آزار دادن اژدها (داستان‌های کوتاه)

{ Feb 2021 - Verified ebook for complete book description, cover, table of contents, content separation, and epub format error checking. } Paperback, 308 pages Published 2005 Short stories. A fantasist without equal, Patricia A. McKillip has created worlds of intricate beauty and unforgettably nuanced characters. For twenty-five years, she has drawn readers into her spell, spining modern-day fables with a grace never before seen. Now, for the first time, she presents a book of previously uncollected short stories--full of beautiful dragons, rueful princesses, and handsome bards, and written in the gorgeous--and often surprisingly funny--prose she is known for. This is her world, wrapped up in the finery of fairy tales... A dragon has held an island in never-ending winter, until a man comes to break its fierce embrace--only to learn the true meaning of wisdom--in "The Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath." The "Lady of the Skulls" lures men with what's most precious to them--and then kills them with it. "Star-Crossed" portrays the investigation into the deaths of Romeo and Juliet--and illustrates how little the world tolerates true love. These stories and twelve others are here in a remarkable collection from one of today's most popular and beloved authors A fantasist without equal, Patricia A. McKillip has created worlds of intricate beauty and unforgettably nuanced characters. For 25 years, she's drawn readers into her spell, spinning modern-day fables with a grace rarely seen. Now she presents a book of previously uncollected short stories, full of beautiful dragons, rueful princesses, and handsome bards, and written in the gorgeous - and often surprisingly funny - prose she's known for. This is her world, wrapped up in the finery of fairy tales.