The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fis..., E.M. Anderson
The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fis..., E.M. Anderson
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The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher

Author: E.M. Anderson

Narrator: Christina Carman

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/10/2024

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Lgbtq+

Synopsis

You're never too old for adventure.When you’re a geriatric armed with nothing but gumption and knitting needles, stopping a sorcerer from wiping out an entire dragon-fighting organization is a tall order. No one understands why 83-year-old Edna Fisher is the Chosen One, destined to save the Knights from a dragon-riding sorcerer bent on their destruction. After all, Edna has never handled a magical weapon, faced down a dragon, or cast a spell. And everyone knows the Council of Wizards always chooses a teenager—like the vengeful girl ready to snatch Edna’s destiny from under her nose.Still, Edna leaps at the chance to leave the nursing home. With her son long dead in the Knights’ service, she’s determined to save dragon-fighters like him and to ensure other mothers don’t suffer the same loss she did. But as Edna learns about the abuse in the ranks and the sorcerer’s history as a Knight, she questions if it’s really the sorcerer that needs stopping—or the Knights she’s trying to save.

About E.M. Anderson

E.M.Anderson (she/they) is a queer, neurodivergent writer and the author of TheRemarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher. Her work has appeared in SJ Whitby’sAwakenings: A Cute Mutants Anthology, Wyldblood Press's From the Depths: AFantasy Anthology, and Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction. They havetwo master’s degrees and a feral passion for trees, birds, pole fitness, andUncle Iroh. You can find them on Instagram, BlueSky, and Tumblr at@elizmanderson.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kamilah on November 17, 2022

I was lucky enough to read an early version of this book, and I'm so excited that it will soon be on shelves. Few books have made me laugh and cry quite as hard as Anderson's debut offering, about a geriatric Chosen One named Edna who is forced to go on a quest where good and evil aren't as black an......more

Goodreads review by Katelynn on August 07, 2022

This book made me laugh and cry and everything in between. It was full of love, and I never got to a point where I was bored and wanted to put it down (and I lose interest in books pretty easily). This book got me out of my multiple year reading slump and I recommend it to literally everyone I know!......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on May 25, 2023

This book nailed its own goals. What it set out to accomplish, it did. It just wasn't what I wanted it to do. The premise is simple: an eighty-three-year-old woman is named the Chosen One, and she must venture forth to save the country from an evil dragon-riding sorcerer. She is accompanied by her or......more

Goodreads review by robbie on June 08, 2022

A pleasure to read, truly. I'm glad I had the opportunity when I did. I don't find myself connecting with characters and their stories often, but this was different. It was a journey, and it's one I will be happy to go through again and again! I'm excited to see what else comes.......more

Goodreads review by Henry on June 17, 2022

It's fire. You won't be disappointed......more

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