Fiction, identity psychology, guitar makers, newford imaginary place, guitar makers in fiction, reading levelgrade 7, reading levelgrade 6, reading level. In 2000, his story collection moonlight and vines won the world fantasy award. Soon, poor max, rejected by devlins girlfriend devlin. See the complete newford series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. When the two wake up in each others bodies, johnny is interested in keeping his cushy new life while max struggles with the mess johnny left. One morning, a quiet, responsible luthier guitarmaker, leonard trader, wakes up in the body of.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading trader. But trader is an example of an urban folk tale with too many folks and not enough tale. It is one of my favorites of his books and i really, really like the newford books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Publishers weeklyde lint is a master at world building, at creating the apt image, and at making grippingly suspenseful a story in which the fate of the. Many of his characters pop in and out of each others stories, so there were a few i recognized. A series of strange murders have baffled the police but each one is.
Max trader makes guitars and johnny devlin is unemployed, mostly friendless, and a shameless womanizer. In trader, familiar and beloved characters mix with fantastic newcomers. Penniless, friendless and homeless, max eventually finds himself in a strange otherworld where he must confront his past, future and the very essence of his. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. The loser in the deal is max trader, a successful manufacturer of stringed instruments. When a mischievous spirit grants loser johnny devlins wish for someone elses life, luthier max trader. Or that the black haired teen walking a few dozen yards ahead just might be a crow girl. The hardcover edition of trader was published by tor books in january, 1997. When they inexplicably wake up in each others bodies, johnny welcomes maxs stable life, leaving max with the shambles of devlins. A man wakes to find his body is no longer his own, and the rest of the story loosely revolves around identity.
A master of urban fantasy returns with one of his finest works. When the two wake up in each others bodies, johnny is interested in keeping his cushy new life while max struggles with the mess johnny left behind. Jane yolen has written over 300 books, won numerous awards, been given six honorary doctorates in literature, and got to spend a day in a studio with kevin kline while he did voice over for one of her animated stories. Along with writers like terri windling, emma bull, and john. Contentsshow category adult or ya adult description trader is set in newford and environs and deals with an instrument maker named max trader who wakes up one morning in somebody elses bodythat of johnny devlin, a local smalltime conman. A novel of loss, identity, and, in the strangest of. He is married toand plays music withmaryann harris. This author of more than seventy adult, young adult, and childrens books has won the world fantasy, aurora, sunburst, and white pine awards, among others. Trader is a great book, wellwritten, more approachable than someplace to be flying, and fascinating from beginning to end. If mulengro was a novel with some intriguing possibilities which didnt work out because the author was still learning his craft, trader showed the author in full possession of the skills of a writer, and was an excellent and satisfying novel. Nov 15, 2014 max, a renowned guitarmaker lives a solitary quiet life in newford.
What is truly important, and what is truly you, when everything is stripped away. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Dispatched, from the uk, within 48 hours of ordering. The novels title character, max trader, is a luthier a maker of fine guitars. Soon, poor max, rejected by devlins girlfriend devlin treated her. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His worlds are hauntingly believable, and surprisingly comforting despite or perhaps because of that. Apr 09, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. When a mischievous spirit grants loser johnny devlins wish for someone elses life, luthier max trader wakes up in johnnys body, surrounded by the emotionally. Each of the projected three volumes will feature various combinations of the seven redhaired dillard sisters from seven wild sisters as well as new characters introduced as the stories.
Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has written widely in the subgenres of urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction. Max, a renowned guitarmaker lives a solitary quiet life in newford. The novels title character, max trader, is a luthier a. Please expect some creasing to the spine andor minor damage to the. Together, they have created a modern fairy tale about seven sisters growing up in backwoods hill country, and how one of them finds a mystery in the forest that both endangers. He wakes up in the body of goodfornothing johnny devlin and in no. The author has made a name for himself working with magical realism and mythical fiction. A novel of loss, identity, and, in the strangest of places, hope. Max trader, a solitary, responsible guitar maker, and johnny devlin, a.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. After reading one of his works or just a few pages of one of his works, i find myself 110 certain that im missing something just out of the corner of my eye. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Trader, like many of his novels, is set in the fictional town of newford, where the barrier between our world and the spirit world seems to be pretty thin. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Max trader is a luthier, an expert crafter of stringed instruments, with his own studio, money in the bank, lots of work, and a comfortable lifeuntil the morning he wakes up in the body of handsome scoundrel johnny devlin. His 1984 urban fantasy novel, moonheart, was a bestselling trade paperback for tors orb line. Penniless, friendless and homeless, max eventually finds himself in a strange otherworld where he must confront his past, future.