The Stars' Tennis Balls
| Author | Stephen Fry |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Artist Partners |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller, Novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 29 September 2000 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 388 pp (Hardcover edition) 371 pp (Paperback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-09-180151-6 (Hardcover edition) ISBN 0-09-179388-2 (Paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 45886322 |
The Stars' Tennis Balls is a psychological thriller novel by Stephen Fry, first published in 2000. In the United States, the title was changed to Revenge. The story is a modern adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo, which was in turn based on a contemporary legend.
The original title comes from a quotation taken from John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, which reads: "We are merely the stars' tennis balls, struck and bandied which way please them."