A modern retelling of an ancient Scottish fairy tale sets the story of a girl whose lover is stolen by the Queen of Faeries against the backdrop of a midwestern college campus in the early 1970s. Reissue.[...]
Fascinated by vampires?Then feast on nineteen tantalizing, bite-sized tales exploring the intersections between the living, dead, and undead.The vampires in these stories range from romantic to chilling to gleeful--and touch on nearly every emotion in between. The one thing they have in common is th[...]
The first bite is only the beginning.Twenty of today's favorite writers explore the intersections between the living, dead, and undead. Their vampire tales range from romantic to chilling to gleeful--and touch on nearly every emotion in between.Neil Gaiman's vampire-poet in "Bloody Sunrise" is brood[...]
Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales?but the villains themselves beg to differ. In "Troll?s-Eye View," you?ll hear from the Giant's wife (?Jack and the Beanstalk?), Rumpelstiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and many more. A stellar lineup of[...]
Bordertown: a city on the border between our human world and the elfin realm. Runaway teens come from both sides of the border to find adventure, to find themselves. Elves play in rock bands and race down the street on spell-powered motorbikes. Human kids recreate themselves in the squats and clubs [...]
What do werewolves, vampires, and the Little Mermaid have in common? They are all shapechangers. In "The Beastly Bride," acclaimed editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling bring together original stories and poems from a stellar lineup of authors including Peter S. Beagle, Ellen Kushner, Jane Yolen, [...]
"Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc..." In the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller "Faeries", ar[...]
In a magical alternate world where ancient myths blend with modern locations, street painter Jilly and fiddle-playing Geordie struggle for survival in the wake of underground tunnels, ghostly dreams, and mermaid songs. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.[...]
"Gaslamp Fantasy," or historical fantasy set in a magical version of the nineteenth century, has long been popular with readers and writers alike. A number of wonderful fantasy novels, including "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman, "Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell "by Susanna Clarke, and "The Prestige" by Chr[...]
In their third critically acclaimed collection of original fairy tales for adults, World Fantasy Award-winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling present 21 new stories by some of the top names in literature today. Dark, disturbing and delightful, each story was written expressly for this super[...]
A stellar assymbly of many of today's most creative and accomplished storytellers has gathered around the tribal fire to embroider well-worn yarns with new golden thread. "Black Swan, White Raven" revisits the tales that charmed, enthralled, and terrified us in our early youth - carrying us aloft in[...]
If the melt-down, flood, plague, the third World War, new Ice Age, Rapture, alien invasion, clamp-down, meteor, or something else entirely hit today, what would tomorrow look like? Some of the biggest names in YA and adult literature answer that very question in this short story anthology, each stor[...]
If the melt-down, flood, plague, the third World War, new Ice Age, Rapture, alien invasion, clamp-down, meteor, or something else entirely hit today, what would tomorrow look like? Some of the biggest names in YA and adult literature answer that very question in this short story anthology, each stor[...]