A Bad Day For Ali Baba (Arabian Nights, Book 2)

by Craig Shaw Gardner

Book Overview

When Ali Baba stumbles across the hidden lair of the notorious Forty Thieves, the thieves force the humble woodcutter to join their throng, and soon he is off on a quest for treasure and adventure. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441046762
• ISBN13: 9780441046768
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Ace
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

A great book destined to obscurity

It's a shame not too many people have read this. It became a cult favorite in my school many years ago when I recommended it to my classmates and I still read it after many years. It's been lent out so many times it's divided into four pieces and I STILL read it, so I think that says something. It's very creative and stylistic, nothing else I've read has approached this style. Craig Shaw Gardner takes the wondrous yet speedy tone the original Arabian Nights takes, and perverts it horribly. I don't know why authors don't pervert classics. Maybe I should.

Absolutely Gardner hilarious!

Craig Shaw Gardner once again bombards his readers with his wit and wacky humor. I love this book and Gardner's style. It may not be something everyone can appreciate, but I do, and find it incredibly amusing.