Why read The Light at the Edge of the World and Other Stories?

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A storm was brewing and the clock in the square was striking midsummer when Thorsten Mackinder arrived in the village of Finster...

For over a hundred years, the village of Finster has been cursed to eternal darkness. The only relief is a single lamppost, which the villagers worship as the…

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1 author picked The Light at the Edge of the World and Other Stories as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

James Stoddard

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I ran across this book in a random search. If you’re looking for furious action, this isn’t the one for you, but if you enjoy traveling through a magical kingdom filled with fun concepts, you might enjoy it. It’s actually a series of short stories using a clever device: in each tale the main character meets someone who becomes the focus in the next story. There are leisurely travel descriptions, and the magic is that of fairy tales, unexplained and wondrous, rather than magical “systems.” In many ways, it reminds me of reading Tolkien’s The Hobbit when I was fourteen.
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