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.

However, Wotan, king of the gods, still wants the ring, as do others, and Fisher finds himself pursued by numerous characters from Wagner's opera.

[1] The New York Times described it as "a fluffy and innocent but intelligent little comedy", and compared it to be P. G. Wodehouse and Woody Allen, but also emphasized that Holt had not yet "firmly mastered his craft".

[2] Kirkus Reviews considered it to be "a string of comic set-pieces, ranging from the amusing to the improbable and worse", and declared it "(f)roth for Wagner fans.