Bordertown: A Chronicle of the Borderlands [Paperback]

Mark Alan Arnold (Author), Terri Windling (Editor), Thomas Canty (Illustrator), Phil Hale (Illustrator), Farrel Din (Introduction), Emma Bull (Collaborator), Midori Snyder (Collaborator), Dellamy Bach (Collaborator), Will Shetterly (Collaborator), Ellen Kushner (Collaborator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 253 pages
• Publisher: Roc; First Edition edition (October 7, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451145275
• ISBN-13: 978-0451145277
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,842,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT READ!!!!!!!!!!!!, July 16, 2006

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T. Barr "reader" (Mont. Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bordertown: A Chronicle of the Borderlands (Paperback)

The first book in the bordertown series I read was a travliers guide. I was hooked after that. This book is a great urban fantasy. I makes me want to run away and just be young and care free.The introduction by Farrel Din is perfect, He is a character I alaways want to know more about. Little glimpes of his charater in other books is like torture. Danceland is like a slice of pie with the charaters Tick-Tick and Orient, for the whole pie read Finder. Demon is about an elf brat who turnes the lead charater,Laura, into a demon. He underestimates her will and strength through the entire story. Exil is kinda about Dez who is so nieve but is strong enough to take care for herself and follow where her heart leads her. Mockery is one of the best stories in the borderlands. Its about a young painter and even younger love. If you ever had a crush in school you will love this story.

5.0 out of 5 stars Bordertown: A Chronicle of the Borderlands, February 9, 2010

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This review is from: Bordertown: A Chronicle of the Borderlands (Paperback)

I read this book when it was new. I was twelve, and I loved it so much I never forgot it. Unfortunately, it was lost while moving, and I couldn't find another copy. I'm over thirty now, and I wondered if it was only good because I read it so young, or if it really was as good as I remember. It is every bit as good now as then, and well worth the price I paid for it. Now I'm trying to find more books in this series.

The story is basic modern fantasy. Where the Realm of Faerie and the World meet lies Bordertown. Magic is unpredictable there, and so is technology. Rock'n'roll has a power all its own. The local werewolf is friendly, but the people are not. It's a delightfully escapist mish-mash which has not lost its appeal in 24 years.