For those who read the good stuff...
Aug. 15th, 2005 02:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stellar_muddleFor years one of my favourite books has been "Bridge of Birds" by Barry Hughart. A tale of ancient China as it never quite was, there are reasons it tied for the World Fantasy award in ~1982 [edit: 1985], with "Mythago Wood".
The author only ever wrote two more books in the series, (though apparently there were supposed to be 7):
The Story of the Stone.
Eight Skilled Gentlemen.
I did manage to borrow one of them off Vicki and Peter a few years back, but I can't remember which one it was. Anyone know? They only had the one (iirc).
In any case, amongst the linen thread, Singer sewing machine needles and twisted wire bracelet scored at Trash and Treasure on Sun, was a hardback copy of "The Story of the Stone"... for $3.
I can resist reading for a little while...
The author only ever wrote two more books in the series, (though apparently there were supposed to be 7):
The Story of the Stone.
Eight Skilled Gentlemen.
I did manage to borrow one of them off Vicki and Peter a few years back, but I can't remember which one it was. Anyone know? They only had the one (iirc).
In any case, amongst the linen thread, Singer sewing machine needles and twisted wire bracelet scored at Trash and Treasure on Sun, was a hardback copy of "The Story of the Stone"... for $3.
I can resist reading for a little while...
