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Tea with the Black Dragon

R. A. MacAvoy

Published 1983 by Bantam Books · 166 pages

Hugo · 1984

Finalist

Nebula · 1984

Finalist
Fantasy

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2 award entries · 1 books · 0 wins · 1984–1984

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Synopsis

When Martha Macnamara arrives in San Francisco, summoned by a cryptic message from her daughter Elizabeth, she finds the young computer programmer has vanished. At her hotel, she encounters the enigmatic Mayland Long, a distinguished Chinese man who may be the human incarnation of an ancient Imperial Dragon. Together they plunge into a mystery involving computer fraud and underworld danger, blending Chinese mythology with modern technology.

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Details

Series
Black Dragon · Book 1
Author nationality
United States
ISBN
9780553232059