Author: Connor Whiteley
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
5 spellbinding, ae-inspiring fantasy short stories from the imagination of Connor Whiteley. An International Bestselling writer, Connor presents 5 very fun and outstanding fantasy stories in this one volume. Includes: · Game Of Kings · Were In The Woman · Missing Goddess · Mania About Love · Dead Dragons Love gripping fantasy fiction? Love great stories? Connor gives you both layered on thick in this amazingly fun collection. BUY NOW!
Fantasy Short Story Collection Volume 5
Author: Connor Whiteley
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
5 spellbinding, ae-inspiring fantasy short stories from the imagination of Connor Whiteley. An International Bestselling writer, Connor presents 5 very fun and outstanding fantasy stories in this one volume. Includes: · Game Of Kings · Were In The Woman · Missing Goddess · Mania About Love · Dead Dragons Love gripping fantasy fiction? Love great stories? Connor gives you both layered on thick in this amazingly fun collection. BUY NOW!
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
5 spellbinding, ae-inspiring fantasy short stories from the imagination of Connor Whiteley. An International Bestselling writer, Connor presents 5 very fun and outstanding fantasy stories in this one volume. Includes: · Game Of Kings · Were In The Woman · Missing Goddess · Mania About Love · Dead Dragons Love gripping fantasy fiction? Love great stories? Connor gives you both layered on thick in this amazingly fun collection. BUY NOW!
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Among the authors represented in this collection of brief tales are Marion Zimmer Bradley, Harlan Ellison, Barry N. Malzberg, Roger Zelazny, H.P. Lovecraft, and Edgar Pangborn.
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Among the authors represented in this collection of brief tales are Marion Zimmer Bradley, Harlan Ellison, Barry N. Malzberg, Roger Zelazny, H.P. Lovecraft, and Edgar Pangborn.
The Starlit Wood
Author: Dominik Parisien
Publisher: S&S/Saga Press
ISBN: 148145613X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This “first rate anthology of reimagined fairy tales” (Locus Magazine) features an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers. Once upon a time. It’s how so many of our most beloved stories start. Fairy tales have dominated our cultural imagination for centuries. From the Brothers Grimm to the Countess d’Aulnoy, from Charles Perrault to Hans Christian Anderson, storytellers have crafted all sorts of tales that have always found a place in our hearts. Now a new generation of storytellers has taken up the mantle that the masters created and shaped their stories into something startling and electrifying. Packed with award-winning authors, this “fresh, diverse” (Library Journal) anthology explores an array of fairy tales in startling and innovative ways, in genres and settings both traditional and unusual, including science fiction, western, and post-apocalyptic as well as traditional fantasy and contemporary horror. From the woods to the stars, The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales takes readers on a journey at once unexpected and familiar, as a diverse group of writers explore some of our most beloved tales in new ways across genres and styles. Contains stories by: Charlie Jane Anders, Aliette de Bodard, Amal El-mohtar, Jeffrey Ford, Max Gladstone, Theodora Goss, Daryl Gregory, Kat Howard, Stephen Graham Jones, Margo Lanagan, Marjorie Liu, Seanan McGuire, Garth Nix, Naomi Novik, Sofia Samatar, Karin Tidbeck, Catherynne M. Valente, and Genevieve Valentine.
Publisher: S&S/Saga Press
ISBN: 148145613X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This “first rate anthology of reimagined fairy tales” (Locus Magazine) features an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers. Once upon a time. It’s how so many of our most beloved stories start. Fairy tales have dominated our cultural imagination for centuries. From the Brothers Grimm to the Countess d’Aulnoy, from Charles Perrault to Hans Christian Anderson, storytellers have crafted all sorts of tales that have always found a place in our hearts. Now a new generation of storytellers has taken up the mantle that the masters created and shaped their stories into something startling and electrifying. Packed with award-winning authors, this “fresh, diverse” (Library Journal) anthology explores an array of fairy tales in startling and innovative ways, in genres and settings both traditional and unusual, including science fiction, western, and post-apocalyptic as well as traditional fantasy and contemporary horror. From the woods to the stars, The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales takes readers on a journey at once unexpected and familiar, as a diverse group of writers explore some of our most beloved tales in new ways across genres and styles. Contains stories by: Charlie Jane Anders, Aliette de Bodard, Amal El-mohtar, Jeffrey Ford, Max Gladstone, Theodora Goss, Daryl Gregory, Kat Howard, Stephen Graham Jones, Margo Lanagan, Marjorie Liu, Seanan McGuire, Garth Nix, Naomi Novik, Sofia Samatar, Karin Tidbeck, Catherynne M. Valente, and Genevieve Valentine.
The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories
Author: T. A. Shippey
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192803825
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
'So you won't sell me your soul?' said the Devil. 'Thank you,' replied the student, 'I had rather keep it myself, if it's all the same to you.' So begins this rich and intriguing collection of fantasy stories. Figures such as the devil, trolls and werewolves, sorcerers and dragons have long been part of the human psyche, and the authors of these marvellous tales draw upon this deep well of images, characters, and landscapes with great imagination and subtlety. With thirty-one tales by writers as diverse as John Buchan and Mervyn Peake, Angela Carter and Terry Pratchett, this is an anthology for the newcomer and dedicated fan alike.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192803825
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
'So you won't sell me your soul?' said the Devil. 'Thank you,' replied the student, 'I had rather keep it myself, if it's all the same to you.' So begins this rich and intriguing collection of fantasy stories. Figures such as the devil, trolls and werewolves, sorcerers and dragons have long been part of the human psyche, and the authors of these marvellous tales draw upon this deep well of images, characters, and landscapes with great imagination and subtlety. With thirty-one tales by writers as diverse as John Buchan and Mervyn Peake, Angela Carter and Terry Pratchett, this is an anthology for the newcomer and dedicated fan alike.
Year's Best Fantasy 2
Author: David G. Hartwell
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061757691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Undreamed-Of Wonders From The Farthest Reaches Of Imagination In this second volume of the previous year's finest short fantastic fiction, acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell showcases new works by stellar literary artists -- acknowledged masters of the genre and exceptionally talented newcomers alike. Astonishing worlds come alive in these pages -- realms of strange creatures and remarkable sorceries, as well as twisted shadow versions of our inhabited earthly plain. A bold and breathtaking compendium of tales -- including a new Earthsea story from the incomparable Ursula K. Le Guin -- Years's Best Fantasy 2 is the state-of-the-art of a unique and winning genre, offering unforgettable excursions into new realities wondrous, bizarre, enchanting...and terrifying.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061757691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Undreamed-Of Wonders From The Farthest Reaches Of Imagination In this second volume of the previous year's finest short fantastic fiction, acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell showcases new works by stellar literary artists -- acknowledged masters of the genre and exceptionally talented newcomers alike. Astonishing worlds come alive in these pages -- realms of strange creatures and remarkable sorceries, as well as twisted shadow versions of our inhabited earthly plain. A bold and breathtaking compendium of tales -- including a new Earthsea story from the incomparable Ursula K. Le Guin -- Years's Best Fantasy 2 is the state-of-the-art of a unique and winning genre, offering unforgettable excursions into new realities wondrous, bizarre, enchanting...and terrifying.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
Author: Ken Liu
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481424378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Featured in the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots Bestselling author Ken Liu selects his multiple award-winning stories for a groundbreaking collection—including a brand-new piece exclusive to this volume. With his debut novel, The Grace of Kings, taking the literary world by storm, Ken Liu now shares his finest short fiction in The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories. This mesmerizing collection features many of Ken’s award-winning and award-finalist stories, including: “The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” (Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Theodore Sturgeon Awards), “Mono No Aware” (Hugo Award winner), “The Waves” (Nebula Award finalist), “The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species” (Nebula and Sturgeon Award finalists), “All the Flavors” (Nebula Award finalist), “The Litigation Master and the Monkey King” (Nebula Award finalist), and the most awarded story in the genre’s history, “The Paper Menagerie” (The only story to win the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards). Insightful and stunning stories that plumb the struggle against history and betrayal of relationships in pivotal moments, this collection showcases one of our greatest and original voices.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481424378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Featured in the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots Bestselling author Ken Liu selects his multiple award-winning stories for a groundbreaking collection—including a brand-new piece exclusive to this volume. With his debut novel, The Grace of Kings, taking the literary world by storm, Ken Liu now shares his finest short fiction in The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories. This mesmerizing collection features many of Ken’s award-winning and award-finalist stories, including: “The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” (Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Theodore Sturgeon Awards), “Mono No Aware” (Hugo Award winner), “The Waves” (Nebula Award finalist), “The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species” (Nebula and Sturgeon Award finalists), “All the Flavors” (Nebula Award finalist), “The Litigation Master and the Monkey King” (Nebula Award finalist), and the most awarded story in the genre’s history, “The Paper Menagerie” (The only story to win the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards). Insightful and stunning stories that plumb the struggle against history and betrayal of relationships in pivotal moments, this collection showcases one of our greatest and original voices.
Agents of The Emperor Short Story Collection Volume 5
Author: Connor Whiteley
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
5 action-paced gripping scifi short stories to enjoy! BUY NOW! Knowledge is Power: A Strange World. One Woman To Save It. Knowledge is Power. Corruption breeds necessity. Alizabeth wants to learn. She wants suffering to end. She hides her true mission. Can Alizabeth complete her true mission? Or will disaster strike? Climate of Death: A Dead World. A Storm Coming. A Single Chance For Redemption. The climate kills us before the aliens or diseases. I lose my world. My search for answer leads me back. My punishment comes. Can I learn from my mistakes? Or will the storm consume me? If you want enthralling suspenseful science fiction short stories, you’ll love this one! Killer of Polluters: A Polluted Planet. A Corporate Boss. An Assassin Who Hates Him. Frandressia kills. Simple and plain. Frandressia stalks a corporate boss corrupting a planet. She hates him. Frandressia lusts for his death. Can she kill him? Or will Frandressia fall to darker powers? If you love action packed, page turning assassin science fiction shorts stories with a dark twist, you will love this! One Way Choice: A Scared Assassin. An Uncertain Future. An Impossible Choice. Could you leave your home forever? Kylic trains as an assassin. He wants to fight for humanity. He fears leaving his home forever. Can he make the ultimate choice? System of Wonder: A Trader. A Crew. A System Of Wonder. Space is wonderous but deadly too. Trader Mistress Idryia prepares to enter a new solar system. She feels the ship vibrate, hum and pop. Idryia wants to get rich. Idryia feels danger comes for her and her crew. If you enjoy wonderous, enthralling scifi short stories filled with wonder and awe. You will love this one! GRAB IT NOW!
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
5 action-paced gripping scifi short stories to enjoy! BUY NOW! Knowledge is Power: A Strange World. One Woman To Save It. Knowledge is Power. Corruption breeds necessity. Alizabeth wants to learn. She wants suffering to end. She hides her true mission. Can Alizabeth complete her true mission? Or will disaster strike? Climate of Death: A Dead World. A Storm Coming. A Single Chance For Redemption. The climate kills us before the aliens or diseases. I lose my world. My search for answer leads me back. My punishment comes. Can I learn from my mistakes? Or will the storm consume me? If you want enthralling suspenseful science fiction short stories, you’ll love this one! Killer of Polluters: A Polluted Planet. A Corporate Boss. An Assassin Who Hates Him. Frandressia kills. Simple and plain. Frandressia stalks a corporate boss corrupting a planet. She hates him. Frandressia lusts for his death. Can she kill him? Or will Frandressia fall to darker powers? If you love action packed, page turning assassin science fiction shorts stories with a dark twist, you will love this! One Way Choice: A Scared Assassin. An Uncertain Future. An Impossible Choice. Could you leave your home forever? Kylic trains as an assassin. He wants to fight for humanity. He fears leaving his home forever. Can he make the ultimate choice? System of Wonder: A Trader. A Crew. A System Of Wonder. Space is wonderous but deadly too. Trader Mistress Idryia prepares to enter a new solar system. She feels the ship vibrate, hum and pop. Idryia wants to get rich. Idryia feels danger comes for her and her crew. If you enjoy wonderous, enthralling scifi short stories filled with wonder and awe. You will love this one! GRAB IT NOW!
Fantasy Short Story Collection Volume 3
Author: Connor Whiteley
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
5 fast paced, page turning fantasy short stories that will make you read late into the night! BUY NOW! Dragon Coins: A Mysterious Meeting. A Strange Bar. An Estranged Sister. Who would you turn to for dire help? Dragon Rider Cato meets his estranged sister. She wants to meet in a bar. Cato knows she needs him. Can he help her? If you love gripping action packed urban fantasy short stories, you need to read this! Heart of The Standing An enemy hides everywhere. I love going out with Harrison. I love watching people. He leaves me outside. But something’s wrong. Can I find Harrison? Or will I fail and lose the man I love? If you love enthralling, page turning urban fantasy short stories providing you the perfect escape, you will love this great story. Heart of The Flesheater Everything begins, even Flesheaters. Cetus smells burning sage and onion. He looks at the stone room. Cetus feels tight ropes rip into him. Can Cetus escape and discover the truth? Or will Cetus lose his mind forever? If you love enthralling, gripping, twisted dark fantasy short stories, you will LOVE this great story! Sacrifice of The Soul A Hero Dead. An Impossible Choice. A Soul To Save or Damn. As Empress my choices are never easy. I grief for my friend as I watch his corpse. I touch his cold fragile features. Breathing in the old spices. I know a demon army presses against my mind. I need a way to stop them. I need a sacrifice. Can I make an impossible choice? Or do I let the demons in and kill thousands? Heart of The Story Everyone has a story to tell, especially the Nobility. Cholea loves her job. She writes articles. Cholea needs her story no matter what happens. Can Cholea get her story and learn the truth? Or will she lose the job she loves? If you love action packed, enthralling fantasy short stories, you will love this story! BUY IT NOW!
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
5 fast paced, page turning fantasy short stories that will make you read late into the night! BUY NOW! Dragon Coins: A Mysterious Meeting. A Strange Bar. An Estranged Sister. Who would you turn to for dire help? Dragon Rider Cato meets his estranged sister. She wants to meet in a bar. Cato knows she needs him. Can he help her? If you love gripping action packed urban fantasy short stories, you need to read this! Heart of The Standing An enemy hides everywhere. I love going out with Harrison. I love watching people. He leaves me outside. But something’s wrong. Can I find Harrison? Or will I fail and lose the man I love? If you love enthralling, page turning urban fantasy short stories providing you the perfect escape, you will love this great story. Heart of The Flesheater Everything begins, even Flesheaters. Cetus smells burning sage and onion. He looks at the stone room. Cetus feels tight ropes rip into him. Can Cetus escape and discover the truth? Or will Cetus lose his mind forever? If you love enthralling, gripping, twisted dark fantasy short stories, you will LOVE this great story! Sacrifice of The Soul A Hero Dead. An Impossible Choice. A Soul To Save or Damn. As Empress my choices are never easy. I grief for my friend as I watch his corpse. I touch his cold fragile features. Breathing in the old spices. I know a demon army presses against my mind. I need a way to stop them. I need a sacrifice. Can I make an impossible choice? Or do I let the demons in and kill thousands? Heart of The Story Everyone has a story to tell, especially the Nobility. Cholea loves her job. She writes articles. Cholea needs her story no matter what happens. Can Cholea get her story and learn the truth? Or will she lose the job she loves? If you love action packed, enthralling fantasy short stories, you will love this story! BUY IT NOW!
Fantasy Short Story Collection Volume 4
Author: Connor Whiteley
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
5 spellbinding, awe-inspiring fantasy short stories from the imagination of Connor Whiteley. An International Bestselling writer, Connor presents 5 very fun and outstanding fantasy stories in this one volume. Includes: · Thinking Of A Mug · Humans Are Stupid · Magic In The Book · What A Mug · Cat Screaming Death Love gripping fantasy fiction? Love great stories? Connor gives you both layered on thick in this amazingly fun collection. BUY NOW!
Publisher: CGD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
5 spellbinding, awe-inspiring fantasy short stories from the imagination of Connor Whiteley. An International Bestselling writer, Connor presents 5 very fun and outstanding fantasy stories in this one volume. Includes: · Thinking Of A Mug · Humans Are Stupid · Magic In The Book · What A Mug · Cat Screaming Death Love gripping fantasy fiction? Love great stories? Connor gives you both layered on thick in this amazingly fun collection. BUY NOW!
Orange World and Other Stories
Author: Karen Russell
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525656146
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
From the Pulitzer Finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases Karen Russell’s extraordinary, irresistible gifts of language and imagination. Karen Russell’s comedic genius and mesmerizing talent for creating outlandish predicaments that uncannily mirror our inner in lives is on full display in these eight exuberant, arrestingly vivid, unforgettable stories. In“Bog Girl”, a revelatory story about first love, a young man falls in love with a two thousand year old girl that he’s extracted from a mass of peat in a Northern European bog. In “The Prospectors,” two opportunistic young women fleeing the depression strike out for new territory, and find themselves fighting for their lives. In the brilliant, hilarious title story, a new mother desperate to ensure her infant’s safety strikes a diabolical deal, agreeing to breastfeed the devil in exchange for his protection. The landscape in which these stories unfold is a feral, slippery, purgatorial space, bracketed by the void—yet within it Russell captures the exquisite beauty and tenderness of ordinary life. Orange World is a miracle of storytelling from a true modern master.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525656146
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
From the Pulitzer Finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases Karen Russell’s extraordinary, irresistible gifts of language and imagination. Karen Russell’s comedic genius and mesmerizing talent for creating outlandish predicaments that uncannily mirror our inner in lives is on full display in these eight exuberant, arrestingly vivid, unforgettable stories. In“Bog Girl”, a revelatory story about first love, a young man falls in love with a two thousand year old girl that he’s extracted from a mass of peat in a Northern European bog. In “The Prospectors,” two opportunistic young women fleeing the depression strike out for new territory, and find themselves fighting for their lives. In the brilliant, hilarious title story, a new mother desperate to ensure her infant’s safety strikes a diabolical deal, agreeing to breastfeed the devil in exchange for his protection. The landscape in which these stories unfold is a feral, slippery, purgatorial space, bracketed by the void—yet within it Russell captures the exquisite beauty and tenderness of ordinary life. Orange World is a miracle of storytelling from a true modern master.