The unicorn is noble;
He keeps him safe and high
Upon a narrow pat and steep
Climbing to the sky;
And there no man can take him;
He scorns the hunter's dart
And only a virgin's magic power
Shall tame his haughty heart.
From a medieval German folksong
The editors would like to thank the following people for their help and support:
Virginia Kidd, David Hartwell, Trina King, Edward Ferman, Susan Casper, Jeanne Carpenter, Tom and Vivian Smith, Mark Owings, Perry Knowlton, Diane Zagerman, Tom Whitehead of the Special Collections Department of the Paley Library at Temple University, J.B. Post of the Map Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Ellen Kushner, Fred Fisher, Michael Swanwick, Stuart Schiff, Pat LoBrutto, Al Sarrantonio, Bob Walters, Tess Kissinger, Elizabeth A. Lynn, Brian W. Aldiss, Avram Davidson, Ellen Datlow, George Scithers, George Zebrowski, Brian Perry of Fat Cat Books (263 Main Street, Johnson City, New York 13790), and special thanks to our own editor, Susan Allison.
Dedication:
For David Hartwell