A shadow all of light
By: Fred Chappell
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Tor
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780765379122
Subjects: Fantasy fiction; Thieves; Shades and shadows; Fiction
Description: Fred Chappell's A Shadow All of Light, a stylish, episodic fantasy novel, follows the exploits of Falco, a young man from the country, who arrives in the port city of Tardocco with the ambition of becoming an apprentice to a master shadow thief. Maestro Astolfo, whose mysterious powers of observation would rival those of Sherlock Holmes, sees Falco's potential and puts him through a grueling series of physical lessons and intellectual tests. Falco's adventures coalesce into one overarching story of con men, monsters, ingenious detection, cats, and pirates. A wry humor leavens this fantastical concoction, and the style is as rich and textured as one would hope for from Chappell, a distinguished poet as well as a World Fantasy Award-winning fantasy writer.
Notes: "A Tom Doherty Associates Book."