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The Ballad of Wuntvor #1-3
The Wanderings of Wuntvor- A Difficulty with Dwarves; An Excess of Enchantments; A Disagreement with Death
he Wanderings of A Difficulty with Dwarves ; An Excess of Enchantments Publication 1989
505 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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About the author
Craig Shaw Gardner
152 books134 followersCraig Shaw Gardner was born in Rochester, New York and lived there until 1967, when he moved to Boston, MA to attend Boston University. He graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Broadcasting and Film. He has continued to reside in Boston since that time.
He published his first story in 1977 while he held a number of jobs: shipper/receiver for a men's suit manufacturer, working in hospital public relations, running a stat camera, and also managed of a couple of bookstores: The Million Year Picnic and Science Fantasy Bookstore.
As of 1987 he became a full time writer, and since then he has published more than 30 novels and more than 50 short stories.
He also published under these pseudonyms:
Peter Garrison
He published his first story in 1977 while he held a number of jobs: shipper/receiver for a men's suit manufacturer, working in hospital public relations, running a stat camera, and also managed of a couple of bookstores: The Million Year Picnic and Science Fantasy Bookstore.
As of 1987 he became a full time writer, and since then he has published more than 30 novels and more than 50 short stories.
He also published under these pseudonyms:
Peter Garrison
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May 30, 2023
DNF'd @ p. 84
I really tried on The Wanderings of Wuntvor (The Ballad of Wuntvor #1-3) by Craig Shaw Gardner. It sounded intriguing, but this just was not for me. I was hoping for something like a Discworld story, but this wasn't that.
I really tried on The Wanderings of Wuntvor (The Ballad of Wuntvor #1-3) by Craig Shaw Gardner. It sounded intriguing, but this just was not for me. I was hoping for something like a Discworld story, but this wasn't that.
February 14, 2025
read this as a kid. Rereading its all the more fun. tons of novel concepts, and interesting comedic bits. i would say its a tad repetitive, but definitely more refined and less repetitive then the original trilogy.
February 19, 2017
Indeed.
August 23, 2007
Now this book isn't for everyone. It is simply a very silly comedy set in a fantasy setting. Similar to the Myth books by Robert Asprin.
Seems that in the late 80's and early 90's there was a boom in the market for very silly comedy / fantasy works. I read a number of them and this was one of the few that really stood out as being genuinly funny.
Not quite as good as the Discworld books but still very humorous.
Seems that in the late 80's and early 90's there was a boom in the market for very silly comedy / fantasy works. I read a number of them and this was one of the few that really stood out as being genuinly funny.
Not quite as good as the Discworld books but still very humorous.
September 11, 2011
I enjoyed this trilogy more than its prequels, mostly because the author showed a lot of imagination. However, the writing is still rather sophomoric and it definitely appeared to be aimed more at kids, which is what I was when I first read them. I don't know that I will ever re-read them or really recommend them to anyone my age again.
March 29, 2015
hillarious, like the first. couldnt put it down. loved the "quotes" before each chapter. Highly reccomended (and the first). Reminds me of Terry Pratchett's theme of 'wizards are a bunch of nincompoops who like to pretend they know what they're doing and fool others into thinking that they're powerful'
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