The Book of Dragons
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- 6,99 €
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- 6,99 €
Description de l’éditeur
HERE BE DRAGONS…
A unique collection of stories by the greatest fantasy writers working today.
Sparking myths and legends from Asia to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons are the most universal and awe-inspiring of magical creatures.
Whether they are fearsome, rampaging monsters or benevolent sages with much to teach humanity, dragons bring creation, destruction, and adventure in stories told all around the globe.
In this landmark collection, award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan combines nearly thirty never-before-seen short stories and poems, written by modern masters of science fiction and fantasy, and illustrations by acclaimed artist Rovina Cai.
Featuring stories from Scott Lynch, R.F. Kuang, Garth Nix, Ken Liu, Kate Elliott, and many more, THE BOOK OF DRAGONS breathes fresh life and fire into the greatest magical beasts of all.
Reviews
WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY OF THE YEAR
‘A heaping hoard of literary gems that fans of dragon-powered stories will surely treasure’
KIRKUS
‘THE BOOK OF DRAGONS seems almost certain to be the most significant fantasy anthology of 2020’
LOCUS
‘There is not a single false note among these 29 stories and poems of dragons collected by Strahan … With myriad approaches to its subject, this wide-ranging anthology is a treasure trove of wonder’
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
‘A colourful assortment of dragons reimagined … Something for everyone and a reader will likely come away hungry for more’
STRAITS TIMES
About the author
Jonathan Strahan has co-edited The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy series of anthologies for HarperCollins Australia, co-edits the Science Fiction: The Best of . . . and Fantasy: The Best of . . . anthology series with Karen Haber for Simon & Schuster/ibooks, edits the Best Short Novels anthology series for the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club, and co-edited The Locus Awards for Eos with Charles N. Brown. He is also the Reviews Editor for Locus: The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Fields, and reviews for the magazine regularly. He is currently working on The New Space Opera II.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
There is not a single false note among these 29 stories and poems of dragons collected by Strahan (The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year, editor). Strahan's passion for the mythological creatures is infectious and evident in his selections, which draw from many different myths and cultures, and paint portraits of dragons ranging from terrifying to heroic, even metaphorical. With "Cut Me Another Quill, Mister Fitz," Garth Nix provides a clever quest for a dragon's horde, while Brooke Bolander craftily marries high fantasy, climate fiction, and organized crime in "Where the River Turns to Concrete." Among the more emotional tales are Sarah Gailey's "We Don't Talk About the Dragon," a powerful portrait of familial dysfunction, and R.F. Kuang's "The Nine Curses River," about sisters facing the painful prospect of becoming a sacrifice. "Lucky's Dragon" by Kelly Barnhill joyously embraces the connection between a young girl and the dragon she accidentally adopts when her science project goes awry, while the protagonist of Patricia A. McKillip's "Camouflage" envisions a very different magical school experience. The dragons inhabiting J.Y. Yang's otherworldly planets in "The Exile" are poetically alien, while those of Ann Leckie and Rachel Swirsky's "We Continue" function as a hive mind. With myriad approaches to its subject, this wide-ranging anthology is a treasure trove of wonder.