Adrian Talbot is among Anne Fraser's most morally ambiguous, disturbing and colorful creations. Anne introduced Adrian to her readers in a series of stories set in present-day Toronto, where Adrian Talbot, once a student of Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, poses as a professor at the University of Toronto. In "Speak Easy," Adrian falls in love with a mobster in 1920s New York City, and finds a surprising way of disguising their relationship. The final two stories in this collection focus on Genevieve de Monet, familiar to readers of Gideon Redoak as Gideon's savior, mentor and dearest friend. This second volume of Anne's short fiction offers readers a wider view of her complex and vivid fantasy universe.
Adrian Talbot is among Anne Fraser's most morally ambiguous, disturbing and colorful creations. Anne introduced Adrian to her readers in a series of stories set in present-day Toronto, where Adrian Talbot, once a student of Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, poses as a professor at the University of Toronto. In "Speak Easy," Adrian falls in love with a mobster in 1920s New York City, and finds a surprising way of disguising their relationship. The final two stories in this collection focus on Genevieve de Monet, familiar to readers of Gideon Redoak as Gideon's savior, mentor and dearest friend. This second volume of Anne's short fiction offers readers a wider view of her complex and vivid fantasy universe.