Tea with the Black Dragon

R. A. MacAvoy with an introduction by Anne McCaffrey

ISBN 10: 0940841045 / ISBN 13: 9780940841048

Published by Hypatia Press, Eugene, 1987

About this Item

Eugene: Hypatia Press 1987. Signed limited First Edition and First hardcover edition of the author's first book. Copy "CXXIX" that is, #129 of 250 black leather-bound copies of 275 total copies Done These signed by R. A. MacAvoy and Anne McCaffrey and Leslie Newcomer . 1984 World Fantasy Award nominee. 204+ pages, illustrated. Fine copy accompanied by a folded-as-issued separate print also marked "CXXIX", both together in one slipcase all as issued. See Photos LR1/2E. Seller Inventory # 89393

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tea with the Black Dragon

Publisher: Hypatia Press, Eugene

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: artwork by Leslie Newcomer and Lynne Adams

Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition Thus; First Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

Martha Macnamara knows that her daughter Elizabeth is in trouble, she just does not know what kind. Mysterious phone calls from San Francisco at odd hours of the night are the only contact she has had with Elizabeth for years. Now Elizabeth has sent her a plane ticket and reserved a room for her at San Francisco's most luxurious hotel. Yet she has not tried to contact Martha since she arrived, leaving her lonely, confused, and a little bit worried. Into the story steps Mayland Long, a distinguished-looking and wealthy Chinese man who lives at the hotel and is drawn to Martha's good nature and ability to pinpoint the truth of a matter. Mayland and Martha become close in a short period of time and he promises to help her find Elizabeth, making small inroads in the mystery before Martha herself disappears. Now Mayland is struck by the realization, too late, that he is in love with Martha, and now he fears for her life. Determined to find her, he sets his prodigious philosopher's mind to work on the problem, embarking on a potentially dangerous adventure.

About the Author:

R. A. MacAvoy is a highly acclaimed author of imaginative and original science fiction and fantasy novels. Her debut novel, Tea with the Black Dragon, won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She has also written the Damiano trilogy, the chronicles of a wizard's young son, set during an alternate history version of the Italian Renaissance; The Book of Kells; and Twisting the Rope, the highly acclaimed sequel to Tea with the Black Dragon. She is also the author of the beloved and much-praised Lens of the World trilogy.