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      Expecting Someone Taller

      by Tom Holt
      Published
      Feb 1988
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
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      231
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      A mild-mannered Englishman is hurdled into a world of mythological monsters and very real dangers in this classic humorous fantasy.

      "Recalls both Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Twain's Connecticut Yankee. . . . An entertaining romp!" —Publishers Weekly

      All Malcolm Fisher did was run over a badger. Unfortunately, the badger turned out to be Ingolf, the last of the Frost-Giants. With his dying breath he reluctantly gave Malcolm two gifts of power, a magic cap and a magic ring, and made him ruler of the world. Now Malcolm must be on his guard, because with the rings comes a long list of powerful enemies who are desperate to acquire it.

      "A superb debut. . . . Delightful!" —Michael Moorcock

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      Speculative Fiction

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      Fantasy

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      Sep 1996 Ace ISBN 044122332X
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      First Edition Feb 1988 St. Martin's ISBN 0312014260
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      Jan 1996 Turtleback Books ISBN 0606161007
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      Sep 2012 Orbit ISBN 0316233420
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      Sep 2012 Orbit ISBN B008JL6MEU
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