Expecting Beowulf [Paperback]

Tom Holt (Author), Rayyan Omar (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2002

Contains two previously published novels, Expecting Someone Taller, and Who's Afraid of Beowulf?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Novelist, Englishman and admittedly incompetent amateur blacksmith Tom Holt offers readers two previously published comic fantasies under one cover in Expecting Beowulf (with a bonus of a very funny bio: Holt identifies himself, for instance, as a "short, fat, middle-aged bearded guy who sounds like someone doing a rather bad Hugh Grant impression"). A nighttime collision with the last of the Frost-Giants (who's disguised as a badger) shifts an ancient balance of power, and mild, dopey Malcolm Fisher is made ruler of the world in Expecting Someone Taller; in Who's Afraid of Beowulf (get it?) an archeologist rouses a dozen Vikings from a 12,000-year-old sleep and then has to be their treasurer, chauffeur and pseudo-mom as she aids them in their quest to save the world.
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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Nesfa Pr (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886778361
• ISBN-13: 978-1886778368
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,379,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love Tom Holt, January 21, 2003

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Theodore L. Kron "tedkron" (iowa city, ia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Expecting Beowulf (Paperback)

I am a great fan of Tom Holt. These are two of my all time favorite books. The plots are clever and the writing terribly funny and witty. In addition to the humor there are interesting insights like the comparison of magic in to computers, nobody understands how either works.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice omnibus, November 10, 2004

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Lynelle V (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Expecting Beowulf (Paperback)

In case it's not clear from the title, this book is a combination edition of two of Tom Holt's best novels - "Expecting Someone Taller", and "Who's Afraid of Beowulf". Both are excellent.