Silverlock
Price
$12.76
Format
Paperback
Pages
352
Publisher
Dover Publications
Publication Date
Reprint edition (August 14, 2019
ISBN-13
978-0486834115
Dimensions
5.4 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
Weight
15 ounces
Description
About the Author American author John Myers Myers (1906–88) wrote several adventure novels, including The Harp and the Blade and Out on Any Limb, as well as historic works such as The Alamo and Bravos of the West. Shortly after World War II, he settled in Tempe, Arizona, where he worked for a local paper and later taught at Arizona State University. Silverlock is his most famous work.
Features & Highlights
- Join an unlikely hero as he watches Moby-Dick sink the
- Pequod,
- dodges cannibals on Robinson Crusoe's island, raises a glass with Beowulf, and literally goes to Hell and back. This rollicking adventure begins with a shipwreck on an island where notable characters of literature, history, and folklore coexist — Hamlet and Oedipus, Don Quixote and Doctor Faustus, Becky Sharp and Daniel Boone. From carousing with Robin Hood to crossing swords with the Green Knight and stealing a ride on Huck Finn's raft, our traveler, A. Clarence Shandon, undertakes a whirlwind tour of the classics. And just as the truths of great stories ennoble those who take them to heart, a selfish and cynical drifter is transformed into the gallant knight known as Silverlock. "Here in your hand is the stuff of wonder," declared science-fiction author Poul Anderson, adding, "There are few such glorious romps in all the world's literature, and surely none that surpass this one." Unjustly overlooked for decades, this book lover's book has developed a devoted cult following and richly deserves a wider audience. Whether or not you recognize its scores of literary allusions, you'll savor its wealth of battles, quests, romances, songs, and laughter.
