted his boot against the unholy throne, braced his broad shoulders against the wall, and with one mighty shove sent it crashing down from the dais. "The ice demons rule no more," he shouted, and the vast dome of the chamber echoed his victory. "Their armies have been defeated. This land is free!" A blast of arctic wind swept through the throne room, blowing back his long, fiery hair and billowing his wolfskin cloak dramatically behind him. He raised his sword and saluted the heavens. Then, out of the corner of his mouth, he added, "You got all that?" At the foot of the dais, Jordan's bard, Shango, glanced up from his furious note taking. "Got the kick, working on the pose right now. Hold still an...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian Gibson
• Editore: Ace Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.07.2010
• EAN: 9780441019304
• ISBN: 978-0-441-01930-4
• Pagine: 304
• Dimensioni: 108 mm x 174 mm x 19 mm