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The God Box
A less-than-honest merchant in the Iskandar market inherits a little box that will give him anything he needs, which is not always what he wants. It's a spiritual adventure through time and existence.
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
October 10th 2000
by Backinprint.com
(first published 1989)
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Some books are bad. Some books are great. And some books...are special.
The God Box is special.
It's a fantasy; the story of Korvas, who has been (among many other things) a crooked rug-seller in a great city. His first-person recounting of his adventures while on the run from the bloodthirsty Captain of the city guard and his men is extremely funny, exciting, and in the end, deeply touching. I never fail to have a lump in my throat and a warm feeling as I finish the last...more
The God Box is special.
It's a fantasy; the story of Korvas, who has been (among many other things) a crooked rug-seller in a great city. His first-person recounting of his adventures while on the run from the bloodthirsty Captain of the city guard and his men is extremely funny, exciting, and in the end, deeply touching. I never fail to have a lump in my throat and a warm feeling as I finish the last...more
Totally fun. Totally read it in a day. Will totally forget it.
The God Box by Barry B Longyear (2000)
Cute, written in the first person.
The god box is a way for the gods to take what you don't need (your fear, for example) and give you what you need. Of course what you need and what you think you need are often different.
I think it's kind of like saying that whatever happens was meant to be.
Apparently Longyear's (author of Enemy Mine) first fantasy novel. Entertaining.
The god box is a way for the gods to take what you don't need (your fear, for example) and give you what you need. Of course what you need and what you think you need are often different.
I think it's kind of like saying that whatever happens was meant to be.
Apparently Longyear's (author of Enemy Mine) first fantasy novel. Entertaining.
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Barry is the first writer to win the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer all in the same year, for Enemy Mine. In addition to his acclaimed Enemy Mine Series, his works include the Circus World and Infinity Hold series, SF & fantasy novels, recovery and writing instruction works, and numerous short stories. He has just completed the first novel in his Redcliff Series, Turn...more
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