Red Slippers: More Tales of Mithgar - Hardcover

McKiernan, Dennis L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0451459768 ISBN 13: 9780451459763

Publisher: Roc Hardcover, 2004

Synopsis

In a tavern in Port Arbalin, a group of worldly travelers gathers together, drinking and telling action-packed tales of fantastical adventure set in the realm of Mithgar, including the story of a thief whose quest for a great jewel forces him into a confrontation with the dreaded Morgul, and the saga of Durek, a legendary Châkka adventurer.

About this title

About the Author:

Dennis L. McKiernan is the author of many novels, most of them set in the world of Mithgar. He is one of the most prolific and enduring writers of fantasy today.

From Booklist:

The fifteenth book in McKiernan's Mithgar saga is a collection of 12 stories that fill in gaps left by previous tales of Mithgar. Like those tales, they contain classic fantasy elements: abundant dwarves, elves, giants, and other beings great and small, alarming and enchanting, drinking and listening to stories told at tables in a setting as classic as the characters, the taproom of an inn, to wit, the Red Slippers. Even when famed fantasy elements are disguised, it is hardly impossible to recognize such things as, in "Lair," the influence of the Fellowship of the Ring's battle against the Balrog in the Mines of Moria. One doubts that McKiernan would deny that influence, though he is a somewhat more visual writer than Tolkien. Maturing over the years, he now brings places like the Karoo Desert and the torrent that swallowed Durek almost thunderously to life. Mithgar still may not appeal to more adventurous fantasy readers, but those who seek long, absorbing yarns in the classic mode will honor and enjoy it. Roland Green
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About this edition

• Publisher: Roc Hardcover
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0451459768
• ISBN 13: 9780451459763
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400