HUGHART, BARRY - Story of the Stone: A Master Li Novel [the]

Doubleday. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0385246366) Hard Cover. Ill.: Harrison, Mark. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Minor age-related wear to textblock and edges, else fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean, square copy without tears, price-clipping or previous owner's marks. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Copies of this title are rare and difficult to find in fine condition. Sequel to the World Fantasy Award winning novel The Bridge of Birds and the second book in the fantastical (and adult-oriented) fantasy-mystery trilogy featuring the adventures of the wizened sleuth Master Li and his loyal companion Number 10 Ox as they confront dangerous women, scoundrels and vicious deities in ancient China. Great fun and among the very best fantasy novels published in the 1980's. Wonderful full color, wrap-around jacket illustration by Mark Harrison. "[A] first rate, innovative fantasy adventure." Barron (ed) Fantasy Literature, 4A-142. Award History: 1989 Locus Poll Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (lost to Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card). Fine/Fine.