Expecting someone taller tom holt books

The book tells the story of malcolm fisher who gets the ring of power by accident and has the full control of the world. Expecting someone taller wrapped up neatly rather than in a contrived lets get this over with sort of way. Series the portable door in your dreams earth, air, fire and custard you dont have to be evil to work here, but it helps the better mousetrap may contain traces of magic life, liberty and the pursuit of sausages youspace series doughnut when its a jar the. Tall stories is another omnibus containing two of tom holts beloved comic fantasies. All his life malcolm has been conditioned to believe himself a failure, existing only to offer contrast to his altogether more favored sister. The book tells the story of malcolm fisher who gets the ring of power by accident and has the. Expecting someone taller 5 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. When nerdy clerk malcolm fisher runs over a badger and wins the ring of the nibelung, and with it, rulership of the world, everyone is shocked that such a pathetic wet fish could possibly be the hero of prophecy. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Ace, 1990 in the great age of heroes, everyone and his younger brother was out questing for this or that treasure, this or that magical talisman, that or the other enchanted princess. Tom holt is an engaging storyteller in his own right. Expecting someone taller by tom holt book cover, description, publication history.

English writer tom holt has mastered perhaps invented. Tom holts books have been translated to french, german, polish and japanese. Expecting someone taller by tom holt little, brown book group. Expecting someone taller by tom holt 1987 malcolm fisher inherits a magic ring from a dying badger and becomes the muchdisputed ruler of the world. Lee expecting someone taller por tom holt disponible en rakuten kobo. Tom holt is often compared to terry pratchett, probably because they both writes humorous. Becoming the heir to practically unlimited power makes malcolm immediately think that it was originally meant for bridget. Read expecting someone taller by tom holt available from rakuten kobo. Quotes from expecting someone taller thats the trouble.

See all books authored by tom holt, including the portable door, and you dont have to be evil to work here, but it helps, and more on. Like all of holts male leads, malcolm is a total git, and his parents unabashedly compare him to his superperfect sister bridget. When tom holt changed publisher to orbit, josh kirby made the covers for the first two novels. He is married, and lives in chard, somerset, just downwind of the meat. He takes wagners fantastic mythological tale one step further he puts it into everyday life in england, and makes a hysterical novel out of it. Expecting someone taller and whos afraid of beowulf. Expecting someone taller by holt, tom paperback book the cheap fast free post. Intelligent, original and solidly entertaining, holt is a very good comic fantast and expecting someone taller is a superb debut, introducing us to perhaps the nicest of reluctant heroes, malcolm fisher. Expecting someone taller all he did was run over a badger.

He began writing his distinctive brand of comic fantasy while at oxford, and has also written two wellreceived historical novels, as well as collaborating on the unauthorised biography of margaret thatcher, i, margaret. His writing is in the same mould as that of terry pratchett, douglas adams. Steve nallon collaborated with holt to write i, margaret, an unauthorized biography of margaret thatcher published in 1989. Expecting someone taller by tom holt fantastic fiction. This book was tom holts first book in his series of funny fantasy. While he shares the genre of humorous fantasy featuring mythic themes along with tom robbins, neil gaiman, christopher moore, etc. Timid malcolm, driving along a dark road one night meditating on his failures with women, accidentally runs over a badger who, identifying himself as the medieval giant ingolf, tells malcolm. Novelist, englishman and admittedly incompetent amateur blacksmith tom holt offers readers two previously published comic fantasies under one cover in expecting beowulf with a bonus of a very funn. With his dying breath he reluctantly gave malcolm two gifts of power and made him. Expecting someone taller ebook written by tom holt. But it wasnt malcolm fishers day, for the badger turned out to be none other than ingolf, last of the giants.

Tom holts expecting someone taller, unsurprisingly, uses this trope, or at least a variation. Joe discusses tom holts 1987 humorous fantasy novel, expecting someone taller. Inheriting a magic ring from a dying badger, malcolm fisher suddenly finds himself in the muchcoveted position of ruler of the world and must fight off many. Expecting someone taller by tom holt overdrive rakuten. The most obvious example is the protagonist malcolm in expecting someone taller. Buy a cheap copy of expecting someone taller book by tom holt. Expecting someone taller ebook by tom holt rakuten kobo. In expecting someone taller, all he did was run over a badgersad, but hardly catastrophic. And malcolm is about to learn that some are born to greatness, and some are, well, badgered into it. At oxford he studied bar billiards, ancient greek agriculture and the care and feeding of small, temperamental japanese motorcycle engines. Tom holts first novel expecting someone taller is a combination of fantasy and comedy and is a great novel for any fan of terry pratchett or douglas adams. Isbn 9780441223329 9780441223329 softcover, ace, 1990.

Tom holt wrote the preface for the book cosmic cornucopia, a book with josh kirbys drawings with comments by david langford. All he did was run over a badger sad, but hardly catastrophic. Everyone wants the ringdespite the fearsome curse upon it. I liked this book, the first that tom holt wrote and the first that i have actually read.

Tom holt was born in 1961, and produced his first book, poems by tom holt, at the age of thirteen. Tom holt born september, 1961 is an author of parodic mythopoeic fiction. Walled orchard series goatsong the walled orchard j. I was introduced to tom holt through expecting someone taller. A critical blurb on the cover of est says the book recalls tolkiens. Expecting someone taller is tom holts take on the aftermath of the ring des nibelung opera cycle by richard wagner. Having not read falling sideways i cant compare, but i did think it was pretty funny. Tom holt all malcolm fisher did was run over a badger. In expecting someone taller, the nonentity of a hero, malcolm fisher, runs over a badger who turns out to be ingol, last of the giants. Expecting someone taller by tom holt nook book ebook. Expecting someone taller is a humorous fantasy novel by british author tom holt. Unfortunately the badger turned out to be ingolf, last of the giants. Expecting someone taller, a humourous fantasy novel by tom holt. The list that follows is complete according to the list of books in life liberty and the pursuit of sausages, published 2012.

Shop amongst our popular books, including 29, an orc on the wild side, the good, the bad and the smug and more from tom holt. I decided long ago and havent yet needed to update that if offered a classic three wishes style genie then one of my wishes would be the tarnhelm, as described in the book expecting someone taller i have actually only read one other of his books i think, ill have to pick up flying dutch. Find expecting someone taller 0708883699 by holt, tom. Tom holt is the author of such comic fantasy classics as. A friend lent me his copies of expecting someone taller and whos afraid of beowulf. Snow white and the seven samurai by tom holt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Expecting someone taller and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Expecting someone taller is a comedyfantasy book by tom holt. Later on they switched cover artist to steve lee, which has made most of the covers to tom holts books. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read expecting someone taller. Tom holt, expecting someone taller macmillan, 1987.