Wonders of the Invisible World, Patricia A. McKillip
Wonders of the Invisible World, Patricia A. McKillip
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Wonders of the Invisible World

Author: Patricia A. McKillip

Narrator: Tim Campbell, Amy Landon

Unabridged: 10 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/07/2020


Synopsis

Pass through fairy tales into the magic of invisible worlds in these opulent stories by a beloved fantasy icon and author of the classic Riddlemaster trilogy. Patricia McKillip has inspired generations of dedicated readers with enchanting tales that are as romantic as they are unexpected. Her lush, mesmerizing narratives are as deliciously bittersweet as the finest chocolate and as intoxicating as the finest wine.

The bewitching wonders offered here include princesses dancing with dead suitors, a knight in love with an official of exotic lineage, and fortune's fool stealing into the present instead of the future. You'll discover a ravishing undine and her mortal bridegroom who is more infatuated with politics than pleasure, a time-traveling angel forbidden to intervene in Cotton Mather's religious ravings, a wizard seduced in his youth by the Faerie Queen returning with a treasure that is rightfully hers, and an overachieving teenage mage tricked into discovering her true name very close to home.

About Patricia A. McKillip

Patricia A. McKillip is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of a number of highly acclaimed novels, including the Riddlemaster Trilogy, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, and Dreams of Distant Shores.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Althea

I forgot my book at work, and needed to buy something for the commute home. If I'm going to pay full price for something, it's going to have to be in support of an author I love: thus, this book. Excellent, excellent stories - but I was disappointed, a bit, that I'd read most of them before. There's......more

Goodreads review by Kinga

I was reading the story called ‘Xmas Cruise’ while on the bus going to a party. It was about an Antarctic cruise and I thought it was quite a theme for this collection, as there already was a story about an Arctic cruise. But then I remembered Atwood mentioned she thought of many stories for this co......more

Goodreads review by Nicky

Of all Patricia McKillip's writings, perhaps this one is the most accessible. The short stories seem to have a different tone to her longer works -- something less poetic, more matter of fact. It's a great collection: pretty much all of the stories are strong, and each one contains a whole world --......more