Mus of Kerbridge

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Mus of Kerbridge
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Mus of Kerbridge first edition cover.
Author Paul Kidd
Cover artist Jennell Jaquays
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy
Publisher TSR
Publication date
May 1995
Media typePrint (Paperback)
OCLC 9780786900947

Mus of Kerbridge is a 1995 fantasy novel by Paul Kidd. It follows the story of a mouse called Mus who, after being changed into an intelligent humanoid version of his species able to talk, has been sent to spy on the princess of Kerbridge only to help her fight against the warlady of the South. [1] It is set in the same world detailed in the Lace & Steel RPG.

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Background

Mus of Kerbridge was first published in the United States in May 1995 by TSR, Inc. in paperback format. [1] [2] In 2007 it was republished at Lulu. [3] It was a short-list nominee for the 1995 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel but lost to Garth Nix's Sabriel . [4]

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