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The Flying Sorcerers (Paperback)

by Terry Pratchett (Author), Roald Dahl (Author), et al (Author), Peter Haining (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 383 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit; New edition edition (4 Feb 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857237250
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857237252
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 135,448 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Fantasy fiction has a long and honourable history of parodying its own traditions and, in The Flying Sorcerers, Peter Haining has collected a wide range of comic fiction from the genres of fantasy, horror, and sf. The 24 stories span the century, from P.G. Wodehouse's hilarious "A Slice of Life", about the inventor Wilfred Mulliner and the dastardly baronet Sir Jasper ffinch-ffarrowmere, through the likes of C S Lewis, Kurt Vonnegut Jr and Mervyn Peake to stories by more recent favourites such as Roald Dahl and, of course, Terry Pratchett, whose story "Turntables of the Night", featuring DEATH, opens the collection.

The stories range from Michael Moorcock's hilarious spoof of heroic fantasy, "The Stone Thing", to more considered twists on conventional themes, as in Angela Carter's story of a reluctant vampire, "The Lady of the House of Love". Arthur C. Clarke even manages to find humour in the end of the world, with the closing story: "No Morning After".

Haining introduces each story with a brief but informative biography of its writer so, if you like the stories here, you will be able to find more by the same authors. This makes the collection an excellent introduction to the wide range of comic fantasy and sf writing produced this century. -- Elizabeth Sourbut



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This sparkling sequel to WIZARDS OF ODD once again turns logic on its head with a galaxy of star writers and stories. Terry Pratchett, the arch-priest of the genre, leads off with the eccentric figure of DEATH on new and curious mission, Roald Dahl plays havoc with country superstition, and Arthur C. Clarke shows the funny side of cosmic doom. Add to these dazzling contributions from masters such as Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Angela Carter, C.S. Lewis, P.G. Wodehouse and Michael Moorcock, and you have a blend of comic fantasy, supernatural extravaganza and sf that is almost literally in orbit. The title of the book stems from the fact that many of the stories feature characters who can fly - either under their own power or by machines - or they simply run into trouble with aerial objects of one sort or another. Bringing together some of the best fantasy available, THE FLYING SORCERERS is a gloriously bizarre, wonderfully varied collection of stories.
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15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars If you can't read the front cover, why bother with books?, 3 May 2005
By T. di Meo "theevilhippy" (Hampshire, England) - See all my reviews
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A nice collection of stories: a varied and interesting cross section of sci-fi authors including of course the venerable Arthur C Clarke, a far more important sci-fi writer than Terry pratchett as he would himself be sure to concur upon. Pratchett is my favourite author but he's hardly as groundbreaking and scientifically interesting as Clarke, because pratchett isn't a sci-fi writer!

I am stunned by the apparently oblique nature of this books title and cover, I managed to read all the information presented there without creating any erroneous opinions in my head, nor did I fail to realise this was not a discworld book due to the cunning use of words and phrases such as `collection of stories` and `different authors` on the jacket. As far as the book is concerned it is a good example of how careful selection from good sources can result in a good anthology. As far as some other readers are concerned, I would suggest either installing small speakers into all books from now on so vital messages not detectable by average eyesight can be guaranteed to reach potential buyers, or denying certain people the privilege of reading books and supplying them instead with adequate eyewear.

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38 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars This book is not as it is portrayed to be, 11 Dec 1999
Firstly a warning to all Terry Pratchett fans. Unless you are so deciated to having everything written by Pratchett do not buy this book. The cover and author tilte would lead you to believe thath this is of the Discworld series. Be warned it is not. The compilation of short humourous short stories leaves a lot to be desired. Fantasy there certainly is but humour is in short supply. In fairness I am not sure if this is because most of the selcted authors are American or have been based there for too many years. It could also be that the selected story tellers have written these stories in the first half of the 20th century when humour was vastly different from today. It is my opinion it is a combination of both. I only got a handful of chuckles out of this book but some of the stories were worth reading even without the humour. Ultimately my advice would be to give this a miss.
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12 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, 29 Nov 2004
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Saw Terry Prachett's name, thought brilliant a new book to read, wrong! Have ploughed through this book of so called 'comic fantasty' and found very little to make me smile apart from the intended eye catching author and Roald Dahl. Feel somewhat cheated and let down, title and book cover led me to make an impulse buy without taking a closer look at my purchase. Live and learn!
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