A Quest-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic

by Margaret Weis

Overview

Bestselling author and editor of the popular A Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic returns with an anthology of classic quest stories, as only she can assemble them.

As far back as Homer's Odyssey, "the quest" has been a compelling and popular storytelling vehicle used in many enduring works of Western literature, including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Pilgrim's Progress, and the contemporary fantasy favorite, The Lord of the Rings. Now, in homage to these timeless favorites, Margaret Weis has assembled a sparkling reprint collection of quest-driven gems by such notable fantasy authors as Neil Gaiman, C. J. Cherryh, Michael Moorcock, and Mercedes Lackey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446679275
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	05/01/2002
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Margaret Weis is the co-author (with Tracy Hickman) of the bestselling Dragonlace Chronicles & Dragonlace Legends series, as well as the co-author (with Robert Krammes) of the Dragon Brigade trilogy of novels. She also publishes role-playing games, including major franchises such as Firefly and Smallville.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	vii
	Gwydion and the Dragon	1
	Misericorde	27
	The Barbarian	53
	The Silk and the Song	63
	Mirror, Mirror on the Lam	95
	Chivalry	119
	Firebearer	133
	The Bully and the Beast	147
	A Time for Heroes	203
	The Cup and the Cauldron	231
	The Lands Beyond the World	249
	About the Authors	305

Editorial Reviews

In her rather inelegantly titled A Quest-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic, Margaret Weis, coathor of the Dragonlance and Death Gate series, collects her favorite stories of brave missions and heroic undertakings. Whether it's Charles L. Fontenay's The Silk and the Song, in which a young human tries to free his fellow humans from enslavement to the tailed, four-fingered Hussirs, or Lois Tilton's Greek mythology inspired Firebearer, in which a young blacksmith tries to rescue the god who gave humans fire, we turn, writes Weis, to quest stories to learn how to be heroes of our own lives. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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