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One for the Morning Glory

John Barnes

Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 4.03 | 427 Users | 53 Reviews

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Title	:	One for the Morning Glory
Author	:	John Barnes
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	February 15th 1997 by Tor Fantasy (first published 1996)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. High Fantasy. Young Adult

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The Tale began when young Prince Amatus secretly sipped the forbidden Wine of the Gods, leaving him half the lad he'd once been--literally--for his left side suddenly vanished without a trace!

But, as is often the case in Tales of this sort, the young Prince's misfortune was also a sort of blessing in disguise. For a year and a day later, four Mysterious Strangers appeared, and, as Amatus grew to manhood, they guided him on a perilous quest to discover his true identity--not to mention adventure, danger, tragedy, triumph, and true love.

John Barnes has been heralded as "one of the most able and impressive of SF's rising stars" (Publishers Weekly) for his widely praised novels including Orbital Resonance and A Million Open Doors.

Now, in One for the Morning Glory, John Barnes has crafted an artful and immensely entertaining fable that takes its place as a modern fantasy classic beside such enduring works as William Goldman's The Princess Bride and T.H. White's The Once and Future King.

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Original Title:	One for the Morning Glory
ISBN:	0812551605 (ISBN13: 9780812551600)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee (1997)

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Ratings: 4.03 From 427 Users | 53 Reviews

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Somewhat self-aware fairy tale characters maneuver their way through fate to the legend's end.There's a lot to like about the story, and I didn't feel the non-explanations (and there are a lot of things one must accept) got much in the way.I enjoyed most of the humor but not some of the whimsical word play. Intentional language misuse is like nails on a chalkboard for me (if George R. R. Martin and his repeated references to "sword short" instead of any other reasonable variant of "short-sword"

A winsome fairy tale for grown-ups. Not since T.H. White's 'The Once and Future King' have I read a book that melded humor and pathos so splendidly.

An enjoyable read. For some reason, I found it hard to get into and stay into after about halfway through. I liked it while I was reading it, but when there were other books around I was more interested in picking them up. I'm not sure why. It was clever and funny in a a self-conscious way, and the last part especially was well put together.So I liked it, and I like knowing the story after having heard the beginning half a dozen times, and I probably won't read it again.

Self-aware sword+sorcery fairy tale replete with witches, goblins, necromany, lost heirs, riddlemonsters, secret passages, potions, and the like.Infuriating & awesome repurposement of existing english words, e.g. "For supper she had prepared piecemeal panbread, a platter of protons, and an ample haunch of gazebo" which is hilarious but sometimes to the detriment of understanding. Likewise, there are a lot of similarly-named characters who are not sufficiently developed to distinguish



A fantasy novel set in a land where they know they are living in a fairy tale. Unlike those lands that are merely actual. . . . Where everything that is very old is bound to be true. Where every tale that is told is bound to have happened.Prince Amatus drinks the Wine of the Gods while only a little child, and "A child who tastes the Wine of the Gods too early is only half a person afterwards." The right half as it turns out. And King Boniface hands out prompt justice to the Prince's Personal

Often funny, every line cleverly crafted, OFTMG is a self-aware fairy tale: its denizens not only embody varied fairy tale archetypes and embark on classic fairy tale quests, they do so knowing full well that they inhabit a stereotype, are well aware of the story's "rules", and are as surprised as anyone when fairy tale qualifications aren't met. The primary disadvantage of this book when compared to, say, The Princess Bride, is perhaps its too-strict adherence to its source material. As in