Read for the Once Upon a Time Challenge. This book combines three novellas of some sort of romantic fantasy. Rachel Lee’s ‘Drusilla’s Dream’ is a fun little little story that manages to combine a night shift data entry job with a good, old-fashioned quest by a princess to find the Behemoth that can save her […]
Charmed Destinies – Mercedes Lackey, Rachel Lee and Catherine Asaro Read More »
Read for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. Believe it or not, I bought this book in hardcover, when it first came out. (That would be 2008.) And unlike every other Harry Potter book, I didn’t read it immediately. It’s been sitting on a shelf mocking me, so in the grand spirit of the
The Tales of Beedle the Bard – J. K. Rowling Read More »
Read for the 2011 TBR Lite Reading Challenge. I picked this book up from the bargain bin because there were so many stories by authors I love: Neil Gaiman, Garth Nix, Patricia K. McKillip, to name a few. The book did not disappoint. The theme is obvious, but the variety of stories that came out
Wizards – Edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois Read More »
Read for the Once Upon a Time V Reading Challenge. This anthology has a wide ranging selection of stories held together only in that they needed to involved elves. Some were funny, some more serious, and one so awful I couldn’t finish it. A few highlights: “The Phaerie Bride” – a great twist on the
Elf Magic – ed. Martin Greenberg Read More »
Read for the 2011 TBR Lite and Once Upon a Time V Reading Challenges. I’ve read a fair amount of Charles de Lint’s work, and I think at this point, I can safely say that my favorite books of his are his short stories collections of Newford tales. The beauty of the world he’s created
Moonlight & Vines – Charles de Lint Read More »
Originally published in 1995 as The Merlin Chronicles, and republished in its current form in 2009, this is indeed a full-sized book of stories centering around King Arthur’s wizard Merlin. And, because Merlin is often linked to Vivian/Nimue, the Lady of the Lake, she features quite prominently in many of the stories as well. She’s
The Mammoth Book of Merlin – ed. Mike Ashley Read More »
Read for the 2010 TBR Reading Lite Reading Challenge. This short story collection centers around dreams – either real or figurative. It’s made up of mostly fantasy stories, with a few scifi stories thrown in for good measure. My favorites included “Dreamfisher” – an interesting idea born from a throwaway comment in Herodotus’ Histories; “Marty
Perchance to Dream – ed. Denise Little Read More »
Though I’m a huge fan of Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar books, I’ve not read much of the anthologies that have come out with other authors playing around in the world of Velgarth. This is mostly driven by my having read all of the anthologies connected to Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover world, which had a very uneven
Sun in Glory and other Tales of Valdemar – ed. Mercedes Lackey Read More »
This collection of science fiction and fantasy stories was built around the single premise that the main character must be a woman warrior. There’s an interesting mix of stories here, some about war, some about the battles of real life. A couple of the sci fi stories featured some flavor of war being fought remotely,
Women of War – ed. Tanya Huff and Alexander Potter Read More »
Read for the Once Upon a Time IV Reading Challenge. The Grey Isles lie in some unnamed sea, a land of sorcerers and warriors, whose people are well aware that the Lords of Chaos have entered their land, dooming it to fall beneath the waves. The stories in this book are of a number of
Songs from the Drowned Lands – Eileen Kernaghan Read More »