- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Robinson Publishing; paperback / softback edition (1 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1841193747
- ISBN-13: 978-1841193748
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 973,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Mammoth Book of Great Fantasy offers a wonderful collection - both classic and new - of this ever-popular genre. Mike Ashley brings together the great masters and originators of the form, such as George Macdonald and Lord Dunsany, through the great days of Conan the Barbarian, Elric and Melnibone and, of course, the creations of J.R.R.Tolkien, to today's craftsmen of fantasy such as Terry Pratchett, David Gemmell and Tanith Lee. Stories include: Yesterday was Monday, in which Theodore Sturgeon writes about a man who goes to sleep on Monday and awakes to find the next day is Wednesday - he has slipped out of time. The Wall Around the World, by Theodore Cogswell, tells of a young boy who masters flight in order to escape from a world in which he has become trapped. A Witch Shall be Born, one of Robert E.Howards greatest Conan the Barbarian stories. Aelfwine of England, a rare tale by J R R Tolkien, linking Dark Age Britain to Middle Earth.
About the Author
Mike Ashley is a prolific and knowledgeable editor. His most recent successes include The Mammoth Book of Locked Room Mysteries, The Mammoth Book of Sword and Honour, The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens, the Whodunits series including Historical Whodunits, Shakespearean Whodunits, Classical Whodunits, Royal Whodunits and also Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy and The Mammoth Book of Arthurian Legend. His books for Robinson have been widely translated and have sold over a million copies worldwide.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This was a really pleasant surprise...
i'd expected all sorts of hackneyed swords and sorcery stories but it contains a wide range of styles, and is not afraid to stretch the envelope back to include stories from the turn of the century.
i'd expected all sorts of hackneyed swords and sorcery stories but it contains a wide range of styles, and is not afraid to stretch the envelope back to include stories from the turn of the century.
There are some stand-out stories - a new Earthsea Ursula Le Guin; a wonderfully realised story about painting a dragon, by Lucius shepherd; but the two that were truly compelling are used to book-end the collection.
it begins with "the wall around the world", a story i haven't read since it was first antholigised by Penguin in a 60s collection called "the Hugo Winners", and ends with "The edge of the world". The latter, in particular, - by Michael Swanwick - is required reading.
Excellent value, strongly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Got this one for x-mas, and must say that it's an excellent collection. Of course there where a few stories that I thought less good than the others, but over all it was very good indead.
So, my main reasons for liking it is:
1) It is so broad that there should be something here for everybody. Of course this can also be a drawback for those who prefer more similar stories in an anthology, but I liked it, you never grew bored with the book.
2) I hadn't read more than one of the stories before. This is of course strictly individual, so to give you some idea if this will also apply to you I must tell something about myself. I read reasonably large ammounts of fantasy, perhaps 5-20 new books in the genre per year, but almost no anthologies or magazines.
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