Book description
Ten years in the service of Kublai Kahn...Marco, Niccolo, and Maffeo
Polo have seen magic and miracles, and accumulated riches beyond their
dreaming. But now all they want is to return to their beloved Venice.
Alas - as the only Westerners in the glittering Mongol court, they are
high favourites with the Khan of Khans. And before he will allow them to
leave, they must undertake one strange, final quest.
Kublai is beginning to suffer the ravages of old age. Tales have
reached him of a mysterious princess who sleeps forever, yet remains
forever young, unaging...Surely she has the secret of immortality.
Bring me the princess
, he tells the Polos, and you are free!
Avram Davidson (1923 - 1993)
Avram Davidson was born in New York in 1923 and was active in SF fandom
from his teens. He is remembered as a writer of fantasy fiction, science
fiction and crime fiction, as well as many stories that defy easy
categorisation. Among his SF and Fantasy awards are a Hugo, three World
Fantasy Awards and a World Fantasy Life Achievement award; he also won a
Queen's Award and an Edgar Award in the mystery genre. Although best
known for his writing, Davidson also edited The Magazine of Fantasy
and Science Fiction
from 1962 to 1964. He died in 1993. Grania Davis (1943 -)
Grania Davis, born in 1943, grew up in both Milwaukee and Hollywood,
California. She is both an author and editor of science fiction and
fantasy, as well as being the primary editor of the posthumous work of
Avram Davidson, to whom she was married. Her short stories have appeared
in numerous science fiction magazines, original anthologies, and 'best
of' collections.
