Who do today's top fantasy writers read--and why? This was the question posed to some of the most influential authors in the field today. This book is their answer. Here are seventeen of the most memorable stories in the genre, each one personally selected by a well-known writer, and each prefaced by that writer's explanation of his or her choice. Here's your chance to enjoy familiar favorites, and perhaps to discover some wonderful new treasures. In each case, you'll have the opportunity to see the story from the perspective of a master of the field. "Ghosts of Wind and Shadow" • Charles de Lint chosen by Tanya Huff "Mazirian the Magician" • Jack Vance chosen by Robert...

In Lammas Night a young weaver of spells is persuaded to bide a while in a small village, to make their village spells and keep the Dark at bay. As part of their persuasion, the villagers have given her the house of her predecessor. Not knowing that his spirit lingers there, she unwittingly breaks the spell that laid him. Now, a half-seen phantom courts her. He is either her lover for all time, the only she will ever know- or a wicked spirits' seeming, the aim of which is to entrap her in a fate unspeakable. Will she call him to her or banish him forever? Now is the time of choosing, the Witching on Lammas Night. Magic Dark and Light are in perfect balance. She begins the casting of her...

Новая антология юмористического фэнтези — это коллекция поистине великолепных смешных историй, принадлежащих перу таких прославленных авторов, как Гарри Гаррисон, Нил Гейман, Алан Дин Фостер, Джин Вулф, Крэг Шоу Гарднер, Лион Спрэг де Камп и других. Многие рассказы были написаны специально для этой антологии и на русском языке выходят впервые. Элвис Пресли, получивший новую пару голубых замшевых ботинок, разорившиеся торговцы льдом, таинственный Джек Подстригатель, гном, обитающий в метро, демоны, прыгающие на «тарзанке», — фантазия авторов безгранична и не перестает изумлять.