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Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100553381849
ISBN-139780553381849
eBay Product ID (ePID)2238628
Product Key Features
Book TitleFall of the Kings
Number of Pages496 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicFantasy / General
GenreFiction
AuthorEllen Kushner, Delia Sherman
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight12.6 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-025560
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsPRAISE FORTHE FALL OF THE KINGS: "Immensely appealing, intelligent, and great fun." --Kirkus Reviews "The authors tap into fantasy's genuine source of drama, its ability to haunt, appall, transform." -- Locus "Embraces the age-old struggle between scholars and mystics...to bridge the gulf that separates history from mystery." --Fantasy & Science Fiction "One of the bawdiest and most intellectually stimulating novels of the year!" --BookPage "Richly textured...authentic...A fantasy novel that won't insult your intelligence." --Science Fiction Chronicle "Gorgeous prose and a galloping story, with...a deep understanding of a true scholar's passion for his subject." --Mary Doria Russell, author ofThe Sparrow "Stunning...If Oscar Wilde were writing high fantasy, he'd want to writeThe Fall of the Kings." --Sarah Smith, author ofA Citizen of the Country "Attractive characters, realistically enmeshed in social, political, and personal concerns... realized with a robust depth and realism." --Suzy McKee Charnas, author ofMy Father's Ghost "Kushner and Sherman don't spin fables or knit fancies: they are world-forgers, working in a language of iron and air." --Gregory Maguire, author ofWicked and Lost "The Fall of the Kingsis, if possible, even better [thanSwordspoint]--twistier and deeper." --Neil Gaiman, author ofAmerican Gods "Splendid....one of my favorite books this year!" --Charles de Lint, author ofThe Onion Girl "This is how fantasy should be written!...sweeps you in and lets you live the story with the characters." --Lynn Flewelling, author ofThe Bone Doll's Twin "A delicious read . . . dark, sexy, and wickedly funny by turns. I loved it. You'll love it too." --Terri Windling, editor ofThe Year's Best Fantasy and Horror "Ellen Kushner writes like an angel...pellucid, poetically structured prose [and] a gathering sense of tragic reality." --Algis Budrys
Dewey Edition21
Dewey DecimalFIC
SynopsisThis stunning follow-up to Ellen Kushner's cult-classic novel,Swordspoint, is set in the same world of labyrinthine intrigue, where sharp swords and even sharper wits rule. Against a rich tapestry of artists and aristocrats, students, strumpets, and spies, a gentleman and a scholar will find themselves playing out an ancient drama destined to explode their society's smug view of itselfand reveal that sometimes the best price of uncovering history is being forced to repeat it…. The Fall of the Kings Generations ago the last king fell, taking with him the final truths about a race of wizards who ruled at his side. But the blood of the kings runs deep in the land and its people, waiting for the coming together of two unusual men, Theron Campion, a young nobleman of royal lineage, is heir to an ancient house and a modern scandal. Tormented by his twin duties to his family and his own bright spirit, he seeks solace in the University. There he meets Basil St. Cloud, a brilliant and charismatic teacher ruled by a passion for knowledgeand a passion for the ancient kings. Of course, everyone now knows that the wizards were charlatans and the kings their dupes and puppets. Only Basil ins not convincednor is he convinced that the city has seen its last king…
LC Classification NumberPS3561.U777F35 2002
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