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Book Synopsis''You are in for a treat'' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
Meet the beloved Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz in this exciting collection by Sunday Times bestseller Garth Nix gathering all eight of their stories - plus a never-before-published tale - in one magical volume for the very first time!
Sir Hereward: the only male child of an ancient society of witches. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover.
Mister Fitz: puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts and wielder of sorcerous needles.
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: godslayers. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods.
Together, they are relentless travellers in a treacherous world of magic, gunpowder, and adventure.
Compiled for the first time ever, these eight magical stories - p
Trade Review
It was my friend and co-editor Gardner Dozois who first brought Garth Nix to my attention when we were doing Rogues. I was so glad that he did. "A Cargo of Ivories" was one of the best stories in an anthology jam-packed with terrific work, and I loved making the acquaintance of Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. If you haven't met them yet, you are in for a treat. They are the best partnership in the world of fantasy since Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser * George R.R. Martin, co-editor 'A Cargo of Ivories' *
A rollicking good time filled with intrigue and mind-blowing surprises. Classically inclined, but outrageously original * Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, co-editors of 'Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar-Pirates of Sarsköe' *
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz are one of the most unusual and fun sword & sorcery duos to arise since Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. The papier-mache-headed puppet has haunted me ever since I first read of his and his artillerist knight companion and student. These tales are brilliantly imaginative and as fantastical as you'd expect from master storyteller Garth Nix. I'm delighted they're being collected in one volume and couldn't recommend them enough * Lou Anders, co-editor of 'A Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppet' *
I love adventure stories and I love swords and sorcery stories. I grew up with Fritz Leiber'sFafhrd and the Grey Mouser and always wanted more. Garth Nix's stunning stories of Sir Hereward and Mr Fitz capture all of the magic and the mayhem of swords and swords and sorcery at its best, which is why I am so delighted to see this book coming out now * Jonathan Strahan, co-editor of 'A Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppet' and editor of 'Home is the Haunter' and 'Cut Me Another Quill, Mister Fitz' *
We asked Garth Nix to write a story for us because we wanted beauty, heart, and sharp wit, and with "Losing Her Divinity." We got all that, plus a dose of delightful strangeness * Tim Pratt & Melissa Marr, co-editors of 'Losing Her Divinity' *
