01680cam a2200289 4500 611006352 TxAuBib 20200116120000.0 160720s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016287129 9780765379122 hardback 0765379120 hardback (OCoLC)946008310 CGP eng CGP ORX TOH YDXCP BTCTA BDX CDX IUK OCLCO COO OCLCF OCLCO TKN ZCU OCLCO UBY DLC TxAuBib Chappell, Fred, 1936- A shadow all of light / Fred Chappell. 1st ed. New York : Tor, 2016. 2016. 383 p. ; 25 cm. "A Tom Doherty Associates Book.". Fred Chappell's A Shadow All of Light, a stylish, episodic fantasy novel, follows the exploits of Falco, a young man from the country, who arrives in the port city of Tardocco with the ambition of becoming an apprentice to a master shadow thief. Maestro Astolfo, whose mysterious powers of observation would rival those of Sherlock Holmes, sees Falco's potential and puts him through a grueling series of physical lessons and intellectual tests. Falco's adventures coalesce into one overarching story of con men, monsters, ingenious detection, cats, and pirates. A wry humor leavens this fantastical concoction, and the style is as rich and textured as one would hope for from Chappell, a distinguished poet as well as a World Fantasy Award-winning fantasy writer. 20200116. Thieves Fiction. Shades and shadows Fiction. Fantasy fiction.