Wonders of the Invisible World
San Francisco, CA : Tachyon, 2012.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 288 pages ; 19 cm
Stylistically rooted in fairy tale and mythology, McKillip explores imperceptible landscapes in these stories. There are princesses dancing with dead suitors, a knight in love with an official of exotic lineage, and fortune's fool stealing into the present instead of the future. In one tale, a time-traveling angel is forbidden to intervene in Cotton Mather's religious ravings, while another narrative finds a wizard seduced in his youth by the Faerie Queen and returning the treasure that is rightfully hers. This collection draws elements from the fables of history and re-creates them in startlingly magical ways--www.FantasticFiction.com.
Contents:
Wonders of the invisible world -- Out of the woods -- The Kelpie -- Hunter's moon -- Oak Hill -- The fortune-teller -- Jack O'Lantern -- Knight of the well -- Naming Day -- Byndley -- The twelve dancing princesses -- Undine -- Xmas cruise -- A gift to be simple -- The old woman and the storm -- The Doorkeeper of Khaat -- What inspires me : guest of honor speech at WisCon 28, 2004.
ISBN:
9781616960872
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F McKillip | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | In |