This was my first tom holt book, follow ups included a quick read i cant find here but was awesome in its portrayal of a man creeping along a tunnel hunting a monster. Expecting someone taller by tom holt fantastic fiction. In expecting someone taller, all he did was run over a badger sad, but hardly catastrophic. But in the magical, mirthful world of tom holt, a dead badger isnt always what it seems. English writer tom holt has mastered perhaps invented. Dont worry, you dont need to know opera to appreciate the novel. Expecting someone taller by tom holt overdrive rakuten. 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. Expecting someone taller ebook by tom holt rakuten kobo. Expecting someone taller by tom holt hachette book group. Expecting someone taller, a humourous fantasy novel by tom holt.
Expecting someone taller is tom holts take on the aftermath of the ring des nibelung opera cycle by richard wagner. Of course this lead me to the second proper book of his i have which is you dont have to be evil to work here but it helps whic. E xpecting someone taller by tom holt fantasyhumourous orbit, published 1987 isbn. Tom holt, author of expecting someone taller, on librarything. Expecting someone taller by tom holt book cover, description, publication history. But it wasnt malcolm fishers day, for the badger turned out to be none other than ingolf, last of the giants. I liked this book, the first that tom holt wrote and the first that i have actually read. 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. Joe discusses tom holts 1987 humorous fantasy novel, expecting someone taller.
Expecting someone taller and whos afraid of beowulf. Youspace series doughnut when its a jar the outsorcerers apprentice the good, the bad and the smug. At oxford he studied bar billiards, ancient greek agriculture and the care and feeding of small, temperamental japanese motorcycle engines. Valhalla is the afterlife where warriors forever feast, get drunk, laugh at each other and are reborn the next daythe viking idea of fun. Unfortunately the badger turned out to be ingolf, last of the giants. 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. Tall stories is another omnibus containing two of tom holts beloved comic fantasies.
All his life malcolm has been conditioned to believe himself a failure, existing only to offer contrast to his altogether more favored sister. In expecting someone taller, the badger in question is actually the disguised frost giant ingolf, possessor of nibelungs ring and tarnhelm. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Click on the cover for a larger image cover by steve lee. Expecting someone taller is a comedyfantasy book by tom holt. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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.
At the time, i was deep into many series fantasy books and would, on occasion, read the more sillier books that came out. 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. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Tom holt is often compared to terry pratchett, probably because they both writes humorous. Buy a cheap copy of expecting someone taller book by tom holt. Based on genuine characters and real events of the wagners ring cycle, tom holts first novel is an adrenalinecharged book. Expecting someone taller more editions of expecting someone taller. Find expecting someone taller 0708883699 by holt, tom. Lucia triumphant tom holts mapp and lucia series book 2 by tom holt sold by. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. If that doesnt ring a bell, perhaps you should bone up on your germanic folklore or, if you prefer, epic. 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. Tom holts expecting someone taller, unsurprisingly, uses this trope, or at least a variation.
See all books authored by tom holt, including the portable door, and dougnut, and more on. 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. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Expecting someone taller you dont have to be evil to work here, but it helps. Expecting someone taller and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
His writing is in the same mould as that of terry pratchett, douglas adams. Expecting someone taller ebook written by tom holt. Expecting someone taller is a comic fantasy novel by tom holt, and, very loosely, a sequel to wagners epic opera cycle, the ring of the nibelung, set in the modern day. In expecting someone taller, all he did was run over a badgersad, but hardly catastrophic. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers.
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. But it wasnt malcolm fishers day, for the badger turned out to b. He takes wagners fantastic mythological tale one step further he puts it into everyday life in england, and makes a hysterical novel out of it. Expecting someone taller by tom holt nook book ebook. 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. This book was tom holts first book in his series of funny fantasy. The book tells the story of malcolm fisher who gets the ring of power by accident and has the.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read expecting someone taller. A friend lent me his copies of expecting someone taller and whos afraid of beowulf. But it wasnt malcolm fisher s day, for the badger turned out to be none other than ingolf, last of the giants. Expecting someone taller is a humorous fantasy novel by british author tom holt. Expecting someone taller by holt, tom paperback book the cheap fast free post. The book tells the story of malcolm fisher who gets the ring of power by accident and has the full control of the world.
Read expecting someone taller by tom holt available from rakuten kobo. It was published in hardcover in 1987, by macmillan publishers in the united kingdom, and by st. Tom holt author tom holt was born in london in 1961. Everything is out there if you know how to find it, and have the patience. Lee expecting someone taller por tom holt disponible en rakuten kobo. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Rewriting the classic gods for comic effect is a tom holt speciality, and valhalla returns to odin the skyfather, much mistreated in holts first funny fantasy expecting someone taller 1987. This book has also been translated to french and german. 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. A critical blurb on the cover of est says the book recalls tolkiens.
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