Anthologies
In this collection of short stories, some of the characters you’ll meet include a werewolf princess, a clan of Sea Giants, a feisty king’s daughter known as The Princess Who Kicked Butt, and a fairy child kidnapped by ants. Contributors include Bruce Coville, Charles de Lint, Will Shetterly, Betty Levin, Jane Yolen, and many more. “The selections are well written, neatly plotted works that showcase a wide range of styles.”-- School Library Journal
Table of Contents Introduction "The Proper Study of Man" by Bruce Holland Rogers "Ebb Tide" by Mary Soon Lee "Lady Bugged" by Josh Langston "Elfleda" by Vonda N. McIntyre "The Dog-Faced Boy and the Amazing Winged Man" by Tippi N. Blevins "The Secret Life of Henry Peck" by Michael Chesley Johnson "Away He Run" by Camille Allen LaGuire "The Queen of Mars" by Deborah Coates "The Little Prune That Couldn't Talk" by James D. Macdonald "This Is Your 'Life'" by Chuck Rothman "Not Worth Fixing" by Brian Plante "Polarity" by Juliann Medina "Princess Alexandra" by Alan Rodgers "Rift" by Kurt Roth "Suffer the Children" by Keith Scott "Faith" by Sherwood Smith "The Sidekick" by Lawrence Watt-Evans "Keeping It Together" by Tim Waggoner "Dogs, Stick People, Deer" by M. Shayne Bell "Dinosaur Weather" by Dona Vaughn "The Boys from Bethlehem" by Denise Lee and Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. (novelette) "Dying He Dreams, Dreaming He Dies" by Jeffry Dwight (novelette) "I Am Large, I Contain Multitudes" by Melisa Michaels About the Authors Afterword
Volume V of the Darkfire Anthology Series.
Sixteen original stories showcase some of the genre's most admired authors, including multiple award-winners Diana Wynne Jones, Garth Nix, Lloyd Alexander, Nancy Farmer, and Meredith Ann Pierce.
Whether it's a tale of a wizard developing his powers or a breakneck chase through New York City in search of the Grail, the best fantasy is all about coming face to face with reality---with boundaries---and saying, What if? It's about stepping across the threshold of what is and what must be into a world of maybes and why-nots. Most of all, it's a great deal of fun. It's for today's generation of young readers that Patrick Nielsen Hayden---winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology---has selected these stories from the thousands published by contemporary fantasy writers over the past two decades. For those readers who keep asking questions but are never completely satisfied with the answers---only the journey. Here is National Book Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin with a tale of wizardry from the world of her Earthsea books. Here is Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game , with the original story of Prentice Alvin in alternate, magical nineteenth-century America. Here is Newbery Medal winner Robin McKinley with a tale of an exiled princess's quest to regain her people. Here is Sandman author Neil Gaiman with a story of chivalry, with a distinctly modern twist. Here are werewolves and princesses, battles and enchantments, and great stories from Jane Yolen, Harry Turtledove, Charles de Lint, Emma Bull, and more. Whimsical or harrowing, irreverent or sublime, each of these stories is an adventure in imagination. Journey from the here and now to New Magics .
First Firebirds . Then Firebirds Rising . Now there is Firebirds Soaring , the third anthology of original stories by some of today?s finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. These authors, including Nancy Farmer ( The Sea of Trolls ), Ellen Klages ( The Green Glass Sea ), Margo Lanagan ( Black Juice ), and Jane Yolen ( The Devil?s Arithmetic ), have brought new worlds and Old Magic to life in nineteen remarkable pieces of short fiction. Mike Dringenberg, co-creator of Sandman , contributes decorative vignettes. Firebirds Soaring ?like Firebirds and Firebirds Rising ?sets the standard for short fiction for teenagers and adult fans of the genre.
In the spirit of classic period swashbucklers, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and D'Artagnan, brimming with romantic courtly intrigue and dangerous liaisons, with cloak and dagger and perfumed handkerchiefs, the language of the fan and stolen glances, with the manners of Jane Austen and the sparkling rapier wit of Oscar Wilde, here are fantastic stories of adventure, derring-do, love, and glamorous yet subtle magic. Don't hesitate another moment... step into a sophisticated other world where passion is a courtly mistress, mystery is moonlight on steel, and magic is the god of love. En garde, mon amour! This volume includes stories by Rosemary Hawley Jarman, Mary Rosenblum, Diana L. Paxson, Francesca Forrest, Robin Wayne Bailey, Daniel Fox, Sherwood Smith, Traci N. Castleberry, Pauline Zed, Elisabeth Waters, Tanith Lee, and Madeleine E. Robins. "Just in time for Valentine's Day... a charming second anthology brimming with romantic fantasy tales of swashbuckling ladies and daring gentlemen.... Readers will be left starry-eyed and hoping for the series to continue." -- Publishers Weekly "LACE AND BLADE offers a banquet of adventure, intrigue and romance. There's something here to delight the palate of every reader's inner swashbuckler!" -- Jacqueline Carey
Journey through the lands of the dead with Judith Tarr, or peek into Sherwood Smith’s picture of the everyday life and concerns of a hero. But beware of Chris Dolley’s recruiting practices for his own justice league. In Dragon Lords and Warrior Women the Book View Press presents nineteen stories of the fantastic; some hard to find gems, others are new offerings, or beloved classics by respected authors who among them define the genre.
Magic, Swords, and Romance... Want a taste of romance in your swashbuckling adventure? Sparkling verbal repartee in your heroic quest? A lover swain spun of dreams and moonlight? A rescue from an Algerian brothel? Swords that would rather make love than fight duels? A woodland god in the guise of a wounded stag? A stowaway on a pirate ship? Between waking and dreams, 'twixt mortal lands and Faerie, the old world and the new, lies an enchanted realm. Here lovers duel with wits as well as swords, swords have souls, and swordsmen rouse from their garden graves. Master storytellers offer a sumptuous feast of lovers and rivals, ghosts and paladins, danger and daring, wit and wizardry, for your reading delight.