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Honeycomb / Joanne M. Harris ; illustrated by Charles Vess.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Saga Press, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First Saga Press hardcover editionDescription: 420 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781534433052
  • 1534433058
Uniform titles:
  • Short stories. Selections
Contained works:
  • Harris, Joanne, 1964- Nectar
  • Harris, Joanne, 1964- Midwife
  • Harris, Joanne, 1964- Lacewing King
  • Harris, Joanne, 1964- Lacewing King and the Spider Queen
  • Harris, Joanne, 1964- Teacher
  • Harris, Joanne, 1964- Moth mother
  • Harris, Joanne, 1964- Parrots and the nightingale
  • Harris, Joanne, 1964- Lacewing King and the Harlequin
  • Harris, Joanne, 1964- Puppeteer
  • Harris, Joanne, 1964- Craftsman
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Book One. Nectar -- The Midwife -- The Lacewing King -- The Lacewing King and the Spider Queen -- The Teacher -- The Moth Mother -- The Parrots and the Nightingale -- The Lacewing King and the Harlequin -- The Puppeteer -- The Craftsman -- The Wolves and the Dogs -- The Girl Who Loved the Silken Folk -- The Lacewing King and the Silkworm Princess -- The Traveller -- Clockwork -- The Bookworm Princess -- The Troublesome Piglet -- The Wasp Prince -- Death and the Artist -- Revenge of the Spider Queen -- The Clockwork Princess -- The Watcher and the Glass -- The Courtship of the Lacewing King -- The Bull and the Snail -- The Cat Who Was King -- The Return of the Wasp Prince -- The Old Woman and the Rocking-horse -- The Poor King -- The Blue Sash -- The Honeycomb Child -- Penance of the Lacewing King -- The Barefoot Princess -- The Sand Rider Who Dreamed of the Ocean -- The Persuasive Parrot -- Five Princes in Search of Their Heart's Desire -- Travels of the Lacewing King -- The Silent Songbird -- The Singing Frog -- The Gardener -- The Arrogant Baker -- The Moon Queen of the Undersea and the Moon King of the Sky -- The Barefoot Princess and the Spider Queen -- The Return of the King -- The Peacock -- The Girl Who Never Smiled -- The Cockroach Queen -- The Spider Queen Sails West -- Truth or Dare? -- The Queen Below the Water -- Trial of the Lacewing King.
Book two. Moonlight -- The Builder of Boats -- Rescue of the Lacewing King -- The Engine Driver Who Left the Tracks -- The Scarlet Slippers -- The Mermaids -- Return of the Harlequin -- The Clockwork Tiger -- The Night Train -- Dreams of the Barefoot Princess -- The Harlequin's Kiss -- The Barefoot Princess on the Night Train -- The Barefoot Princess in Hel -- The Sparrow -- The Prince -- The Dancing-Shoes -- The Lion Who Had No Roar -- The Lacewing King Between the Worlds -- The Hallowe'en King -- The Girl in the Candy-Pink Castle -- The Very Popular Piglet -- The King's Canary -- The Lacewing King in Exile -- The Spider King -- The Moth Wars -- The Lacewing King and the Spider Moth -- Blinding of the Lacewing King -- The Mermaids and the Mirror -- The Petulent Pullet -- Dead Man's Poker -- The Lacewing King in Darkness -- The Insects' Alliance -- Three Buckets -- The Labyrinth of Forgotten Things -- The Story of the Hallowe'en King -- The Watchman -- The Empress's New Dress -- The Master Chef -- Flight of the Barefoot Princess -- The Man Who Had Everything but Time -- Apples -- The Editor -- Dishes -- The Lacewing King in the Labyrinth -- Descent of the Night Train -- The Reaper of Clouds and the Spinner of Stars -- The Cat Who Looked Out to Sea -- Dead Man Walking -- Dead Men's Shoes -- Honeycomb.
Summary: "The toymaker who wants to create the perfect wife; the princess whose heart is won by words, not actions; the tiny dog whose confidence far outweighs his size; and the sinister Lacewing King who rules over the Silken Folk. These are just a few of the weird and wonderful creatures who populate Joanne Harris's first collection of fairy tales"-- Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Science Fiction/Fantasy HARRIS, JOANNE Available 33111010523724
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A lushly illustrated set of dark, captivating fairy tales from the bestselling author of The Gospel of Loki with illustrator Charles Vess ( Stardust ).

The beauty of stories; you never know where they will take you. Full of dreams and nightmares, Honeycomb is an entrancing mosaic novel of original fairy tales from bestselling author Joanne M. Harris and legendary artist Charles Vess in a collaboration that's been years in the making. The toymaker who wants to create the perfect wife; the princess whose heart is won by words, not actions; the tiny dog whose confidence far outweighs his size; and the sinister Lacewing King who rules over the Silken Folk. These are just a few of the weird and wonderful creatures who populate Joanne Harris's first collection of fairy tales.

Dark, gripping, and brilliantly imaginative, these magical tales will soon have you in their thrall in a uniquely illustrative edition.

The tales are beautifully illustrated by renowned illustrator Charles Vess ( Stardust , Sandman , The Books of Earthsea ).

Book One. Nectar -- The Midwife -- The Lacewing King -- The Lacewing King and the Spider Queen -- The Teacher -- The Moth Mother -- The Parrots and the Nightingale -- The Lacewing King and the Harlequin -- The Puppeteer -- The Craftsman -- The Wolves and the Dogs -- The Girl Who Loved the Silken Folk -- The Lacewing King and the Silkworm Princess -- The Traveller -- Clockwork -- The Bookworm Princess -- The Troublesome Piglet -- The Wasp Prince -- Death and the Artist -- Revenge of the Spider Queen -- The Clockwork Princess -- The Watcher and the Glass -- The Courtship of the Lacewing King -- The Bull and the Snail -- The Cat Who Was King -- The Return of the Wasp Prince -- The Old Woman and the Rocking-horse -- The Poor King -- The Blue Sash -- The Honeycomb Child -- Penance of the Lacewing King -- The Barefoot Princess -- The Sand Rider Who Dreamed of the Ocean -- The Persuasive Parrot -- Five Princes in Search of Their Heart's Desire -- Travels of the Lacewing King -- The Silent Songbird -- The Singing Frog -- The Gardener -- The Arrogant Baker -- The Moon Queen of the Undersea and the Moon King of the Sky -- The Barefoot Princess and the Spider Queen -- The Return of the King -- The Peacock -- The Girl Who Never Smiled -- The Cockroach Queen -- The Spider Queen Sails West -- Truth or Dare? -- The Queen Below the Water -- Trial of the Lacewing King.

Book two. Moonlight -- The Builder of Boats -- Rescue of the Lacewing King -- The Engine Driver Who Left the Tracks -- The Scarlet Slippers -- The Mermaids -- Return of the Harlequin -- The Clockwork Tiger -- The Night Train -- Dreams of the Barefoot Princess -- The Harlequin's Kiss -- The Barefoot Princess on the Night Train -- The Barefoot Princess in Hel -- The Sparrow -- The Prince -- The Dancing-Shoes -- The Lion Who Had No Roar -- The Lacewing King Between the Worlds -- The Hallowe'en King -- The Girl in the Candy-Pink Castle -- The Very Popular Piglet -- The King's Canary -- The Lacewing King in Exile -- The Spider King -- The Moth Wars -- The Lacewing King and the Spider Moth -- Blinding of the Lacewing King -- The Mermaids and the Mirror -- The Petulent Pullet -- Dead Man's Poker -- The Lacewing King in Darkness -- The Insects' Alliance -- Three Buckets -- The Labyrinth of Forgotten Things -- The Story of the Hallowe'en King -- The Watchman -- The Empress's New Dress -- The Master Chef -- Flight of the Barefoot Princess -- The Man Who Had Everything but Time -- Apples -- The Editor -- Dishes -- The Lacewing King in the Labyrinth -- Descent of the Night Train -- The Reaper of Clouds and the Spinner of Stars -- The Cat Who Looked Out to Sea -- Dead Man Walking -- Dead Men's Shoes -- Honeycomb.

"The toymaker who wants to create the perfect wife; the princess whose heart is won by words, not actions; the tiny dog whose confidence far outweighs his size; and the sinister Lacewing King who rules over the Silken Folk. These are just a few of the weird and wonderful creatures who populate Joanne Harris's first collection of fairy tales"-- Provided by publisher

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