| Fiddler Fair Contributor(s): Lackey, Mercedes (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671878662 ISBN-13: 9780671878665 Publisher: Baen OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound Published: March 1998 Annotation: A COMMAND PERFORMANCE BY FANTASY'S GRAND DIVA Mercedes Lackey has, in a few short years, soared to the peak of the fantasy field, and her thousands of enthusiastic readers clamor for more and more. Now comes a volume demonstrating the wide range of her talent, running the gamut from her beloved Bardic fantasies to urban fantasy set in the modern world; from science fiction adventure to chilling horror. And throughout Fiddler Fair, Lackey's sheer storytelling skill will hold the reader spellbound. Learn what happens when animal rights fanatics try to "liberate" genetically reconstructed dinosaurs. Follow Lawrence of Arabia into the desert to meet a power beyond human comprehension; and be with King Arthur, reborn into the present day, when he again gains possession of the enchanted sword Excalibur. And, in a very weird encounter of the most bizarre kind, learn why an alien from a UFO took an unusual interest in a battered Chevy pickup truck. Fiddler Fair is a feast for the multitudes of Lackey fans everywhere -- and for new readers, a powerful introduction to the most significant new fantasy writer of the decade. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Contemporary - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 4.18" W x 6.72" (0.29 lbs) 272 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 28557 Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of short stories is populated by such figures as dinosaur activists, an out-of-his-element Lawrence of Arabia, a modern-day King Arthur, and a Chevy-fascinated alien. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lackey, Mercedes: - New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey has written over one hundred titles and has no plans to slow down. Known best for her tales of Valdemar and The Five Hundred Kingdoms, she's also a prolific lyricist and records her own music. |