The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
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The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, by Barry Hughart
, is the omnibus edition of all three of his novels in the series by the same name. The individual titles include:
The original version was published by the now-defunct Stars My Destination Books in both hardback and trade paperback. Later publication has been through Subterranean Press
. Subterranean published two new editions of The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox in October, 2008 (ISBN 9781596062009). One of the editions, a slipcased version, includes the original draft for Bridge of Birds..
Publishers Weekly quotes Master Li himself in describing reading this work as "wandering blindfolded through a myth devised by a maniac." They describe Master Li as "the greatest and most frequently intoxicated wise man in a colorful seventh century China that never was."
Barry Hughart
Barry Hughart in Peoria, Illinois, is an American author of fantasy novels.- Background :Hughart was born in Peoria, Illinois on March 13, 1934. His father, John Harding Page, served as a naval officer. His mother, Veronica Hughart, was an architect.Hughart was educated at Phillips Academy...
, is the omnibus edition of all three of his novels in the series by the same name. The individual titles include:
- Bridge of BirdsBridge of BirdsBridge of Birds is a fantasy novel by Barry Hughart, first published in 1984. It is the first of three novels in the The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox series...
(1984) - The Story of the Stone (1988)
- Eight Skilled GentlemenEight Skilled GentlemenEight Skilled Gentlemen is a novel by Barry Hughart, first published in 1990.It is the third, and final, part of a series set in a version of ancient China that began with Bridge of Birds and The Story of the Stone.-Plot summary:...
(1991)
The original version was published by the now-defunct Stars My Destination Books in both hardback and trade paperback. Later publication has been through Subterranean Press
Subterranean Press
Subterranean Press is a small press publisher in Michigan. Subterranean is best known for publishing genre fiction, primarily horror, suspense and dark mystery, fantasy, and science fiction...
. Subterranean published two new editions of The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox in October, 2008 (ISBN 9781596062009). One of the editions, a slipcased version, includes the original draft for Bridge of Birds..
Publishers Weekly quotes Master Li himself in describing reading this work as "wandering blindfolded through a myth devised by a maniac." They describe Master Li as "the greatest and most frequently intoxicated wise man in a colorful seventh century China that never was."