Tea with the Black Dragon

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name = Tea with the Black Dragon
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image_caption = Cover of first edition (paperback)
author = R. A. MacAvoy
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Fantasy novel
publisher = Bantam Books
release_date = 1983
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media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pages = 166
isbn = ISBN 0-553-23205-3
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followed_by = Twisting the Rope "Tea with the Black Dragon" is a 1983 fantasy novel by R. A. MacAvoy. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1983, the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1984, and won MacAvoy the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1983 and the Locus Award for best first novel in 1984 [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus1984.html 1984 Locus Awards] ] . It also found a place in David Pringle's "Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels" (1988).

Plot introduction

"Tea with the Black Dragon" is about a woman named Martha MacNamara who was brought west to San Francisco by her daughter Elizabeth's disappearance. Mayland Long, an Asian gentleman who happens to be a 2,000 year old Chinese dragon, aids Martha in her search for her daughter. As they search for any clues as to why Elizabeth disappeared they discover hints of Martha's daughter being possibly mixed up in something dangerous.

References

External links

* [http://www.lostbooks.org/reviews/2000-06-23-1.html Review of "Tea With the Black Dragon" and "Twisting the Rope" by D. D. Shade at Lost Books]