Tales of mystery and the supernatural have long stirred the human imagination. Here are twenty original stories of diabolical crimes and magical solutions featuring some of today's top science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writers. From the Elizabethan er
From Arthurian tales with a twist, to stories of pre-Roman Britain's pagan Goddess, to epic struggles between Christianity and Celtic gods, these 20 tales capture the essence of Marion Zimmer Bradley.Contents:Introduction / Diana L. Paxson --Foreword / An
Our friend and enemy the dragon, as portrayed by Anne McCaffrey, Ursula K. Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, Ray Bradbury, Orson Scott Card, Dean Koontz, and many others.
A brief word from the characters: We seem to have a failure to communicate here. Hey, it's okay with us that Chicks in Chainmail was so popular, and reached Number 3 on the Locus bestseller list, and everybody wanted more, please. But people, you need to
What makes warrior?This gutsy collection of fifteen original short stories offers a variety of answers to this question with thoughtfulness, heart, and the occasional wink. Compiled by bestselling author Tamora Pierce and folklorist/author Josepha Sherman
Everyone knows that heroes should triumph, dragons should be slain, and maidens should be rescued. But what if things don't go according to plan? Here are 16 fun tales of magic gone awry - from an author whose unicorn protagonist takes control of the stor
A collection of more than twenty-five stories of myth and magic includes the works of such notable authors as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Charles de Lint, Diana Gabaldon, Mercedes Lackey, and Eric Lustbader.
The veil between the worlds has thinned, and the Fair Folk are coming through. And those who come through are seeking out humans from their "homeland"--so the Irish are getting banshees, Russians are getting bannik, Italians are getting lares. . . Now a h
The bestselling coauthor of Fire Sea and The Hand of Chaos has compiled a collection of all-new, first-time-in-print adventures featuring Lewis Carroll's Alice. Now out of Wonderland, Alice is taken on journeys beyond imagination to different eras and dif