Quotes from book
Expecting Someone Taller

Name: Expecting Someone Taller
Author: Tom Holt

Expecting Someone Taller is a humorous fantasy novel by British author Tom Holt. Holt's first novel, it is a humorous sequel to Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, set in contemporary England.

“It was irritating to have one's physical shortcomings pointed out quite so plainly twice in one evening, once by a beautiful girl and once by a dying badger.”

Tom Holt book Expecting Someone Taller

Expecting Someone Taller (1987)

“In fact, as they will be delighted to tell you, Taunton is no longer a one-horse town
these days, they have a bicycle as well.”

Tom Holt book Expecting Someone Taller

Expecting Someone Taller (1987)

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