Travel Light (Peapod Classics)
by Mitchison, Naomi
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1931520143
- ISBN 13
- 9781931520140
- Seller
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Eureka, California, United States
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About This Item
Small Beer Press, 2005. Trade Paperback. A new copy.
Travel Light is the story of Halla, a girl born to a king but cast out onto the hills to die. She lives among bears; she lives among dragons. But the time of dragons is passing, and Odin All-Father offers Halla a choice: Will she stay dragonish and hoard wealth and possessions, or will she travel light?
--Amal El-Mohtar, NPR, You Must Read This From the dark ages to modern times, from the dragons of medieval forests to Constantinople, this is a fantastic and philosophical fairy-tale journey that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones, and T. H. White's The Sword in the Stone. No one knows better how to spin a fairy tale than Naomi Mitchison."--The Observer Read it now.--Ursula K. Le Guin You will love this book.--Holly Black The enchantments of Travel Light contain more truth, more straight talking, a grittier, harder-edged view of the world than any of the mundane descriptions of daily life you will find in ... science fiction stories.
-- Paul Kincaid, SF Site A gem of a book.
-- Strange Horizons Every page is full of magic and wonder....well worth seeking out.-- Rambles Combines the best of Rowling and Pullman, being full of magic and fantasy with the hard edge of reality sharp at its edges.
-- The New Review/LauraHird.com
Travel Light is the story of Halla, a girl born to a king but cast out onto the hills to die. She lives among bears; she lives among dragons. But the time of dragons is passing, and Odin All-Father offers Halla a choice: Will she stay dragonish and hoard wealth and possessions, or will she travel light?
--Amal El-Mohtar, NPR, You Must Read This From the dark ages to modern times, from the dragons of medieval forests to Constantinople, this is a fantastic and philosophical fairy-tale journey that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones, and T. H. White's The Sword in the Stone. No one knows better how to spin a fairy tale than Naomi Mitchison."--The Observer Read it now.--Ursula K. Le Guin You will love this book.--Holly Black The enchantments of Travel Light contain more truth, more straight talking, a grittier, harder-edged view of the world than any of the mundane descriptions of daily life you will find in ... science fiction stories.
-- Paul Kincaid, SF Site A gem of a book.
-- Strange Horizons Every page is full of magic and wonder....well worth seeking out.-- Rambles Combines the best of Rowling and Pullman, being full of magic and fantasy with the hard edge of reality sharp at its edges.
-- The New Review/LauraHird.com
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eureka Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 310428
- Title
- Travel Light (Peapod Classics)
- Author
- Mitchison, Naomi
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1931520143
- ISBN 13
- 9781931520140
- Publisher
- Small Beer Press
- Place of Publication
- Northampton, Ma
- Date Published
- 2005
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About Eureka Books
Eureka Books, established in 1987, is a classic antiquarian shop with books in all subjects and price ranges. We're open Monday - Saturday in Old Town Eureka, California.
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