Dennis L. McKiernan, Author . Roc $23.95 (496p) ISBN 978-0-451-45840-7
Classic fairy tales are classic for a reason, and in this exuberant retelling of the story of "Beauty and the Beast" the theme of true love conquering all obstacles comes out strong and clear. McKiernan (Silver Wolf; Black Falcon; etc.)...
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Dennis L. McKiernan, Author Dennis L. McKiernan. Roc $23.95 (400p) ISBN 978-0-451-45976-3
Alternating between high tragedy and earthy humor, the 12 stories in this fantasy collection from bestseller McKiernan (Dragonstone
, etc.) entertain while touching on complex moral and philosophical issues of gender, society and self-knowledge....
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Dennis L. McKiernan, Author . Roc $23.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-451-46012-7
McKiernan (Once Upon a Winter's Night
) embellishes another classic fairy tale, this time Sleeping Beauty, in this enjoyably frothy fantasy. A "blindfolded, golden-haired damsel" in distress appears in the dreams of the dashing Prince...
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Dennis L. McKiernan, Author . Roc $23.95 (332p) ISBN 978-0-451-46069-1
Strictly for younger readers and those who favor frothy extended fairy tales, McKiernan's third seasonal fantasy (after Once Upon a Winter's Night
and Once Upon a Summer Day
) is set in the wondrous land of Faery, "a place of marvel and
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Dennis L. McKiernan, Author . Roc $23.95 (376p) ISBN 978-0-451-46112-4
The fairy Princess Céleste of Springwood finds a lover in the chevalier Roél after he rescues her from brigands in McKiernan's entertaining fourth and final "seasonal" fantasy (after Once Upon an Autumn Eve
), which takes...
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Dennis L. McKiernan, Author . Roc $23.95 (395p) ISBN 978-0-451-46172-8
Technically a stand-alone, McKiernan’s solid fifth and final Once Upon fantasy (after 2006’s Once Upon a Spring Morn
) focuses on the battle to keep the dreadful witch Hradian and scheming wizard Orbane from despoiling Winterwood,...
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Dennis L. McKiernan, Author . Roc $23.95 (353p) ISBN 978-0-451-46231-2
Packed with the lore McKiernan has developed in 24 years of writing about the world of Mithgar, this dense novel is set largely between Silver Wolf, Black Falcon
(2000) and the collection Red Slippers
(2004). The main plot deals with a voyage of...
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Dennis L. McKiernan, Author Roc $24.95 (544p) ISBN 978-0-451-45560-4
Like his previous 11 fantasy novels (Caverns of Socrates, etc.), McKiernan's 12th takes readers to the world of Mithgar with a tale of a grand quest. A vision of bloody world war forces the novel's heroines, Arin, an elf of the mysterious deep woods
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Dennis L. McKiernan, Author Roc $23.95 (464p) ISBN 978-0-451-45701-1
Brimming with insubstantial stock fantasy characters, this sequel to last year's Into the Forge does, however, boast lots of plot. Our heroes, the warrows--short people reminiscent of hobbits but without the charm--take to heart the prophecy, ""Seek
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Dennis L. McKiernan, Author Roc $23.95 (496p) ISBN 978-0-451-45786-8
Popular fantasy writer McKeirnan brings his Mithgar series to a triumphant conclusion with this sprawling story. Right after noting that the great story arc of the series is ""the struggle of those who believe in liberty and freedom... against those
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