The Wood Wife (Tor Fantasy) - Softcover

Windling, Terri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812549295 ISBN 13: 9780812549294

Publisher: Tor Fantasy, 1997

Synopsis

Maggie Black, a writer, inherits a house outside Tucson, Arizona, from a famous poet with whom she had corresponded, and who met a mysterious death. As she meets the local inhabitants, Maggie becomes aware of undercurrents of magic and fantasy, and that all is not as it seems.

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Review:

" Distinctive . . . A splendid desert fantasy that flows with its own eerie logic-- arresting, evocative, and well-worked out." -- "Kirkus Reviews" (pointer review)
" This is a novel of muscle and tenderness, of sharp edges and great delights." -- Charles de Lint
" A wonderful, elegant fantasy-- sensuous, fascinating, and eerily spiritual." -- Robert Holdstock
“Distinctive . . . A splendid desert fantasy that flows with its own eerie logic—arresting, evocative, and well-worked out.” —"Kirkus Reviews" (pointer review)
“This is a novel of muscle and tenderness, of sharp edges and great delights.” —Charles de Lint
“A wonderful, elegant fantasy—sensuous, fascinating, and eerily spiritual.” —Robert Holdstock
"Distinctive . . . A splendid desert fantasy that flows with its own eerie logic--arresting, evocative, and well-worked out." --"Kirkus Reviews" (pointer review)
"This is a novel of muscle and tenderness, of sharp edges and great delights." --Charles de Lint
"A wonderful, elegant fantasy--sensuous, fascinating, and eerily spiritual." --Robert Holdstock

Distinctive . . . A splendid desert fantasy that flows with its own eerie logic--arresting, evocative, and well-worked out. "Kirkus Reviews (pointer review)"

This is a novel of muscle and tenderness, of sharp edges and great delights. "Charles de Lint"

A wonderful, elegant fantasy--sensuous, fascinating, and eerily spiritual. "Robert Holdstock""

Distinctive . . . A splendid desert fantasy that flows with its own eerie logic--arresting, evocative, and well-worked out. Kirkus Reviews (pointer review)

This is a novel of muscle and tenderness, of sharp edges and great delights. Charles de Lint

A wonderful, elegant fantasy--sensuous, fascinating, and eerily spiritual. Robert Holdstock

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"Distinctive . . . A splendid desert fantasy that flows with its own eerie logic--arresting, evocative, and well-worked out." --Kirkus Reviews (pointer review)

"This is a novel of muscle and tenderness, of sharp edges and great delights." --Charles de Lint

"A wonderful, elegant fantasy--sensuous, fascinating, and eerily spiritual." --Robert Holdstock

About the Author:

Terri Windling is a writer, editor, artist, and passionate advocate of fantasy literature. She has won six World Fantasy awards for her editorial work and the Mythopoeic Award for her novel The Wood Wife. She has edited over thirty anthologies, many in collaboration with Ellen Datlow--including the Snow White, Blood Red adult fairy-tale series, The Armless Maiden, Sirens, The Green Man, and Swan Sister. She has also written children's books and articles on myth and folklore, and she edits the Endicott Studio Online Journal of Mythic Arts website. She divides her time between homes in Devon, England, and Tucson, Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Fantasy
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0812549295
• ISBN 13: 9780812549294
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 294