The forgotten classic, available for the first time in twenty years, and featuring a new introduction by New York Times -bestselling author Scott Lynch.
The forgotten classic, available for the first time in twenty years, and featuring a new introduction by New York Times-bestselling author Scott Lynch.
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The forgotten classic, available for the first time in twenty years, and featuring a new introduction by New York Times -bestselling author Scott Lynch.
The forgotten classic, available for the first time in twenty years, and featuring a new introduction by New York Times-bestselling author Scott Lynch.
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From a snowbound inn, high in the Alps, four unlikely allies will turn against the might of Byzantium to secure the English throne for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and make him Richard III.
A noble Byzantine mercenary.A female Florentine physician.An ageless Welsh wizard.And Sforza, an uncanny duke.Together, they will alter the fate of millions . . .Available for the first time in nearly two decades, with a new introduction by New York Times-bestselling author Scott Lynch, The Dragon Waiting is a masterpiece of blood and magic. *'Had [John M. Ford] taken The Dragon Waiting and written a sequence of five books based in that world, with that power, he would've been George R.R. Martin' Neil Gaiman'The best mingling of histroy with historical magic that I have ever seen' Gene WolfeCritic Reviews
“Had [John M. Ford] taken The Dragon Waiting and written a sequence of five books based in that world, with that power, he would've been George R.R. Martin”
A thunderclap of a book, a thing of blood and magic - Roger Zelazny
A wonderful kaleidoscope of the imagination - Poul AndersonThe best mingling of history with historical magic that I have ever seen - Gene WolfeHad [John M. Ford] taken The Dragon Waiting and written a sequence of five books based in that world, with that power, he would've been George R.R. Martin - Neil GaimanI read it with delight, wonder, and fascination - Marion Zimmer BradleyA novel with something for just about everyone - panoramic history, vivid characters, and sweeping adventure - Joan D. VingeAbout the Author
John M. Ford (1957-2006) was a writer of science fiction and fantasy and, under a pseudonym, children's fiction. He was a winner of the Philip K. Dick Award and two World Fantasy Awards, including one for THE DRAGON WAITING, a Gollancz Fantasy Masterwork.
From a snowbound inn, high in the Alps, four unlikely allies will turn against the might of Byzantium to secure the English throne for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and make him Richard III.A noble Byzantine mercenary.A female Florentine physician.An ageless Welsh wizard.And Sforza, an uncanny duke.Together, they will alter the fate of millions . . . Available for the first time in nearly two decades, with a new introduction by New York Times -bestselling author Scott Lynch, The Dragon Waiting is a masterpiece of blood and magic. *'Had [John M. Ford] taken The Dragon Waiting and written a sequence of five books based in that world, with that power, he would've been George R.R. Martin' Neil Gaiman'The best mingling of histroy with historical magic that I have ever seen' Gene Wolfe
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