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The Dragon Quintet by Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, Orson Scott Card, Elizabeth Moon and Michael Swanwick (2004, Hardcover, Revised edition)

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An abiding presence in myth and literature from around the world, the dragon has been reborn in modern fantasy fiction. The classic winged fire-breathing reptile often associated with evil (they do despoil villages and demand virgin sacrifices, after all) tends nowadays to be more kindly disposed to humankind, sometimes aloofly offering magical wisdom, sometimes actively involved in human lives, whether as a servant or friend. In this volume, originally compiled exclusively for the members of the Science Fiction Book Club and not available in stores, editor Marvin Kaye has skillfully gathered brand-new contributions to the hoard of dragon lore by five top fantasy authors. Orson Scott Card---an expert at writing from a child's point of view, as evidenced in his bestselling Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow ---offers a gothic yarn set in contemporary suburbia. "In the Dragon's House" tells about the mysterious dragon that lives in the wiring of an old house, palpable only to a young boy who in dreams shares its body and feels its true size and power. But what does it really want? Mercedes Lackey, prolific author of the Valdemar saga, writes of a slave boy who is chosen to care for a warrior's dragon. Vetch (and the reader) will learn much about dragon behavior . . . and this special dragon's secrets may be the key to his freedom. (Lackey was so taken by young Vetch that she expanded his adventures into a novel with the same name as this story---"Joust.") Tanith Lee is no stranger to dragons, which appear quite often in her award-winning fantasies. The fable "Love in a Time of Dragons" is imbued with her signature atmosphere---Old World, moody, erotic---as a kitchen maid goes a-questing with a handsome champion to slay the local drakkor. But the tale takes a surprising twist. . . . Elizabeth Moon, author of the popular Esmay Suiza and Heris Serrano series, takes a break from military science fiction to give us the tale of a young man forced by lies to flee his village . . . into an adventure of dwarfs and dragonspawn, of trust and wisdom, and, ultimately, "Judgment." Rounding off the collection is Michael Swanwick's "King Dragon," a strange amalgam of twentieth-century technology and faery magic, in which the award-winning author invokes a truly sinister and repellent creature---a being with the soul of a beast and the body of a machine-part metal, part devil . . . all-merciless.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom&Co
ISBN-10
076531035x
ISBN-13
9780765310354
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038429670

Product Key Features

Book Title
Dragon Quintet
Author
Michael Swanwick, Mercedes Lackey, Orson Scott Card, Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies (Multiple Authors)
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.7in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps648.D73d73 2004
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
None of the stories ever falters, and each puts forth a very different, entirely compelling view of dragons.
Table of Content
The Dragon Quintet Five Original Short Novels Orson Scott Card "In the Dragon's House" Mercedes Lackey "Joust" Tanith Lee "Love in a Time of Dragons" Elizabeth Moon "Judgment" Michael Swanwick "King Dragon"
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2003-069350
Dewey Decimal
813/.0876608374
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by msdixie2Jul 10, 2011
A great book!
This is a great book. All the stories were enjoyed very much. A great find at EBay! I bought this book because I love reading about dragons and also enjoy reading books by All these authors!
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by cTH1KxeCSPW@Del...Feb 07, 2008
The Dragon Quintet
The book was advertised as 5 stories about dragons, each markedly different from the other. It excels in so doing. The expansion of the readers imagination was fully required for the reader to enjoy them, and said expansion was well worthwhile. I don't mention any clues concerning the stories here, because I would not spoil another readers potential enjoyment of them. jim mitchell

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