FBOTU Book Club: The Magician and the Fool by Barth Anderson
By Chance
February 02, 2010 at 10:47AM EDT
I’m pleased to announce that the next selection for the FBOTU Book Club is The Magician and the Fool by Barth Anderson. Here’s a synopsis:
For hundreds of years, men have sought their futures in the legendary images of the tarot—but what secrets of the past are harbored by the priestess, the magician, the hanged man and the fool? Years ago, fallen scholar Jeremiah Rosemont left the bitter rivalries of academia behind for a simple nomadic life in South America. But he can’t escape his past or the dangerous truth that lurks beneath his abandoned studies. Following an enigmatic summons to Rome, Rosemont finds himself at the center of a mystery that dates back to the fall of Troy and the legendary “first” tarot deck.
Nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror, The Magician and the Fool is a lyrical, dreamlike thriller. Publishers Weekly says, “Anderson doesn’t make it easy on the reader, preferring to reveal his swirling, complex story bit by enigmatic bit. Those willing to surrender themselves to this talented author’s compelling vision will find a fevered dream universe where understanding in the normal sense is probably not possible, nor even necessary.”
Discussion of the book will begin on Wednesday, March 3 in the Books Forum. That means you have a whole month to get and read the book. I’ll be posting weekly reminders to help keep you on track. But once you start reading The Magician and the Fool, I doubt you’ll be able to put it down.
To get us started, let’s give away three FREE copies of the book! The first three members who post “Book me!” in the comments section of this post will win. (NOTE: If you won a previous FBOTU Book Club selection, but didn’t take part in the discussion, you are sadly ineligible. Oh yes, I keep track, kids.)
You can purchase The Magician and the Fool at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders or wherever fevered dream universes are sold.
I was hoping I didn’t miss my chance…but this is what I get for working during the day. I’ll see if I can pick up a copy…but I hope we have an actual discussion about it. I’m looking forward to reading it.
FBOTU Book Club: The Magician and the Fool by Barth Anderson
By Chance
February 02, 2010 at 10:47AM EDT
I’m pleased to announce that the next selection for the FBOTU Book Club is The Magician and the Fool by Barth Anderson. Here’s a synopsis:
For hundreds of years, men have sought their futures in the legendary images of the tarot—but what secrets of the past are harbored by the priestess, the magician, the hanged man and the fool? Years ago, fallen scholar Jeremiah Rosemont left the bitter rivalries of academia behind for a simple nomadic life in South America. But he can’t escape his past or the dangerous truth that lurks beneath his abandoned studies. Following an enigmatic summons to Rome, Rosemont finds himself at the center of a mystery that dates back to the fall of Troy and the legendary “first” tarot deck.
Nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror, The Magician and the Fool is a lyrical, dreamlike thriller. Publishers Weekly says, “Anderson doesn’t make it easy on the reader, preferring to reveal his swirling, complex story bit by enigmatic bit. Those willing to surrender themselves to this talented author’s compelling vision will find a fevered dream universe where understanding in the normal sense is probably not possible, nor even necessary.”
Discussion of the book will begin on Wednesday, March 3 in the Books Forum. That means you have a whole month to get and read the book. I’ll be posting weekly reminders to help keep you on track. But once you start reading The Magician and the Fool, I doubt you’ll be able to put it down.
To get us started, let’s give away three FREE copies of the book! The first three members who post “Book me!” in the comments section of this post will win. (NOTE: If you won a previous FBOTU Book Club selection, but didn’t take part in the discussion, you are sadly ineligible. Oh yes, I keep track, kids.)
You can purchase The Magician and the Fool at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders or wherever fevered dream universes are sold.
Happy reading!
Comments
Looks like a good book! Looking forward to my first FBOTU Book Club.
I’ve been wanting to read this book for a while now.
Chance, I do things like read books to ESCAPE the drudgery of the Frigid Wastes.
You’ll like it, Johnny. A lot of it takes place in Minnesota.
I was hoping I didn’t miss my chance…but this is what I get for working during the day. I’ll see if I can pick up a copy…but I hope we have an actual discussion about it. I’m looking forward to reading it.
Congratulations! Just PM me your mailing addresses (don’t post them here) and your FBOTU Book Club selection will be on its way!
Thanks for playing!
“Book me!”
sounds like a very good book
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