From the concrete canyons of the modern city to the halls of ancient kings, from deepest ocean to cosy homes in sprawling suburbs, nowhere and no one is immune to magic. But as many forms as magic takes, there always arrives a hero to accept the challenge, and sometimes, to pay the price.
The hearts and imaginations of some of today’s finest writers come together to create this one-of-a-kind collection of fantasy stories.
Introduction
High Fantasy
“Eagle’s Beak and Wings of Bronze,” Deborah J. Ross
“One Small Detail,” Katharine Kerr
“Hero,” Sherwood Smith
Fantastical Others
“Kind Hunter,” Pati Nagle
“The Merrow,” Steven Harper
“Night Harvest Cuvée Rouge,” Vonda N. McIntyre
“Repo Babe,” Jennifer Stevenson
Modern Fantasy
“Grow Your Own,” Brenda Clough
“East of the Sun, West of Acousticville,” Judith Tarr
“Headless Over Heels,” Chris Dolley
“Somewhere in Dreamland Tonight,” Madeleine Robins
“Daddy’s Big Girl,” Ursula K. Le Guin
Fantastic Merlins
“Taco Del and the Fabled Tree of Destiny,” Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
“The Thief of Stones,” Sarah Zettel
Ancient Fantastics
“Not My Knot,” Irene Radford
“Dusty Wings,” Nancy Jane Moore
“Heart of Jade,” Amy Sterling Casil
“Feather of the Phoenix,” Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
“The Natural History and Extinction of the People of the Sea,” Vonda N. McIntyre; Illustrator: Ursula K. Le Guin
From the concrete canyons of the modern city to the halls of ancient kings, from deepest ocean to cosy homes in sprawling suburbs, nowhere and no one is immune to magic. But as many forms as magic takes, there always arrives a hero to accept the challenge, and sometimes, to pay the price.
The hearts and imaginations of some of today’s finest writers come together to create this one-of-a-kind collection of fantasy stories.
Introduction
High Fantasy
“Eagle’s Beak and Wings of Bronze,” Deborah J. Ross
“One Small Detail,” Katharine Kerr
“Hero,” Sherwood Smith
Fantastical Others
“Kind Hunter,” Pati Nagle
“The Merrow,” Steven Harper
“Night Harvest Cuvée Rouge,” Vonda N. McIntyre
“Repo Babe,” Jennifer Stevenson
Modern Fantasy
“Grow Your Own,” Brenda Clough
“East of the Sun, West of Acousticville,” Judith Tarr
“Headless Over Heels,” Chris Dolley
“Somewhere in Dreamland Tonight,” Madeleine Robins
“Daddy’s Big Girl,” Ursula K. Le Guin
Fantastic Merlins
“Taco Del and the Fabled Tree of Destiny,” Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
“The Thief of Stones,” Sarah Zettel
Ancient Fantastics
“Not My Knot,” Irene Radford
“Dusty Wings,” Nancy Jane Moore
“Heart of Jade,” Amy Sterling Casil
“Feather of the Phoenix,” Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
“The Natural History and Extinction of the People of the Sea,” Vonda N. McIntyre; Illustrator: Ursula K. Le Guin