Follow the map to another world . . . Two cities joined by their reflections. A realm of feathered serpents and jaguar-men. A desert where a former goddess seeks the ultimate truth. In this collection, award-winning author Marie Brennan takes you to ten different fantastical lands, including the world of her famed scholar-heroine Lady Trent. Journey with her to places rich and strange: here there be more than just dragons. TABLE OF CONTENTS * Once a Goddess * The Mirror-City * A Mask of Flesh * But Who Shall Lead the Dance? * A Thousand Souls * Beggar’s Blessing * Nine Sketches, in Charcoal and Blood * Letter Found in a Chest Belonging to the Marquis de Montseraille Following the Death of That Worthy Individual * From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review * Love, Cayce * story notes
This book is part of the Collected Short Fiction of Marie Brennan Books series.