Terri Windling ist eine amerikanische Herausgeberin, Künstlerin und Essayistin, deren Werk sich mit Mythen, Folklore und magischer Literatur befasst. Sie gilt als treibende Kraft hinter der Wiederbelebung des mythologischen Erzählens, bekannt für ihre innovative redaktionelle Arbeit und die Gestaltung gefeierter Buchreihen. Ihre von Märchen und dem Übernatürlichen inspirierte Schriftstellerei erforscht meisterhaft archetypische Erzählungen und deren moderne Adaptionen. Als Künstlerin und Autorin bewegt sich Windling geschickt zwischen Realität und Fantasie und hat die Landschaft der spekulativen Fiktion maßgeblich geprägt.
A woman writer moves into a house she inherited from a poet in the hills of Arizona. The man died in mysterious circumstances and Maggie Black wants to find out why. So begins a terrifying introduction to the Indian spirits which roam the hills and feed on people's creative juices
Сборник "Зеленый рыцарь" удостоен награды World Fantasy Award (2003) как лучшая антология. Мы попросили авторов отправиться в Зачарованный лес и вернуться оттуда с историями об этих диких землях и существах, их населяющих. Вы встретите здесь ведьм, волков, дриад, людей-оленей, парочку фей и бесчисленное множество духов природы (включая даже дружелюбного зеленого великана). Таинственная извилистая тропинка ведет в волшебные земли через леса, пустыни, горы, города и трущобы. Над головами шепчутся кроны дубов и ясеней, а из теней наблюдают за каждым шагом зеленые существа.
The first bite is only the beginning. Twenty of today's favorite writers explore the intersections between the living, dead, and undead. Their vampire tales range from romantic to chilling to gleeful—and touch on nearly every emotion in between. Neil Gaiman's vampire-poet in "Bloody Sunrise" is brooding, remorseful, and lonely. Melissa Marr's vampires make a high-stakes game of possession and seduction in "Transition." And in "Why Light?" Tanith Lee's lovelorn vampires yearn most of all for the one thing they cannot have—daylight. Drawn from folk traditions around the world, popular culture, and original interpretations, the vampires in this collection are enticingly diverse. But reader beware: The one thing they have in common is their desire for blood. . . .
Diese Anthologie vereint die wohl außergewöhnlichsten Geschichten über die beliebten Mitternachtswesen. Von lustig bis bizarr, von romantisch bis spannend erzählen hochklassige Autoren der Fantasyliteratur ihre ganz eigene Geschichte über Vampire. Sie dachten, Sie wissen schon alles, was es über die Blutsauger zu wissen gibt? Die Autoren werden Sie eines Besseren belehren!
The award-winning editors of Snow White, Blood Red return us to distinctly adult realms of myth and the fantastic -- with 18 wondrous works that cloak the magical fictions we heard at grandma's knee in mantles of darkness and dread. From Roger Zelansky's delightful tale of Death's disobedient godson to Peter Straub's blood-chilling examination of a gargantuan Cinderella and her terrible twisted "art," here are stories strange and miraculous -- remarkable modern storytelling that remold our most cherished childhood fables into things sexier, more sinister... and more appealing to grown-up tastes and sensibilities. The "Snow White, Blood Red" Collection #1. Snow White, Blood Red #2. Black Thorn, White Rose #3. Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears #4. Black Swan, White Raven #5. Silver Birch, Blood Moon #6. Black Heart, Ivory Bones
For more than a decade, readers have turned to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to find the most rewarding fantastic short stories. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling continue their critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition with another stunning collection of stories. The fiction and poetry here is culled from an exhaustive survey of the field, nearly four dozen stories ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror, from magical realism to dark tales in the Grand Guignol style. Rounding out the volume are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantasy and horror, a new Year's Best section, on comics, by Charles Vess, and on anime and manga, by Joan D. Vinge, and a long list of Honorable Mentions, making this an indispensable reference as well as the best reading available in fantasy and horror.
Over 250,000 words of the finest fantasy and horrorA. S. ByattCharles de LintKaren Joy FowlerNeil GaimanLisa GoldsteinStephen KingEllen KushnerPatricia A. McKillipSteven MillhauserMichael Marshall SmithPeter StraubJane YolenFor more than a decade, readers have looked to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to showcase the highest achievements of fantastic fiction. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling continue their critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition with another stunning collection of stories. The fiction and poetry here is culled from an exhaustive survey of the field, nearly four dozen stories ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror, from magical realism to dark tales in the Grand Guignol style. Rounding out the volume are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantastic fiction, and a long list of Honorable Mentions, making this volume a valubale reference source as well as the best reading available in fantasy and horror
Once upon a time, fairy tales were for children... But no longer. You hold in your hands a volume of wonders -- magical tales of trolls and ogres, of bewitched princesses and kingdoms accursed, penned by some of the most acclaimed fantasists of our day. But these are not bedtime stories designed to usher an innocent child gently into a realm of dreams. These are stories that bite -- lush and erotic, often dark and disturbing mystical journeys through a phantasmagoric landscape of distinctly adult sensibilities... where there is no such thing as "happily ever after."