Hasan (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob
- First Published: 1969
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—mythological
- Time of Work: About 800
- Setting: Serendip (Sri Lanka), India, Tibet, Cathay (China), Indo- China, Malay, and Sumatra
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Mythology or myths, Love or romance, Asia or Asians, Muslims, India or East Indian people, Birds, China or Chinese people, Indochina, Genies or jinns, Metamorphosis or transmogrification, Quest, Alchemy, Ninth century
- Locales: Asia, India
The Plot
This novel has an unusual publishing history. After having the novel rejected twelve times because it did not seem to fit the type of fantasy many publishers were looking for in the mid- to late 1960’s, Piers Anthony finally sent the novel to a fan reviewer, Richard Delap, who loved the book and published a favorable review of it in his fanzine. Ted White of Fantastic Stories saw the review and published the novel in two parts. After Anthony received two more rejections, Berkeley accepted the novel seventeen days after receiving it. A change of editors at...
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