Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz

Name: Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz
Rating: 3.621 (134 reviews)
ISBN: 9780063291980

By Garth Nix

Publisher Description

"I loved making the acquaintance of Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. If you haven’t met them yet, you are in for a treat. They are the best partnership in the world of fantasy since Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser." — George R.R. Martin, co-editor of "A Cargo of Ivories"

New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix’s exciting adult debut: a short fantasy collection including all eight stories—plus a never-before-published story—featuring Sir Hereward and his sorcerous puppet companion Mister Fitz, gathered in one magical volume for the first time ever!

Sir Hereward: the only male child of an ancient society of witches. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover.

Mister Fitz: puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts and wielder of sorcerous needles.

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: godslayers. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods.

Together, they are relentless travelers in a treacherous world of classic sword and sorcery featuring magic, gunpowder, and adventure.

Compiled for the first time ever, these eight magical stories—plus an all-new tale, "The Field of Fallen Foe"—featuring fabulous, quintessential Garth Nix protagonists Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz comprise a must-have flintlock fantasy collection for fans and those about to discover the witch knight and his puppet sorcerer for the first time.

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Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Reviews

3.5

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Created 9 days ago

“Its a very monster/hunt of the day in a gunpowder and sorcery world and I enjoyed going along the adventures of this duo. Nix nailed the creation of his two very memorable main characters and a sprawling detailed world amongst several short stories. Sir Hereward and Mr. Fitz made an impression from the first story and I can tell Nix got better at delving into thier characteristics and dynamics in later stories. Sir Hereward grew on me, as he showed his resourcefulness and skill even with the occasional grumble and ill luck with women. Mr. Fitz felt more static though we get more understanding at how they think and hints of his very long history with later stories. I also appreciate that the side characters, including the female ones, are shown with variety, in character and skill. They are actually part of the narrative in each story and not merely love interests or set dressing. What really sold these stories to me and tied it all together, was the distinct, fitting prose and specific details used to note surroundings and things, especially in fights. Sir Hereward is an artillerist and mercenary for hire by trade, in addition to his sworn mission, and Nix makes this very clear when he writes Hereward considering potential escapes and opening strikes when faced with an opponent, or when planning and preparing a timed explosion. When describing battlements and towns, the details are specific to show the breadth of the world and the duo's travels. I kinda felt like Nix must have either known a lot or researched in order to get certain scenes so immersive. The use of magic, usually against the target godlet also got interesting after each entry as Nix started to show how Mr. Fitz fought. There was a consistency in dialogue, in naming, in the how the narrative was written in some parts that felt right at home with the time period and overall setting type, which further draws you in. I enjoyed seeing each successive story add more to his characters and the details and nuances of the world, as later stories gets into different kinds of gods and thier manifestations, different orders and relics and uses of magic. Different aspects of the two's history and characteristics and skills get to shine and made me appreciate having it all compiled in one convenient book. However, this did mean that certain details or even phrases felt repeated, since these stories were originally printed in disparate collections, and needed to reintroduce the two to new readers. Overall loved the whole book and my favorites were "A Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppet", "Home is the Haunter", "A Long Cold Trail", and "Field of the Fallen".”

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About Garth Nix

Garth Nix is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author whose beloved Old Kingdom fantasy series begins with Sabriel. His many other novels include Shade’s Children and A Confusion of Princes, and he has written such children’s series as The Seventh Tower and the Keys to the Kingdom, as well as co-writing TroubleTwisters and Have Sword, Will Travel with Sean Williams. His work has been translated into forty-two languages and has sold more than seven million copies.