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Giant Bones

by Peter S. Beagle

Mythic FantasyFolklore FantasyHigh Fantasy
Published 1997 Pages 292 ~5h Rating โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 4.14 Audience Adult Heat ๐Ÿ”ฅ Pacing Slow-burn Magic Soft
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Darkness Level 3 โ€” Serious
Death, violence and emotional weight are present
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Narrated by Peter S. Beagle ยท 6h

Good narrator ๐ŸŽง Listen on Audible

Synopsis

A collection of stories dealing with such themes as a fish who helps a maiden esacpe from an arranged marriage to the king, a boy who has unusually tall family members, and a magician who must teach a wicked queen all he knows.

Tropes

Political MarriageMentor and StudentPolitical Intrigue

Tone

WhimsicalMysteriousHopeful

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