A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic [Mass Market Paperback]

Margaret Weis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2000

In this work Margaret Weis gathers together the greatest classic dragon stories of our time, written by the winners of every award in the fields of fantasy and science fiction.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Inexplicably, dragons have become the creatures of choice for fantasy readers. Dragon queen McCaffrey leads off a new treasury, which gathers dragon tales by some of the heavy hitters of the genre, including L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Zelazny, Orson Scott Card, and Gordon R. Dickson. If mystery is more to your liking, Severn House is also offering a hardcover edition of Peters's 1976 Legend in Green Velvet in which protagonist Susan finds love and intrigue in the Scottish Highlands. Severn House books can be ordered directly by calling 800-830-3044. Discounts are available.
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Review

The dragon is one of the most enduring creatures in the fantasy world. This collection of stories by some of the best fantasy writers of our time (Anne McCafferty, Jan Yolen, Orson Scott Card) is the definitive work on these fire-breathing lizards. A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic is a 3 hour, two cassette assembly of tales told with high drama, exotic adventures of peril and daring, and even a light touch of humor. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Aspect (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446608424
• ISBN-13: 978-0446608428
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,063,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Light but entertaining, September 11, 2000

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"cybercorpse" - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (Mass Market Paperback)

Very enjoyable stories, but light weight reading.

The inclusion of the first few chapters of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern disguised as a short story was disappointing though.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A delight!, March 22, 1999

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Christian R. Bonawandt (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (Paperback)

Dragon lovers: marvel at the some of the most enchanting dragon stories ever written! Could have used a few more serious tales, though with dragons as heroes.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but repetitve, November 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (Mass Market Paperback)

Some of the stories are quite similar to others. Of course, they all have to do with dragons, but several fall in the Hero goes to slay Dragon formula. The Orson Scott Card does not seem to fit in the traditional dragon formula and is the outstanding story. The Anne MaCaffrey is good but overwritten at points. I expected more from the Zelazny. It was very good, but Zelazny has done such mind-blowing work that this seems to be a bit trite. The Friesner is hillarious and the best of the funny stories in this book. The Martin and Tilton are quite good, but not estradordinary. The rest were merely okay, except for The Ever-After which had horrid prose.