Tea with the Black Dragon

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In this astonishing fantasy debut, a mother and a mysterious Chinese manwho is more than he appearssearch for her missing daughter in San Francisco (Locus).

Offering a deft blend of the oldest of magicks in a dragon, and the newest of sorceries in computers (Anne McCaffrey), this is the incomparable novel that garnered Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, and Philip K. Dick Award nominations, and earned its author the John W. Campbell Best New Writer award.

Martha Macnamara knows that her daughter, Elizabeth, is in troubleshe just doesnt know what kind. Mysterious phone calls from San Francisco at odd hours of the night are the only contact they've had for years. Now, Elizabeth has sent her mother a plane ticket and reserved a room for her at the citys most luxurious hotel. Yet, since Martha checked in, she still hasnt been contacted by her daughter, and is feeling lonely, confused, and a little bit worried.

But Martha meets someone else at the hotel: Mayland Long, a distinguished-looking and wealthy Chinese man who is drawn to Marthas good character and ability to pinpoint the truth of a matter. They become close quickly, and he promises to help her find Elizabeth. Before he can solve the mystery, though, Martha herself disappearsand Mayland realizes that hes in love with her.

Now, a man whose true nature and identity is unknown to those around him will embark on a potentially dangerous adventure in a city on the verge of exploding with its own sort of magic as technology spreads through the region that will become known as Silicon Valley. An elegant, delightful, and unusual novel that blends ancient myth with modern wizardry, Tea with the Black Dragon is a small masterpiece, setting a fantasy story against a contemporary background (Booklist).

Author Bio

R. A. MacAvoy is a highly acclaimed author of imaginative and original science fiction and fantasy novels. Her debut novel, Tea with the Black Dragon, won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She has also written the Damiano trilogy, the chronicles of a wizards young son, set during an alternate history version of the Italian Renaissance; as well as The Book of Kells and Twisting the Rope, the highly acclaimed sequel to Tea with the Black Dragon. MacAvoy is also the author of the beloved and muchpraised Lens of the World trilogy.