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Windrose Chronicles #4.1
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Dead rock ‘n’ roll stars, deserted palatial ranchos in Ventura County, Los Angeles in the mid-80s, and strange tiny monster-spawn that Joanna Sheraton’s cat drags home to the house she and Antryg Windrose have just bought in Tarzana… Antryg has to be doing something while he’s hiding out in LA.
86 pages, ebook
First published November 16, 2009
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Barbara Hambly
205 books1,589 followersaka Barbara Hamilton
Ranging from fantasy to historical fiction, Barbara Hambly has a masterful way of spinning a story. Her twisty plots involve memorable characters, lavish descriptions, scads of novel words, and interesting devices. Her work spans the Star Wars universe, antebellum New Orleans, and various fantasy worlds, sometimes linked with our own.
"I always wanted to be a writer but everyone kept telling me it was impossible to break into the field or make money. I've proven them wrong on both counts."
-Barbara Hambly
Ranging from fantasy to historical fiction, Barbara Hambly has a masterful way of spinning a story. Her twisty plots involve memorable characters, lavish descriptions, scads of novel words, and interesting devices. Her work spans the Star Wars universe, antebellum New Orleans, and various fantasy worlds, sometimes linked with our own.
"I always wanted to be a writer but everyone kept telling me it was impossible to break into the field or make money. I've proven them wrong on both counts."
-Barbara Hambly
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July 3, 2014
It's a Joanna and Antryg story, and that was enough for me to scoop it up without a second thought. (It's sold only via the author's website, I believe. A bit expensive for a short story, but JOANNA AND ANTRYG, EEEEEEE!)
And it is indeed a story in the same vein as The Silicon Mage, including technology appropriate to the time period. (Which very nearly makes it historical fiction in these days of smartphones and the World Wide Web! ...even though I would adore seeing Antryg examine an iPhone or play a little World of Warcraft. But anyway!)
It being a short story, anything else would be a spoiler. If you're a fan of this pair, you want the story. If you're not, oh-well.
And it is indeed a story in the same vein as The Silicon Mage, including technology appropriate to the time period. (Which very nearly makes it historical fiction in these days of smartphones and the World Wide Web! ...even though I would adore seeing Antryg examine an iPhone or play a little World of Warcraft. But anyway!)
It being a short story, anything else would be a spoiler. If you're a fan of this pair, you want the story. If you're not, oh-well.
June 17, 2025
A fun new adventure with Joanna and Antryg that speaks to real human weaknesses. It would seem that interconnected universes are nothing but trouble!
August 9, 2013
This is an excellent story. I love the way Barbara Hambly makes here characters seem so alive and entertaining. It's part of a series that I've recently discovered, and I had to look for all of the books, plus the short stories she has on her website. The characters struggle against the evils and problems within their own lives. They suffer losses, but managed to prevail in the end.
July 22, 2019
This is definitely a short story (around 15,000 words), but it was great to see Antryg and Joanna again. The Silent Tower and The Silicon Mage make up one of my favorite series by Hambly, and I'm glad to find that she's written Further Adventures for so many of her books. On to Corridor!
October 4, 2018
Dog wizard and a monster
While I always love Antryg and Joanna, this novelette is a bit derivative. If you are a fan of the Silent Tower series, it is a fun lark. If you love good swashbuckling fantasy with complex characters and humor, but don’t yet know Barbara Hambly, read the Silent Tower series first.
While I always love Antryg and Joanna, this novelette is a bit derivative. If you are a fan of the Silent Tower series, it is a fun lark. If you love good swashbuckling fantasy with complex characters and humor, but don’t yet know Barbara Hambly, read the Silent Tower series first.
August 15, 2023
Novelette. I quite enjoyed this story--the eccentric rock star, the maze, the monster, etc.
Fave moment: when the Big Bad tempts Joanna (1980s computer nerd) with her heart's desire... the internet! Gave me a giggle.
Fave moment: when the Big Bad tempts Joanna (1980s computer nerd) with her heart's desire... the internet! Gave me a giggle.
February 9, 2025
What would you do if something offered you your dream?
This is really great to continue the life of Antryg in our world. That and how he is getting on without magic. But can he keep doing what a wizard does to protect his love and others without his powers?
This is really great to continue the life of Antryg in our world. That and how he is getting on without magic. But can he keep doing what a wizard does to protect his love and others without his powers?
February 25, 2019
Everything Barbara Hambly writes is wonderful.
I first read Barbara Hambly almost 20 years ago. Everything she puts out is quality. You will not be disappointed.
I first read Barbara Hambly almost 20 years ago. Everything she puts out is quality. You will not be disappointed.
September 21, 2019
A wonderful Antryg tale
Hambly has fanned life back into my favourite wizard. What a joy to have these 'further adventures' with beloved characters.
Hambly has fanned life back into my favourite wizard. What a joy to have these 'further adventures' with beloved characters.
October 30, 2024
I quite like the idea of Hambly's characters having "further adventures". This was a good one... and I couldn't help but feel that it could have been the start of a great novel.
February 2, 2013
"And you're here on Interlibrary Loan?"
Hambly gave the best line to a minor character, but it's indicative of the tight story telling and focus of this Windrose short story. Much better, in fact, than the full-length Windrose novels, though it won't make as much sense if you haven't read them.
Set in our universe, rather than Antryg's this short story has sufficient complexity and humor to carry the reader deeply into Other.
A very good read.
Hambly gave the best line to a minor character, but it's indicative of the tight story telling and focus of this Windrose short story. Much better, in fact, than the full-length Windrose novels, though it won't make as much sense if you haven't read them.
Set in our universe, rather than Antryg's this short story has sufficient complexity and humor to carry the reader deeply into Other.
A very good read.
February 22, 2014
I definitely want more Antryg and Joanna stories - but this was more like a story treatment. Too rushed
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