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Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy
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Include books by the same authorThe Magic of Krynn
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman · 351 pages
Is Raistlin truly dead? The answer lies in the new DRAGONLANCEâ novella by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, which gazes into the future of Caramon and his mage-son, and into the dark nether-past of Raistlin. Untold tales of Krynn. Tales of sea monsters, dark elves, ice bears, hideous hydra-headed serpents, and loathsome draconian troops. Further adventures of the kender Tas; the in
The Red Fairy Book
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang · 330 pages
Twenty-nine fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Scandinavia, and Russia, including The Golden Goose, The Story of Sigurd, and The Twelve Dancing Princesses.
Fantasy Stories
Noel Langley, John Masefield, L. Frank Baum, Rudyard Kipling, Eva Ibbotson, Elizabeth Goudge, E. Nesbit, Patricia C. Wrede, Andrew Lang, Jane Yolen, Tove Jansson, Andre Norton, Norton Juster, Joan Aiken, C.S. Lewis, Katharine Mary Briggs, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm · 254 pages
Diana Wynne Jones's personal choice of favorite fantasy writing is a treat for all fans - and the perfect introduction for anyone coming to this genre for the first time. This collection contains stories from some of the best fantasy writers of all time. With stories including extracts from classics to modern favorites, this is a comprehensive and satisfying anthology. There are humorous stories
Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar
Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, Kate Paulk, Sarah A. Hoyt, Tanya Huff, Fiona Patton, Judith Tarr, Nancy Asire, Benjamin Ohlander, Denise McCune, Elizabeth A. Vaughan, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Elisabeth Waters, Kristin Schwengel, Brenda Cooper, Stephanie D. Shaver, Michael Z. Williamson · 343 pages
In March 1987, a young author from Oklahoma published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. This modest book about a magical land called Vademar was the beginning of a fantasy masterpiece that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles. Now sixteen of today's hottest fantasy authors-including Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and Judith Tarr-visit the world of Valdem
The Chick is in the Mail
Esther M. Friesner · 317 pages
An anthology of short stories about female warriors. Friesner has edited several "Chicks" collections in the same vein, including _Chicks in Chainmail_, _Chicks and Chained Males_, and _Did You Say Chicks?_
The Tolkien Reader
J.R.R. Tolkien · 290 pages
Anthology of Works, published 1966, including poems, short stories, a play, and some non fiction. Compilation of materials previously published as "Tree and Leaf", "Farmer Giles of Ham," and "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", along with one additional piece and intro material.
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance
George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois · 664 pages
An anthology prepared in tribute to the career of Jack Vance features original tales inspired by "The Dying Earth" and includes contributions by such genre masters as Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and Robert Silverberg.
Black Water: The Anthology of Fantastic Literature
Marguerite Yourcenar, Graham Greene, M.R. James, Charles Dickens, Pedro Antonio de Alarcon, Jean Cocteau, Giovanni Papini, Virgilio Pinera, Jules Verne, Hermann Hesse, E.M. Forster, Daphne du Maurier, Jorge Luis Borges, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, Flann O'Brien, I.A. Ireland, David Garnett, Bruno Schulz, M · 967 pages
Realms of the Underdark
J. Robert King · 345 pages
Wings of Fire
Holly Black, Orson Scott Card, George R.R. Martin, Anne McCaffrey, Todd Lockwood, Michael Swanwick, Roger Zelazny, Diana Wynne Jones, Mercedes Lackey, Elizabeth Moon, Garth Nix, Elizabeth Bear, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, Tanith Lee, Barry N. Malzberg, S.P. Somtow, James P. Blaylock, Gordon R · 532 pages
Dragons: Fearsome fire-breathing foes, scaled adversaries, legendary lizards, ancient hoarders of priceless treasures, serpentine sages with the ages' wisdom, and winged weapons of war... Wings of Fire brings you all these dragons, and more, seen clearly through the eyes of many of today's most popular authors, including Peter Beagle, Holly Black, Orson Scott Card, Charles De Lint, Diana Wynne
Thieves' World
Robert Lynn Asprin, Lynn Abbey · 308 pages
The Complete Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen · 286 pages
Sixteen tales including "Little Claus and Big Claus," "Father's Always Right," and "The Goblin and the Grocer."
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm · 880 pages
The Arabian Nights
Anonymous · 912 pages
Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. This volume
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress XXI
Diana L. Paxson · 308 pages
After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien
Martin H. Greenberg · 448 pages
Epic: Legends of Fantasy
George R.R. Martin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robin Hobb, Tad Williams, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Michael Moorcock, Melanie Rawn, Kate Elliott, Mary Robinette Kowal, N.K. Jemisin, Carrie Vaughn, Trudi Canavan, Juliet Marillier, Aliette de Bodard, Paolo Bacigalupi, Orson Scott Card · 608 pages
Legends II
Robert Silverberg · 408 pages
Fantasy fans, rejoice! Seven years after writer and editor Robert Silverberg made publishing history with Legends, his acclaimed anthology of original short novels by some of the greatest writers in fantasy fiction, the long-awaited second volume is here. Legends II picks up where its illustrious predecessor left off. All of the bestselling writers represented in Legends II return to the special u
Tales of the Dying Earth
Jack Vance · 752 pages
Jack Vance's 1964 novel, The Dying Earth, and its sequels--a fascinating, baroque tale set on a far-future Earth, under a giant red sun that is soon to go out forever. This omnibus volume comprised all four books in the series: "The Dying Earth" "The Eyes of the Overworld" "Cugel's Saga" "Rialto the Marvellous"
No True Way: All New Tales of Valdemar
Stephanie D. Shaver, Michele Lang, Fiona Patton, Dylan Birtolo, Cedric Johnson, Louisa Swann, Rosemary Edghill, Rebecca Fox, Dayle A. Dermatis, Brenda Cooper, Elizabeth A. Vaughan, Jennifer Brozek, Ron Collins, Kristin Schwengel, Diana L. Paxson, Elisabeth Waters
The Reign of Istar
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Richard A. Knaak, Michael Williams · 368 pages