The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl
A Novel
$28.32
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2006
Summary
In this debut novel, acclaimed short-story author Tim Pratt delivers an exciting heroine with a hidden talent-and a secret duty. Witty and suspenseful, here is a contemporary love song to the West that was won and the myths that shape us… .As night manager of Santa Cruz’s quirkiest coffeehouse, Marzi McCarty makes a mean espresso, but her first love is making comics. Her claim to fame- The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl, a cowpunk neo-western yarn. Striding through an urban frontier pe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553383386 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553383388 |
| Author: | Tim Pratt |
| Publisher: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2006 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 134mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Bantam Spectra Book |
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Critics Review
“Tim Pratt’s The Strange Adventures of Ranger Girl is a two-fisted meta-fiction of old west mythos and modern day – sharp writing, cool characters, fascinating ideas, and the courage to have fun. Readers of comics and classics and both will enjoy this novel.” -Jeffrey Ford, author of The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque“Rangergirl is a fine blend of imaginative and engaging – a tale well-told.” –Cory Doctorow, co-editor of Boing Boing and author of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town“Quirky and fun.”--Rocky Mountain News
About The Author
Tim Pratt
Tim Pratt has been nominated for the Nebula award and for the Campbell Best New Writer award, and his fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories and The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. He lives in Oakland, California, where he co-edits a literary ‘zine, Flytrap, with his fiancee, Heather Shaw.
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