Expecting Someone Taller

Expecting Someone Taller
First edition (UK)
AuthorTom Holt
Cover artistGraham Thompson
LanguageEnglish
GenreSatirical Fantasy novel
PublisherMacmillan Publishers
St. Martin's Press
Publication date
1987
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN0-333-44002-1
Preceded byLucia Triumphant 
Followed byWho's Afraid of Beowulf? 

Expecting Someone Taller is a humorous fantasy novel by British author Tom Holt. Holt's first novel, it is a humorous sequel to Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, set in contemporary England.

It was published in hardcover in 1987, by Macmillan Publishers in the United Kingdom, and by St. Martin's Press in the United States. A UK paperback edition was released in 1988 by Futura Orbit in 1988, and a US paperback edition was released in 1990 by Ace Books. The book was released in the 5th omnibus of Holt's books entitled Tall Stories.

Premise

When Malcolm Fisher runs over a badger one night, he discovers that the badger was secretly the giant Ingolf, brother of Fafnir: consequently, Fisher becomes the new owner of the Ring of the Nibelung and the Tarnhelm, and, thereby, ruler of the world.

However, Wotan, king of the gods, still wants the ring, as do others, and Fisher finds himself pursued by numerous characters from Wagner's opera.

Reception

Expecting Someone Taller was nominated for the 1991 Crawford Award.[1]

The New York Times described it as "a fluffy and innocent but intelligent little comedy", and compared it to be P. G. Wodehouse and Woody Allen, but also emphasized that Holt had not yet "firmly mastered his craft".[2]

Kirkus Reviews considered it to be "a string of comic set-pieces, ranging from the amusing to the improbable and worse", and declared it "(f)roth for Wagner fans. Elective for all others".[3]

Editions

References

  1. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1991 William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award". 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ Wotan Wants His Toys Back, by Martin Kirby, in the New York Times; published February 28, 1988; retrieved April 14, 2019
  3. ^ EXPECTING SOMEONE TALLER, reviewed at Kirkus Reviews; published March 18, 1988; retrieved April 14, 2019

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