Fierce, fiery, fascinating . . . ten tales of fantasy’s most powerful creatures.

A collection of dragon stories from some of the masters of the fantasy genre includes contributions from James P. Blaylock, Avram Davidson, Tanith Lee, Lucius Shepard, and L. Sprague De Camp.

“Draco, Draco” by Tanith Lee
“Two Yards of Dragon” by L. Sprague de Camp
“Mrs. Byres and the Dragon” by Keith Roberts
“A Handful of Hatchlings” by Mark Sumner
“Covenant With a Dragon” by Susan Casper
“Paper Dragons” by James P. Blaylock
“Up the Wall” by Esther M. Friesner
“Lan Lung” by M. Lucie Chin
“Climacteric” by Avram Davidson
“The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule” by Lucius Shepard

Proud and powerful, fast and free…twelve tales starring fantasy’s most majestic animals…

With the potent combination of power, speed, and grace, the horse is fantasy's most majestic creature. They are mysterious warriors, racers, magnificent friends. Here are twelve unforgettable tales celebrating the horse from Ursula K. Le Guin, Judith Tarr, Lisa Tuttle, Howard Waldrop, and Jane Yolen.

“Classical Horses” by Judith Tarr
“The Wonder Horse” b George Byram
“On the Gem Planet” b Cordwainer Smith
“The Thunder of the Captains” by Garry Kilworth
“Brothers of the Wind” by Jane Yolen
“ Aunt Millicent at the Races” by Len Guttridge
“The Circus Horse” by Amy Bechtel
“Riding the Nightmare” by Lisa Tuttle
“Wild, Wild Horses” by Howard Waldrop
“The Boy Who Plaited Manes” by Nancy Springer
“Horse Camp” by Ursula K. Le Guin
“His Coat So Gay” by Sterling E. Lanier

Fascinating tales of the small beings in our midst

Elves, pixies, sprites, fairies, gremlins, leprechauns... they are the creatures who inhabit a world just beyond the edges of our dreams. When they enter our conscious lives, they can be delightful and charming--or menacing and frightening. Now, meet these elusive beings--venture into the realms of the... LITTLE PEOPLE!

“United Imp” by L. Sprague de Camp
“A Cabin on the Coast” by Gene Wolfe
“Cargo” by Theodore Sturgeon
“Housing Problem” by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
“The Goobers” by Avram Davidson
“Fairy Tale” by Jack Dann
“A Gift of the People” by Robert Sampson
“Trouble with Water” by H. L. Gold
“Send No Money” by Gardner Dozois and Susan Casper
“The Hob” by Judith Moffett

Eighteen exotic tales of the sea’s most seductive mystery.

“The Prevalence of Mermaids” by Avram Davidson

“Nothing in the Rules” by L. Sprague de Camp

“She Sells Sea Shells” by Paul Darcy Boles

“The Soul Cages” by Thomas Crofton Croker

“Sweetly the Waves Call to Me” by Pat Murphy

“Driftglass” by Samuel R. Delany

“Mrs. Pigafetta Swims Well” by Reginald Bretnor

“The Nebraskan and the Nereid” by Gene Wolfe

“The Lady and the Mereman” by Jane Yolen

“The Fisherman’s Wife” by Jane Yolen

“Till Human Voices Wake Us” by Lewis Shiner

“A Touch of Strange” by Randall Garrett and Avram Davidson

“The Crest of Thirty-six” by Davis Grubb

“The Shannon Merrow” by Cooper McLauglin

“Fish Story” by Leslie Charteris

“In the Islands” by Pat Murphy

Thirteen spellbinding tales of magical masters of wizardry

Tales of magic, illusion, mages, and dark wizards by such talents as Ursula K. LeGuin, Jack Vance, Theodore Sturgeon, Joe Haldeman, and others highlight a collection of fourteen stories about the world of sorcery

“The Bleak Shore” by Fritz Leiber
“O Ugly Bird!” by Manly Wade Wellman
“The Power of the Press” by Richard Kearns
“The Finger” by Naomi Mitchison
“The Word of Unbinding” by Ursula K. Le Guin
“His Coat So Gay” by Sterling E. Lanier
“Narrow Valley” by R. A. Lafferty
“Sleep Well of Nights” by Avram Davidson
“Armaja Das” by Joe Haldeman
“My Boat” by Joanna Russ
“The Hag Seleen” by Theodore Sturgeon and James H. Beard
“The Last Wizard” by Avram Davidson
“The Overworld” by Jack Vance