The Curious Quests of Brigadier Ffellowes

The Curious Quests of Brigadier Ffellowes

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name = The Curious Quests of Brigadier Ffellowes
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author = Sterling E. Lanier
illustrator = Ned Dameron
cover_artist = Ned Dameron
country = United States
language = English
series = Brigadier Ffellowes
genre = Fantasy short stories
publisher = Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
release_date = 1986
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 254 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-937986-89-5
preceded_by = The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes
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"The Curious Quests of Brigadier Ffellowes" is a collection of fantasy short stories by Sterling E. Lanier. The stories take the form of tall tales told in a bar or club, similar to the Jorkens stories of Lord Dunsany. It was first published in 1986 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,200 copies, all of which were signed by the author and artist. The last story is original to this collection. The other stories first appeared in the magazine "Fantasy and Science Fiction".

Contents

* Introduction, by Donald M. Grant
* Fore/Thought/Word
* "Ghost of a Crown"
* "And the Voice of the Turtle..."
* "A Father’s Tale"
* "Commander in the Mist"
* "Thinking of the Unthinkable"
* "The Brigadier in Check — and Mate"

References

*cite web
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first = Charles N.
authorlink = Charles N. Brown
coauthors = William G. Contento
title = The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)
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date = 2007-11-20
url = http://www.locusmag.com/index/t41.htm#A4601
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accessdate = 2008-06-07

*cite book | last=Chalker | first=Jack L. | authorlink=Jack L. Chalker | coauthors=Mark Owings | title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 | location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore | publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.| pages=332 | date=1998


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