Quotes from expecting someone taller thats the trouble. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. When tom holt changed publisher to orbit, josh kirby made the covers for the first two novels. His writing is in the same mould as that of terry pratchett, douglas adams. In expecting someone taller, the nonentity of a hero, malcolm fisher, runs over a badger who turns out to be ingol, last of the giants. With his dying breath he reluctantly gave malcolm two gifts of power and made him. A friend lent me his copies of expecting someone taller and whos afraid of beowulf.
And malcolm is about to learn that some are born to greatness, and some are, well, badgered into it. Expecting someone taller all he did was run over a badger. Inheriting a magic ring from a dying badger, malcolm fisher suddenly finds himself in the muchcoveted position of ruler of the world and must fight off many. Like all of holts male leads, malcolm is a total git, and his parents unabashedly compare him to his superperfect sister bridget. Read expecting someone taller by tom holt available from rakuten kobo. Isbn 9780441223329 9780441223329 softcover, ace, 1990. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read expecting someone taller.
When nerdy clerk malcolm fisher runs over a badger and wins the ring of the nibelung, and with it, rulership of the world, everyone is shocked that such a pathetic wet fish could possibly be the hero of prophecy. Expecting someone taller is a humorous fantasy novel by british author tom holt. Series the portable door in your dreams earth, air, fire and custard you dont have to be evil to work here, but it helps the better mousetrap may contain traces of magic life, liberty and the pursuit of sausages youspace series doughnut when its a jar the. Tom holts books have been translated to french, german, polish and japanese. Tom holt all malcolm fisher did was run over a badger. Unfortunately the badger turned out to be ingolf, last of the giants. Snow white and the seven samurai by tom holt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Expecting someone taller and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. I decided long ago and havent yet needed to update that if offered a classic three wishes style genie then one of my wishes would be the tarnhelm, as described in the book expecting someone taller i have actually only read one other of his books i think, ill have to pick up flying dutch. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Tom holt, expecting someone taller macmillan, 1987.
In expecting someone taller, all he did was run over a badgersad, but hardly catastrophic. Intelligent, original and solidly entertaining, holt is a very good comic fantast and expecting someone taller is a superb debut, introducing us to perhaps the nicest of reluctant heroes, malcolm fisher. Expecting someone taller by tom holt little, brown book group. Expecting someone taller wrapped up neatly rather than in a contrived lets get this over with sort of way. Expecting someone taller ebook written by tom holt. Novelist, englishman and admittedly incompetent amateur blacksmith tom holt offers readers two previously published comic fantasies under one cover in expecting beowulf with a bonus of a very funn. Based on genuine characters and real events of the wagners ring cycle, tom holts first novel is an adrenalinecharged book. Expecting someone taller by tom holt overdrive rakuten. All he did was run over a badger sad, but hardly catastrophic. While he shares the genre of humorous fantasy featuring mythic themes along with tom robbins, neil gaiman, christopher moore, etc. Shop amongst our popular books, including 29, an orc on the wild side, the good, the bad and the smug and more from tom holt.
Expecting someone taller, a humourous fantasy novel by tom holt. Ace, 1990 in the great age of heroes, everyone and his younger brother was out questing for this or that treasure, this or that magical talisman, that or the other enchanted princess. Everyone wants the ringdespite the fearsome curse upon it. Tom holt born september, 1961 is an author of parodic mythopoeic fiction. Timid malcolm, driving along a dark road one night meditating on his failures with women, accidentally runs over a badger who, identifying himself as the medieval giant ingolf, tells malcolm. At oxford he studied bar billiards, ancient greek agriculture and the care and feeding of small, temperamental japanese motorcycle engines. The most obvious example is the protagonist malcolm in expecting someone taller. I liked this book, the first that tom holt wrote and the first that i have actually read. Joe discusses tom holts 1987 humorous fantasy novel, expecting someone taller. Tom holt is often compared to terry pratchett, probably because they both writes humorous. Tom holt was born in 1961, and produced his first book, poems by tom holt, at the age of thirteen.
Expecting someone taller 5 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. Expecting someone taller by tom holt nook book ebook. The book tells the story of malcolm fisher who gets the ring of power by accident and has the full control of the world. But it wasnt malcolm fishers day, for the badger turned out to be none other than ingolf, last of the giants. Expecting someone taller ebook by tom holt rakuten kobo. Expecting someone taller by holt, tom paperback book the cheap fast free post. Walled orchard series goatsong the walled orchard j. Expecting someone taller and whos afraid of beowulf.
Becoming the heir to practically unlimited power makes malcolm immediately think that it was originally meant for bridget. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. English writer tom holt has mastered perhaps invented. Tom holt is an engaging storyteller in his own right. The list that follows is complete according to the list of books in life liberty and the pursuit of sausages, published 2012. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Tom holt wrote the preface for the book cosmic cornucopia, a book with josh kirbys drawings with comments by david langford. Buy a cheap copy of expecting someone taller book by tom holt. Later on they switched cover artist to steve lee, which has made most of the covers to tom holts books.
Tall stories is another omnibus containing two of tom holts beloved comic fantasies. Expecting someone taller by tom holt fantastic fiction. Find expecting someone taller 0708883699 by holt, tom. Expecting someone taller by tom holt book cover, description, publication history. Expecting someone taller by tom holt 1987 malcolm fisher inherits a magic ring from a dying badger and becomes the muchdisputed ruler of the world. He is married, and lives in chard, somerset, just downwind of the meat. Tom holts expecting someone taller, unsurprisingly, uses this trope, or at least a variation. A critical blurb on the cover of est says the book recalls tolkiens. Tom holts first novel expecting someone taller is a combination of fantasy and comedy and is a great novel for any fan of terry pratchett or douglas adams. All his life malcolm has been conditioned to believe himself a failure, existing only to offer contrast to his altogether more favored sister. He began writing his distinctive brand of comic fantasy while at oxford, and has also written two wellreceived historical novels, as well as collaborating on the unauthorised biography of margaret thatcher, i, margaret. This book was tom holts first book in his series of funny fantasy.
I was introduced to tom holt through expecting someone taller. Expecting someone taller is a comedyfantasy book by tom holt. See all books authored by tom holt, including the portable door, and you dont have to be evil to work here, but it helps, and more on. Having not read falling sideways i cant compare, but i did think it was pretty funny. Expecting someone taller is tom holts take on the aftermath of the ring des nibelung opera cycle by richard wagner. The book tells the story of malcolm fisher who gets the ring of power by accident and has the. Steve nallon collaborated with holt to write i, margaret, an unauthorized biography of margaret thatcher published in 1989.
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