Chapter 55

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Nancy Springer has rapidly achieved widespread recognition as one of the best exponents of what might be loosely called “romantic fantasy.” No humble laborer in the Tolkienesque vineyards, no mere producer of cookie-cutter trilogies, Springer displays a unique talent for the mythic, the “enchanted” (in the best sense of that much-abused term), and, indeed, the romantic. Her best work, such as her recent Nebula-finalist short story, “The Boy Who Plaited Manes,” can be intensely beautiful. Her most recent novels are Mindbond and Madbond, out in 1987 from Tor Books, which will be followed by Godbond, coming out this year. Previous books have included The White Hart, The Silver Sun, The Sable Moon, The Black Beast, The Golden Swan, Wings of Flame, and Chains of Gold. MindbondMadbondGodbondTh

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