The Curious Quests of Brigadier Ffellowes

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The Curious Quests of Brigadier Ffellowes
Author Sterling E. Lanier
Illustrator Ned Dameron
Cover artist Ned Dameron
Country United States
Language English
Series Brigadier Ffellowes
Genre(s) Fantasy short stories
Publisher Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
Publication date 1986
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 254 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-937986-89-5
Preceded by The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes

The Curious Quests of Brigadier Ffellowes is a collection of fantasy short stories by Sterling E. Lanier. The stories take the form of tall tales told in a bar or club, similar to the Jorkens stories of Lord Dunsany. It was first published in 1986 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,200 copies, all of which were signed by the author and artist. The last story is original to this collection. The other stories first appeared in the magazine Fantasy and Science Fiction.

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  • Introduction, by Donald M. Grant
  • Fore/Thought/Word
  • "Ghost of a Crown"
  • "And the Voice of the Turtle..."
  • "A Father’s Tale"
  • "Commander in the Mist"
  • "Thinking of the Unthinkable"
  • "The Brigadier in Check — and Mate"

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