A Quest-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic

by · 2002

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Going all the way back to Homer's 'Odyssey', the 'quest' is a popular and well-respected story-telling format in Western literature. This volume collects classic quest stories, including tales from by Neil Gaiman and Marion Zimmer Bradley, and the Mercedes Lackey story 'The Cup and The Cauldron'.

Genre
fantasy
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages
Form
short stories

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