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Sleight of Hand

Sleight of Hand

Peter S. Beagle
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Magic is back!

Peter S. Beagle returns with an inspired collection of fantasy stories that showcase his incomparable mastery and range. In these tales—with settings as different as an impossible reconstruction of the Berlin Wall and the kitchen of Mrs. Eunice Giant —warriors, monsters, and utterly ordinary people struggle with possession and forgiveness, life and love, hate and death...and the choices that come after everything else has been stripped away by Fate. Inside these pages:

—The daughter of the Shark God leaves her Pacific island home, determined to find her mysterious father and hold him accountable for the curse of her own existence.

—A dilapidated dragon, a frustrated cop, and an unapologetic author square off over a dangerously abandoned narrative.

—An enchantress-to-be sings of power, desire, and the ultimate betrayal of her heart.

—In a nothing diner, in a nowhere town, a woman lost in grief learns how to fool Death with one artful shuffle of the deck.

Featuring a new Schmendrick tale set before THE LAST UNICORN, plus twelve other wonderful stories, SLEIGHT OF HAND is suffused with a luminous misdirection that moves the soul as much as it fools the eye. Always ready to delight his readers, Beagle proves yet again that he is a master magician.

CONTENTS

The Rock in the Park
Sleight of Hand
The Children of the Shark God
The Best Worst Monster
What Tune the Enchantress Plays
La Lune T'Attend
Up the Down Beanstalk
The Rabbi's Hobby
Oakland Dragon Blues
The Bridge Partner
Dirae
Vanishing
The Woman Who Married the Man in the Moon

—Peter S. Beagle was born in 1939 and raised in the Bronx, just a few blocks from Woodlawn Cemetery, the inspiration for his first novel, A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE. Today, thanks to classic works such as THE LAST UNICORN, TAMSIN, and THE INNKEEPER'S SONG, he is acknowledged as America's greatest living fantasy author; and his dazzling abilities with language, characters, and magical storytelling have earned him many millions of fans around the world. In addition to stories and novels Beagle has written numerous teleplays and screenplays, including the animated versions of THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE LAST UNICORN, plus the fan-favorite “Sarek” episode of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. His nonfiction book I SEE BY MY OUTFIT, which recounts a 1963 journey across America on motor scooter, is considered a classic of American travel writing; and he is also a gifted poet, lyricist, and singer-songwriter. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Mythopoeic Awards, along with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Association, and also France's prestigious Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire.
Language
English
Pages
290
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Conlan Press
Release
November 01, 2015

Sleight of Hand

Peter S. Beagle
0/5 ( ratings)
Magic is back!

Peter S. Beagle returns with an inspired collection of fantasy stories that showcase his incomparable mastery and range. In these tales—with settings as different as an impossible reconstruction of the Berlin Wall and the kitchen of Mrs. Eunice Giant —warriors, monsters, and utterly ordinary people struggle with possession and forgiveness, life and love, hate and death...and the choices that come after everything else has been stripped away by Fate. Inside these pages:

—The daughter of the Shark God leaves her Pacific island home, determined to find her mysterious father and hold him accountable for the curse of her own existence.

—A dilapidated dragon, a frustrated cop, and an unapologetic author square off over a dangerously abandoned narrative.

—An enchantress-to-be sings of power, desire, and the ultimate betrayal of her heart.

—In a nothing diner, in a nowhere town, a woman lost in grief learns how to fool Death with one artful shuffle of the deck.

Featuring a new Schmendrick tale set before THE LAST UNICORN, plus twelve other wonderful stories, SLEIGHT OF HAND is suffused with a luminous misdirection that moves the soul as much as it fools the eye. Always ready to delight his readers, Beagle proves yet again that he is a master magician.

CONTENTS

The Rock in the Park
Sleight of Hand
The Children of the Shark God
The Best Worst Monster
What Tune the Enchantress Plays
La Lune T'Attend
Up the Down Beanstalk
The Rabbi's Hobby
Oakland Dragon Blues
The Bridge Partner
Dirae
Vanishing
The Woman Who Married the Man in the Moon

—Peter S. Beagle was born in 1939 and raised in the Bronx, just a few blocks from Woodlawn Cemetery, the inspiration for his first novel, A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE. Today, thanks to classic works such as THE LAST UNICORN, TAMSIN, and THE INNKEEPER'S SONG, he is acknowledged as America's greatest living fantasy author; and his dazzling abilities with language, characters, and magical storytelling have earned him many millions of fans around the world. In addition to stories and novels Beagle has written numerous teleplays and screenplays, including the animated versions of THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE LAST UNICORN, plus the fan-favorite “Sarek” episode of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. His nonfiction book I SEE BY MY OUTFIT, which recounts a 1963 journey across America on motor scooter, is considered a classic of American travel writing; and he is also a gifted poet, lyricist, and singer-songwriter. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Mythopoeic Awards, along with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Association, and also France's prestigious Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire.
Language
English
Pages
290
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Conlan Press
Release
November 01, 2015

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