Gnome Man's Land [Paperback]

Esther Friesner (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ace (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441081223
• ISBN-13: 978-0441081226
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #785,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the funniest fantasy novels I have ever read!, March 27, 1998

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The Demon Prince ([e-mail]) (Clovis, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gnome Man's Land (Paperback)

This novel is Friesner at her very best. A rift develops between here and the "other side" and the traditional spiritual companions of mankind are back in our world. These entitities spread out seeking humans of compatible ethnocultural backgrounds and move in with them. The protagonist, Tim Desmond, a teenager of Irish ancestry, is joined by a drop-dead gorgeous (and naked) Banshee. Tim's mother, of Russian descent, draws the attentions of a Bannik, the Russian spirit of the bathhouse. T'ing Hau Kaplan winds up with an Ancestral Spirit, a Mongol warlord named Bu, etc. Soon the world is elbow deep in lares, penates, leprechauns, kelpies, brownies, goblins, sprites and the like. The plot moves at a hell-bent-for-election pace, and Friesner's wry control of language has never been better.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Takes a Brilliant Mind...., December 1, 2000

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Amanda M. Hayes (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gnome Man's Land (Paperback)

...To write a novel as hilarious as this one. I can't imagine how _Gnome Man's Land_ was ever allowed to go out of print; it's one of the most hysterical, unbelievable things I've ever read, and a book I find myself coming back to again and again. The characters, the plot, the parodies--all are priceless, and the message of the ending equally so. I have never seen anyone better than Friesner at delivering a moral without spoiling the spirit of a humorous story. Not only will the reader quite possibly be in tears from laughter, but he or she should come away from this book with a sense of having read something meaningful as well as entertaining.

Five stars aren't enough. I'd give this one ten if I could. If you can find a copy of _Gnome Man's Land_ anywhere, snap it up--and then hunt down the two sequels, _Harpy High_ and _Unicorn U._ They'll all be worth your wait!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ow, my aching lungs!, October 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Gnome Man's Land (Paperback)

Wow. Pure, nonstop comedy. Whether or not you're a comedy fan, you'll enjoy the skewering of traditional fantasy figures. Rarely does a book move me to laugh out loud, but Friesner is the best in the field.