Word Puppets

by Mary Robinette Kowal

Overview

“Kowal's short works are difficult toclassify, often poignant or tragic, and always spectacularly written . . .[sending] readers off on a breathless trip to the stars.” - PublishersWeekly (STARRED)

Celebrated as theauthor of five acclaimed historical fantasy novels in the Glamourist series,Mary Robinette Kowal is also well known as an award-winning author of shortscience fiction and fantasy. Her stories encompass a wide range of themes, acovey of indelible characters, and settings that span from Earth's past to itsnear and far futures as well as even farther futures beyond. Alternativehistory, fairy tales, adventure, fables, science fiction (both hard and soft),fantasy (both epic and cozy)-nothing is beyond the reach of her unique talent.WORD PUPPETS-the first comprehensive collection of Kowal's extraordinaryfiction-includes her two Hugo-winning stories, a Hugo nominee, an original storyset in the world of “The Lady Astronaut of Mars,” and fourteen othershow-stopping tales.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607014560
Publisher:	Prime Books
Publication date:	11/03/2015
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

Editorial Reviews

★ 10/05/2015
Kowal’s short works are difficult to classify, often poignant or tragic, and always spectacularly written. These 19 tales vary widely. “The Bound Man” spans ages within a dramatic alternate world; “Chrysalis” examines a single segment of an alien life cycle. Characters struggle to sort out difficult interfamilial relationships on a generation ship in “For Want of a Nail.” Readers will sympathize with a teenage girl who is both stereotypically American and undeniably fae in “American Changeling.” Some stories, such as “The White Phoenix Feather,” offer a moment of laughter to lighten the mood, but even within the humor, the writing is serious in execution, style, and timing. Kowal sends readers off on a breathless trip to the stars. Agent: Jennifer Jackson, Donald Maass Literary Agency. (Nov.)

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