The Face in the Frost

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781497614468

<DIV><B>A quirky fantasy classic by &ldquo;a writer who knows what wizardry is all about&rdquo; (Ursula K. Le Guin).</B><BR /> &#160;<BR /> A richly imaginative story of wizards stymied by a power beyond their control, <I>A Face in the Frost</I> combines the thrills of a horror novel with the inventiveness of fairy tale&ndash;inspired fantasy.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Prospero, a tall, skinny misfit of a wizard, lives in the South Kingdom&mdash;a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Along with his necromancer friend Roger Bacon, who has been on a quest to find a mysterious book, Prospero must flee his home to escape ominous pursuers. Thus begins an adventure that will lead him to a grove where his old rival, Melichus, is falsely rumored to be buried and to a less-than-hospitable inn in the town of Five Dials&mdash;and ultimately into a dangerous battle with origins in a magical glass paperweight.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Lin Carter called <I>The Face in the Frost</I> one of &ldquo;the best fantasy novels to appear since <I>The Lord of the Rings</I> .&#160;.&#160;. Absolutely first class.&rdquo; With a unique blend of humor and darkness, it remains one of the most beloved tales by the Edgar Award&ndash;nominated author also known for the long-running Lewis Barnavelt series.<BR /> &#160;</DIV>