<div><b>In these twenty-eight magnificent tales, which include two Nebula Award winners, Jane Yolen puts a provocative spin on familiar storybook worlds and beloved fairy tale characters</b><BR>One of the most acclaimed and honored authors in science fiction and fantasy, Jane Yolen has been called &ldquo;the Hans Christian Andersen of America&rdquo; for her brilliant reimagining of classic fairy tales. In her first collection of short stories written for an adult audience (after <i>Tales of Wonder</i> and <i>Dragonfield</i>), Yolen explores themes of freedom and justice, truth and consequence, and brings new life to our most cherished fables and myths. Here are storybook realms rendered more contemporary, and cautionary tales made grimmer than Grimm: Snow White is transported to Appalachia to match wits with a snake-handling evil stepmother and Beauty&rsquo;s meeting with the Beast takes a twisty, O. Henry&ndash;esque turn; in Yolen&rsquo;s Nebula Award&ndash;winning &ldquo;Lost Girls,&rdquo; a feminist revolt rocks Peter Pan&rsquo;s Neverland and in the collection&rsquo;s glorious title story&mdash;also a Nebula winner&mdash;the poet Emily Dickinson receives some unexpected and otherworldly inspiration. Sometimes dark, sometimes funny, and always enthralling, <i>Sister Emily&rsquo;s Lightship</i> is proof positive that Yolen is truly a folklorist of our times.  This ebook features a personal history by Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection, as well as a note from the author about the making of the book. </div>

Sister Emily's Lightship

<div><b>Award-winning author Jane Yolen transports readers to new realms of dragons, sprites, and rogues in twenty-seven magical stories and poems</b><BR>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what dragons are for, after all, to call forth heroes.&rdquo; Jane Yolen enchants and enthralls with an exquisite collection of short fiction and poetry brimming with sympathetic monsters, unlikely heroes, and all manner of magical amazements. Exploring the depths of human love, pain, and folly in these unforgettable tales, Yolen gives life to a cast of unforgettable characters: a selfless young woman whose sadness brings forth beautiful gifts, a deluded musician whose song spectacularly fails to soothe a savage beast, and an alien salvage crew mining gems from the mind of a dying poet. Here be dragons, outlaws, kings, mermen, and dream weavers, sprung from the unparalleled imagination of one of the world&rsquo;s foremost fantasists. This ebook features a personal history by Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection, as well as a note from the author about the making of the book. </div>

Dragonfield

<div><B>The award-winning author <I>How to Fracture a Fairy Tale</I> revamps the Camelot legend with stories of King Arthur&rsquo;s powerful mentor, the great magician Merlin. </B><BR />   There is perhaps no more beloved and enduring myth in the Western canon than the story of King Arthur, his knights, Queen Guinevere, and of course, his mysterious tutor and magical advisor, Merlin. A sorcerer, sage, prophet, and teacher, Merlin&rsquo;s mysterious life has inspired a vast array of classic works while giving rise to numerous conflicting legends. Here, award-winning author Jane Yolen, one of the most acclaimed fantasy writers of our time, retells Merlin&rsquo;s tales as never before. Through a series of stories and poems ranging across centuries&mdash;from the days of Merlin&rsquo;s childhood as a feral boy to the possible discovery of his bones in a much later era&mdash;Yolen reimagines both the glory and grimness of Camelot, recalling characters and events from Arthurian legend, while ingeniously inventing new myths and dark fables. <I>Merlin&rsquo;s Booke </I>is a brilliant patchwork, made up of tales that explore the mysteries of King Arthur&rsquo;s world and the terrible magic that pervaded it. This ebook features a personal history by Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection, as well as a note from the author about the making of the book.</div>

Merlin's Booke

<div><B>An alien civilization is forever changed by the incursion of human social scientists&mdash;and an ancient prophecy&mdash;in this award-winning novel.</B><BR />  The year is 2132 when members of the Anthropologist&rsquo;s Guild set down on the planet Henderson&rsquo;s IV, or L&rsquo;Lal&rsquo;lor as it is known to the native population. Charged with the nonintrusive study of alien cultures, the crew discovers a society containing no love or laughter. It is, instead, centered around death&mdash;a world of aristocratic and common folk in which grieving is an art and the cornerstone of life. But the alien civilization stands on the brink of astonishing change, heralded by the discovery of Linni, the Gray Wanderer, a young woman from the countryside whose arrival has been foretold for centuries. And for Anthropologist First Class Aaron Spenser, L&rsquo;Lal&rsquo;lor is a place of destructive temptations, seducing him with its mysterious, sad beauty, and leading him into an unthinkable criminal act. Told from the shifting viewpoints of characters both alien and human, and through records of local lore and transcripts of court martial proceedings, <I>Cards of Grief </I>is a thoughtful, lyrical, and spellbinding tale of first contact. It is a true masterwork of world building from Jane Yolen, a premier crafter of speculative fiction and fantasy. This ebook features a personal history by Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection, as well as a note from the author about the making of the book.</div>

Cards of Grief

<div><b>A dangerously seductive collection of tales that&mdash;like the sirens themselves&mdash;are impossible to resist</b><BR>Sensuality mingles with fantasy in this sultry anthology starring fairies, sphinxes, werewolves, and other beings by masterful storytellers including Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, Ellen Kushner, and more. <i>Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers </i>features a vampire who falls in love with her human prey, an updated Red Riding Hood fantasy, an unsuspecting young man who innocently joins in seductive faerie revelry, and a cat goddess made human. Alluring and charismatic, this collection from master editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling will stimulate more than just your imagination. This ebook features illustrated biographies of Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, including rare photos from the editors&rsquo; personal collections.</div>

Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers

<div><b>The companion volume to the provocative <i>Alien Sex</i> anthology, <i>Off Limits</i> pushes boundaries with twenty stimulating tales of otherworldly encounters</b><BR>This second volume of the Alien Sex anthology series brings together authors Neil Gaiman, Robert Silverberg, Samuel R. Delany, Joyce Carol Oates, Elizabeth Hand, and many others to explore the mysteries of sex, alien and human alike. From an alien spy who falls in love with one of the earthlings he&rsquo;s monitoring, to a woman whose souvenir dream-catcher calls to her bedroom more than she bargained for, to a genetically engineered sex object aboard a space station, these thought-provoking tales of alien sex open up new worlds for fantastical exploration. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Ellen Datlow, including rare photos from the editor&rsquo;s personal collection.</div>

Off Limits

<div><B>20 fairy tales hauntingly reimagined by some of today&rsquo;s finest sci-fi and fantasy authors, including Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and more.</B><BR /><BR /> Once upon a time, all our cherished dreams began with the words <I>once upon a time</I>. This is the phrase that opened our favorite tales of princes and spells and magical adventures. World Fantasy Award&ndash;winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling understand the power of beloved stories&mdash;and in <I>Black Heart, Ivory Bones</I>, their sixth anthology of reimagined fairy tales, they have gathered together stories and poetry from some of the most acclaimed writers of our time, including Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, Charles de Lint, and Joyce Carol Oates. But be forewarned: These fairy tales are <I>not</I> for children.<BR /><BR /> A prideful Texas dancer is cursed by a pair of lustrous red boots . . . Goldilocks tells all about her brutal and wildly dysfunctional foster family, the Bears . . . An archaeologist in Victorian England is enchanted by a newly exhumed Sleeping Beauty . . . A prince of tabloid journalism is smitten by a trailer-park Rapunzel . . . A clockwork amusement park troll becomes sentient and sets out to foment an automaton revolution. These are but a few examples of the marvels that await within these pages&mdash;tales that range from the humorous to the sensuous to the haunting and horrifying, each one a treasure with a distinctly adult edge.</div>

Black Heart, Ivory Bones

<div><B>Fairy tales reimagined&mdash;in stories by &ldquo;a distinguished company of writers&rdquo; including Neil Gaiman, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tanith Lee (<I>Kirkus Reviews</I>).</B><BR /><BR /> For many of us, the fairy tale was our first exposure to the written word and the power of storytelling. These wondrous works of magic and morality enthralled us, enchanted us, sometimes terrified us, and remain in our hearts and memories still. Once again, World Fantasy Award&ndash;winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling have compiled an extraordinary collection of reimagined tales conceived by some of today&rsquo;s most acclaimed contemporary purveyors of literary fantasy, science fiction, and horror, including Neil Gaiman, Gahan Wilson, Joyce Carol Oates, Tanith Lee, Nancy Kress, Gene Wolfe, and others.<BR /><BR /> Remarkable things lurk in these dark and magical woods. Here Beauty confronts a serial-killer Beast, Hansel and Gretel&rsquo;s witch resides not in a gingerbread house but in a luxurious resort, and Rumpelstiltskin is truly the devil demanding his due, rightfully or otherwise. The hilarious &ldquo;Roach in Loafers&rdquo; ingeniously combines the classic &ldquo;Elves and the Shoemaker&rdquo; tale with &ldquo;Puss in Boots&rdquo; and adds an insectile twist, while in a modern fable that blends <I>The Wizard of Oz</I> and Hans Christian Andersen, Dorothy is set adrift in Hollywoodland, ruby slippers and all. These are <I>not</I> the fairy stories you remember from childhood.</div>

Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears

<div><B>&ldquo;Enchanting, witty&rdquo; fairy tales for adults from Peter Straub, Daniel Quinn, Nancy Kress, Patricia C. Wrede, and other modern-day Grimms and Andersens (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>).</B><BR /><BR /> World Fantasy Award&ndash;winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling return with another superb collection of wonders and terrors. In <I>Black Thorn, White Rose</I>, the magical tales we were told at bedtime have been upended, turned inside out, reshaped, and given a keen, distinctly adult edge by eighteen of the most acclaimed storytellers ever to reinvent a fairy tale. Our favorite characters, from Sleeping Beauty to Rumpelstiltskin to the Gingerbread Man, are here but in different guises, brought to new life by such masters as Nancy Kress, Jane Yolen, Storm Constantine, and the late, great Roger Zelazny.<BR /><BR /> These breathtaking tales of dark enchantments range from the tragic and poignant to the humorous to the horrifying to the simply astonishing. The story of an aging woodcutter persuaded to help a desperate prince make his way through the brambles to save a sleeping beauty twists ingeniously around like the thorny wall that impedes them. The fable of an all-controlling queen mother who faces her most fearsome adversary in a sensitive princess who appears mysteriously during a storm is a dark, disturbing masterpiece. And readers will long remember the exquisite tale of Death, his godson, football, and MTV.<BR /><BR /> Anyone who has ever loved or even feared the old tales of witches and trolls and remarkable transformations will find much to admire in this extraordinary collection&mdash;happily ever after or not.</div>

Black Thorn, White Rose

<div><B>Dark and decidedly grown-up stories inspired by fairy tales&mdash;from <I>New York Times</I> bestsellers Karen Joy Fowler, Joyce Carol Oates, Susanna Clarke, and more.</B><BR /><BR />  This collection from World Fantasy Award&ndash;winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling proves that fairy tales don&rsquo;t have to be for little children and that <I>happily ever after</I> doesn&rsquo;t necessarily mean forever. Here, the plights of Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel, and others are reimagined by some of today&rsquo;s finest literary talents.<BR />  <BR /> Hansel and Gretel make several appearances, not the least being at their trial for the murder of a supposedly helpless old woman. The real, shocking reason for Snow White&rsquo;s desperate flight from her home is revealed. And the steadfast tin soldier, made flesh and blood, pays a terrible price for his love and devotion.<BR />  <BR /> The twenty-one stories and poems in this collection run the gamut from triumphant to troubling to utterly outrageous, like Don Webb&rsquo;s brilliant merging of numerous tales into one wild, hallucinogenic trip in his &ldquo;Three Dwarves and 2000 Maniacs.&rdquo; All in all, they mine the fantastical yarns we loved as children for new and darker gold.<BR />  <BR /> Includes stories by Michael Cadnum, Karen Joy Fowler, Michael Blumlein, Nalo Hopkinson, Esther M. Friesner, Joyce Carol Oates, Steve Rasnic Tem, Garry Kilworth, Anne Bishop, Gregory Frost, Sten Westgard, Midori Snyder, Harvey Jacobs, Don Webb, Bruce Glassco, Pat Murphy, John Crowley, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Susanna Clarke, Nancy Kress, and Jane Yolen.<BR />  </div>

Black Swan, White Raven

<div><b>Inspired by true events, the story of two girls raised by wolves</b><BR>Mohandas lives in the Home, a Christian orphanage in Godamuri, India, close to the jungle. The people of Godamuri beg the orphanage&rsquo;s director, the Reverend Mr. Welles, to get rid of the ghosts, called <i>manush-bagha</i>, haunting their village. When the Reverend investigates, he discovers that the &ldquo;ghosts&rdquo; are really two human girls living with a pack of wolves. Mohandas&rsquo;s life is altered forever when the Reverend brings the two girls to live at the orphanage. Reverend Welles is sure that with time and attention, the girls will learn to speak and become civilized. But the other children do not like these strange creatures who walk on all fours, refuse to wear clothes, eat raw chicken, and howl at the moon. Only Mohandas is willing to show the wolf-sisters a little kindness. But is kindness enough to make them human? This ebook features a personal history by Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection, as well as a note from the author about the making of the book.</div>

Children of the Wolf

<div><b>Before the legendary Arthur became king, he took lessons from a dragon . . .</b><BR>Artos is a lonely child, teased or ignored by the other boys in the castle of Sir Ector. One day, he follows Sir Ector&rsquo;s runaway hound into a mysterious, dark cave, where he encounters a dragon who offers him the gift of wisdom. Both frightened and intrigued, Artos becomes the dragon&rsquo;s student and gains what he&rsquo;s always longed for: the friendship and respect of other boys. Under the guidance of the dragon, Artos&rsquo;s life begins to take shape in a way he could never have imagined. But has Artos really learned everything the dragon has to teach? And what does the dragon mean when he refers to him as &ldquo;Artos Pendragon,&rdquo; or &ldquo;Arthur son of dragon&rdquo;?<BR><BR>This ebook features a personal history by Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection, as well as a note from the author about the making of the book.</div>

The Dragon's Boy

<div><b>Under the fountain in Washington Square Park, there lives an incompetent wizard . . . </b><BR>David has just moved to New York City from Connecticut, and he&rsquo;s a bit lonely. He hasn&rsquo;t made any friends yet, and the city is so big. But one Saturday afternoon in Washington Square Park, David and his dog, D. Dog, meet a girl named Leilah. Leilah tells David that there&rsquo;s a wizard in the park&mdash;a wizard who lives under the Washington Square fountain. At first, David thinks Leilah is just making things up&mdash;until he encounters the real live wizard! Unfortunately, the wizard&rsquo;s spells work at the most inconvenient times, and he accidentally turns David&rsquo;s dog into a marble statue. Before the wizard can change D. Dog back, a sneaky antiques dealer grabs the statue and races uptown to sell it. Can David&rsquo;s new friends help him get D. Dog back? This ebook features a personal history by Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection, as well as a note from the author about the making of the book.</div>

The Wizard of Washington Square

<div><b>All magic has consequences</b><BR>Long ago, the seawitch Dread Mary fell in love with a hard-hearted prince and gave him the Magic Three of Solatia: three silver buttons that could fulfill any wish&mdash;but at a price. Centuries later, the buttons belong to Sianna of the Song, a button maker&rsquo;s daughter and heir to all of Dread Mary&rsquo;s magic secrets. But the cruel King Blaggard of Solatia seeks to wed the lovely Sianna and steal her power. Sianna will need her wits, her magic, and the silver buttons to save herself and Solatia from the evil Blaggard . . . but what will it cost her? This ebook features a personal history by Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection, as well as a note from the author about the making of the book.</div>

The Magic Three of Solatia

<div><b>Before Atalanta became a Greek legend, she encountered a beast . . .</b><BR>Abandoned by her parents and raised by bears until the age of four, Atalanta has led a life of adventure. After her adoptive father is slain by a ferocious beast, the twelve-year-old Atalanta sets off on a journey of revenge, accompanied by the bear she treats as a brother. She discovers that a monster is terrorizing the land of Arcadia and that the king has assembled a party to track it down&mdash;led by the legendary huntsman Orion. Atalanta wins a place at Orion&rsquo;s side, but the hunt for the beast is also a hunt to uncover the secret of her own past. And that may prove to be the greatest danger of all. This ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors&rsquo; personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of the series.</div>

Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast

<div><b>Before she became Queen of the Amazons, young Hippolyta fought to break a goddess&rsquo;s curse . . . </b><BR>An ancient prophecy states that any Amazon who bears two sons must kill the second, lest he grow up to destroy all the Amazons. But Queen Otrere can&rsquo;t bear to sacrifice her baby, so she gives him to her daughter, thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, begging her to take the child to his father, Laomedon, King of Troy. In order to save her baby brother&rsquo;s life, Hippolyta must find a lost city and lift a goddess&rsquo;s curse. Along the way, she will need help from an unexpected source: a newly discovered brother. But can Hippolyta bring herself to trust a boy in order to save the Amazons? This ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors&rsquo; personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of the series.</div>

Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons

<div><b>Before he became the hero of the Trojan War, young Odysseus battled monsters and magic</b><BR>Young Prince Odysseus longs to be a hero. But when he and his travelling companions are captured on their way home to Ithaca, Odysseus learns that being a hero isn&rsquo;t always easy. Now Odysseus must fight dastardly pirates, survive the enchanted songs of sirens, slay monsters, and defeat a treacherous king. Worse still, Odysseus has to deal with <i>girls</i>: snooty, spoiled Princess Helen of Sparta and her companion, the annoyingly sensible Penelope. Odysseus must use his strength and cleverness to save his friends, and he must sacrifice more than he ever expected to be come the hero he is destined to be. This ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors&rsquo; personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of the series.</div>

Odysseus in the Serpent Maze

<div><b>Before he led the Argonauts on the quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason saved an ancient city . . .</b><BR>Jason is an orphan training to be a warrior under the instruction of the centaur Chiron. But when wild centaurs steal Chiron&rsquo;s most precious possessions&mdash;two jars of Gorgon&rsquo;s blood, one with the power to heal any wound and the other a poison deadly enough to massacre multitudes&mdash;Jason must recover the blood before it can destroy the city of Iolcus. As he undertakes the quest with a band of unruly companions, Jason learns he&rsquo;s actually the true heir to the throne of Iolcus. Only by proving himself worthy of leading this troop of young heroes can Jason stop the savage centaurs and save his city from slaughter. This ebook features personal histories by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris including rare images from the authors&rsquo; personal collections, as well as a timeline of the Heroic Age and a conversation between the two authors about the making of the series.</div>

Jason and the Gorgon's Blood

<div><B>A boy becomes possessed by an angry ghost after a visit to a Scottish graveyard</B><BR /><BR /> Twins Jennifer and Peter rarely get along, except when it comes to their fascination with ghosts, magic, and mystery. While visiting their grandmother in Scotland, the 2 children sneak off to a graveyard&mdash;which unfortunately turns out to be a very, <I>very</I> bad idea. Jennifer and Peter were hoping to see the ghost of Mary MacFadden, who died of a broken heart when her brother, Andrew, forbade her marriage. Instead, Andrew&rsquo;s angry ghost takes over Peter&rsquo;s body, and if Jennifer and their grandmother can&rsquo;t get the spirit to leave within 24 hours, Peter will be gone forever!<BR />  <BR /> A story rich in Scottish lore and supernatural surprises, <I>The Bagpiper&rsquo;s Ghost </I>is a wonderful treat for young readers and for fantasy lovers of any age who remain gloriously and unapologetically youthful at heart.<BR />  <BR /><I>The Bagpiper&rsquo;s Ghost</I> is the 3rd Tartan Magic book, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.<BR />  <BR /> This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection.<BR /></div>

The Bagpiper's Ghost

<div><B>A web of evil Scottish magic entangles 3 children</B><BR /><BR /> American twins Jennifer and Peter love spending time with their grandmother in Scotland, especially because their sweet and loving Gran is a witch. A trip to meet Gran&rsquo;s coven provides some unexpected surprises when a woman presents the twins&rsquo; little sister, Molly, with an ancient talisman. The relic leads the children to a frightened Pictish girl from the 9th century who has fled through time to escape a terrible evil. Jennifer, Peter, and Molly will have to join forces with Gran&rsquo;s friends to defeat a bearer of bad magic and help a time traveler return to her rightful past.<BR />  <BR /> In this delightfully atmospheric and imaginative novel, acclaimed fantasist Jane Yolen enthralls readers of all ages with a tale rich in wonder, surprise, and enchanted adventure.<BR />  <BR /><I>The Pictish Child</I> is the 2nd Tartan Magic book, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.<BR />  <BR /> This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection.<BR />  <BR /></div>

The Pictish Child

<div><B>All a young troll wants is to hear some rock and roll&mdash;but when his brother goes missing, he&rsquo;ll have to face more than just the music . . .</B><BR /><BR /> Like many teenagers, the young troll Gog loves rock music. Unfortunately, he doesn&rsquo;t have money to buy a ticket to see the annual concert of his favorite band, Boots and the Seven Leaguers. But where there&rsquo;s a will, there&rsquo;s a way, and Gog and his clever pal Pook trick the Leaguers into believing they are seasoned roadies willing to work in exchange for admission. Unfortunately, this means Gog must take his eyes off his smart-aleck little brother, Magog&mdash;and when Magog is kidnapped, the teen troll must venture into the terrible New Forest, where a whole host of terrifying nasties await, to find him.<BR />  <BR /> A true delight for young readers, Jane Yolen&rsquo;s <I>Boots and the Seven Leaguers </I>is a wonderfully imaginative and fantastically funny contemporary fairy tale from one of the most acclaimed authors in the fantasy field.<BR />  <BR /> This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Jane Yolen including rare images from the author&rsquo;s personal collection.<BR /></div>

Boots and the Seven Leaguers

<div><B>An inept wizard-in-training is the only one who can save his classmates from the terrible sorcery that threatens to devour their magical school</B><BR /><BR /> Acclaimed master fantasist Jane Yolen imagines an academic world of wonders where paintings speak, walls move, monsters are made real, and absolutely <I>anything</I> can happen&mdash;as she introduces readers to a hero as hapless as the legendary Merlin is powerful.<BR />  <BR /> It was Henry&rsquo;s dear ma who decided to send him off to Wizard&rsquo;s Hall to study sorcery, despite the boy&rsquo;s apparent lack of magical talent. He has barely stepped through the gates of the magnificent school when he is dubbed Thornmallow (&ldquo;prickly on the outside, squishy within&rdquo;). Still, regardless of his penchant for turning even the simplest spell into a disaster, Thornmallow&rsquo;s teachers remain kind and patient, and he soon has a cadre of loyal, loving friends. But there is something that no one is telling the boy: As the 113th student to enroll in the wondrous academy, Thornmallow has an awesome and frightening duty to fulfill&mdash;and failure will mean the destruction of Wizard&rsquo;s Hall and everyone within its walls.<BR /><BR /><BR /></div>

Wizard's Hall

<div><B>A breathtaking collection of literary fairy stories from an award-winning fantasist</B><BR /><BR /> Author Jane Yolen speaks to the ancient magic within us all in this anthology of 30 grown-up fairy stories&mdash;lovely, lyrical, poignant, sometimes frightening tales of transformations and transfigurations, magical destinies and dangerous quests, strange visions, reawakenings, and just desserts. A past winner of the Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award, and numerous other honors, Yolen takes her rightful place alongside the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, combining innovative literary style with fables that reimagine the myths of old and some of her legendary predecessors&rsquo; most cherished characters: Cinderella, simple Jack, Guinevere, Icarus, and the Frog Prince.<BR />  <BR /> Step into Yolen&rsquo;s wondrous realm of magic and dreams, where a curious young woman&rsquo;s desire to read the future leads her to the weaver of tomorrow; a farm boy with the voice of an angel seeks out Lady Death to sing for the life of his mother; and a sow, a cow, and a mare set out together to see the world. These timeless stories tell of an eager girl&rsquo;s entrance into the Hall of Grief and a sunless prince who fears the vengeance of a jealous star. A tree-bound young dryad longs to dance in the spring, and a grumpy old potter pours his heart and soul into his greatest work. Yolen&rsquo;s stories are unforgettable tales of the heart and the spirit; they are truly tales of wonder.<BR /><BR /><BR /></div>

Tales of Wonder

<div><B>A Highland lad comes of age at the brutal battle of Culloden in 18th-century Scotland</B><BR /><BR /> In the year 1745, the cry goes out across the Scottish Highlands for every able-bodied Scotsman to take up arms in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Stalwart and brave but prone to sudden seizures, young Duncan longs to join his da and the other men of clan MacDonald in the noble fight against the English. His father decrees the boy must remain behind, but the call to war is impossible to ignore, and when Duncan learns of his uncle&rsquo;s death in battle, he joins his cousin Ewan and sets out to fight for their country and their prince. But the reality of war is not the glorious undertaking Duncan has long heard spoken of and sung in stirring ballads and stories&mdash;and on the battlefield of Culloden he will be tested in ways he never could have imagined and leave boyhood behind forever amid the blood, fire, and death.<BR />  <BR /> Critically acclaimed, award-winning authors Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris merge their considerable storytelling talents in a riveting, moving tale of a young boy&rsquo;s rocky and perilous road to manhood. Richly atmospheric and firmly based in fact, <I>Prince Across the Water </I>is enthralling historical fiction&mdash;a powerful and unforgettable journey back in time and an unflinching look at the true face of war.<BR /><BR /><BR /></div>

Prince Across the Water

<div><B>A Highland lad joins forces with a notorious Scottish &ldquo;Robin Hood&rdquo; to seek revenge on the greedy laird who destroyed the boy&rsquo;s village</B><BR /><BR /> Authors Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris have garnered resounding critical acclaim for their thrilling historical novels that bring Scotland&rsquo;s colorful past to breathtaking life. Now they return to the Highlands with an enthralling tale of a young boy&rsquo;s lawless coming of age during the dark days of the Clearances.<BR />  <BR /> The early years of the 19th century are hard times for farmers in the Scottish Highlands. Young Roddy Macallan and his family are among the villagers cruelly driven from their lands when a new laird decides it would be more profitable to lease the ground to English sheep farmers. Returning in secret to the ruins of his home to retrieve a precious family heirloom&mdash;a &ldquo;blessing&rdquo; once presented to a Macallan ancestor by Bonnie Prince Charlie&mdash;Roddy is discovered and savagely beaten by order of the laird&rsquo;s sadistic enforcer, William Rood, who then steals the treasure for his master. Were it not for the timely arrival of the notorious outlaw Alan Dunbar, the boy would surely be dead. Taken under the wing of the infamous &ldquo;Rogue,&rdquo; young Roddy begins a new life as a renegade. Now, against all odds and with the aid and guidance of his bold criminal mentor, the determined lad will seek a righteous vengeance on the powerful villains who wronged him and his clan.<BR /><BR /><BR /></div>

The Rogues

<div><B>A warrior woman and her dark twin are destined to remake the world in this &ldquo;powerful&rdquo; tale, the first in a trilogy by a World Fantasy Award winner (<I>Newsweek</I>).</B><BR /><BR /> Legend foretold the child named Jenna, who was three-times orphaned before she could crawl, a fate that would leave her in the hands of women who worshipped the benevolent goddess Great Alta. In this world without men, Jenna comes of age, learning quickly the skills of close combat. But her most powerful gift lies elsewhere: a mirror sister who emerges only in the darkness&mdash;a twin named Skada&mdash;and shares the soul of the young, white-haired warrior who might well be the goddess reborn. But if Jenna is, in truth, the one whose coming is awaited, there is cause for great alarm among those who rule the Dales, for the prophecy speaks of upheaval and change, and a devastating end of all things.<BR /><BR /> An incomparable world-builder and one of America&rsquo;s premier fantasists, the remarkable Jane Yolen begins a three-part saga as inventive, intelligent, and exciting as anything that has ever been produced in the literature of the fantastic. Brilliantly contrasting the &ldquo;true&rdquo; story of Jenna with the later myths, poetry, and so-called scholarship that her coming engendered, Yolen creates a culture as richly imagined as those found in the acclaimed novels of Ursula K. Le Guin. A truly magnificent work,<I> Sister Light, Sister Dark</I> takes fantasy fiction to wondrous places it has never gone before.</div>

Sister Light, Sister Dark

<div><B>Nebula Award Finalist: A long-awaited savior joins forces with her dark twin to confront the evil threatening their land in the second book of the acclaimed epic fantasy the Great Alta Saga</B><BR /><BR /> Grown to young womanhood in the mountain region of the Dales and trained for combat by the all-female followers of the goddess Great Alta, Jenna reluctantly accepts the fact that she might well be the Anna, the warrior queen who has long been prophesied. Orphaned three times while still a small child, the now-teenage Jenna is compelled to lend her support and skills to the Dales&rsquo; rightful king and his brother, Carum, who holds her heart, for the reign of evil usurper Lord Kalas threatens the future of every worshipper of Alta. But Jenna does not ride alone. Whenever darkness falls, she and her companions&mdash;a young priestess in training and an aging warrior&mdash;are joined by Skada, white-haired Jenna&rsquo;s dark sister, who shares her destiny and her soul. But even their combined powers may not be enough to defeat the entrenched malevolence that means to destroy everything and everyone they hold dear.<BR />  <BR /> A finalist for the Nebula Award for best novel, Jane Yolen&rsquo;s <I>White Jenna </I>is a wondrous tale of duty, destiny, peril, romance, and fantasy. Interspersed with the myths and poetry the story engendered, it is a brilliantly imaginative creation of a world, a culture, and their enduring lore.<BR />  </div>

White Jenna

<div><B>Internal jealousy, obstinacy, and treachery threaten the royal house of a great queen and the future of her matriarchal land in the concluding volume of the acclaimed Great Alta high fantasy series</B><BR /><BR /> Decades have passed since White Jenna fulfilled the ancient prophecy, becoming queen of the Dales after defeating the king of Garun and driving the cruel occupiers back to their homeland. Since then, a fragile peace has been maintained through an exchange of royal hostages. Jenna&rsquo;s eldest son, Jemson, travels across the ocean to live with the enemy while the queen, in the way of the Dales, prepares her adopted daughter, Scillia, to eventually rule. A frail, one-armed child discovered abandoned on the battlefield, Scillia is thirteen now. She is confused and conflicted, resentful of her mother&rsquo;s teachings and the pressures of ascendance. But even more troubling is her brother&rsquo;s resentment. Jemson was corrupted in his thinking by his time among the patriarchal Garunians and is now determined to rule. The dangerous storms brewing in the royal house of Queen Jenna and the dying King Carum could have devastating consequences for all the people of the Dales: A powerful enemy over the waters is watching for any sign of weakness and instability, eager to reignite the terrible fires of the Gender Wars.<BR /><BR /> Multiple award-winning fantasist Jane Yolen brings her acclaimed saga to a breathtaking conclusion with <I>The One-Armed Queen</I>, ingeniously blending story, myth, poetry, and song to create a truly unforgettable culture and fantasy world.</div>

The One-Armed Queen

<div><B>A warrior and her dark sister join forces to dismantle and remake their embattled world in this epic fantasy saga from a Nebula Award&ndash;winning author.</B><BR /><BR /> One of fantasy fiction&rsquo;s preeminent practitioners, Jane Yolen creates a world and mythology that are richly enthralling and vibrantly alive in this acclaimed trilogy.<BR />  <BR /><I>Sister Light, Sister Dark</I>: Three-times orphaned and raised secretly by the acolytes of the goddess Alta, the child Jenna studies the ways of the warrior in preparation for the day that has been prophesied. For she may well be the goddess reborn who, with the aid of Skada&mdash;her mirror twin who can reveal herself only in darkness&mdash;is fated to bring devastation to the world.<BR />  <BR /><I>White Jenna</I>: Grown to young womanhood, the warrior Jenna offers her allegiance to the rightful king of the Dales&mdash;and her heart to his brother, Carum&mdash;joining the fight against the malevolent usurper Kalas. But the powerful despot appears unstoppable, dedicated to the destruction of the worshippers of Alta, the society of women in which the orphaned Jenna was lovingly raised.<BR />  <BR /><I>The One-Armed Queen</I>: Having fulfilled an ancient prophecy, the Queen of the Dales must now keep her faltering kingdom safe from a looming terror, and prepare her chosen successor&mdash;a one-armed orphan girl she discovered on the battlefield&mdash;for the grim responsibilities of rule.<BR />  <BR /> A sweeping adventure of destiny, peril, magic, and romance, <I>The Great Alta Saga</I> is a magnificent feat of storytelling that ingeniously blends world-building, myth, poetry, and song.<BR />  </div>

The Great Alta Saga

<div><B>Fairy tales retold&mdash;with a twist&mdash;from &ldquo;some of our best storytellers&rdquo; including Neil Gaiman, Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and others (<I>The Washington Post</I>).</B><BR />  <BR /> In this &ldquo;no holds barred . . . nightmarish . . . provocative&rdquo; collection, bestselling and award-winning fantasy masters put a dark, disturbing, and erotic spin on your favorite bedtime stories&mdash;and give you something entirely new to trouble your dreams (<I>The New York Times Book Review</I>).<BR />  <BR /> A boy is haunted through adulthood by a soul-eating creature that lies forever in wait under Neil Gaiman&rsquo;s &ldquo;Troll Bridge&rdquo;; a melancholy amphibian shares his most private fantasies with a therapist in Gahan Wilson&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Frog Prince&rdquo;; in Tanith Lee&rsquo;s &ldquo;Snow-Drop,&rdquo; a lonely artist invites seven circus performers into her home to satisfy an obsession; in Steve Rasnic Tem&rsquo;s &ldquo;Little Poucet,&rdquo; a band of lost brothers find refuge and terror with a hungry family in the woods; and Wendy Wheeler delves into the deviant psyche of the predatory male in &ldquo;Little Red.&rdquo; Also featuring Nancy Kress, Charles de Lint, Melanie Tem, Patricia A. McKillip, Jack Dann, and others, all paying a revisit to our favorite fairy tales in ways you&rsquo;ve never dared to imagine.<BR />  </div>

Snow White, Blood Red

<div><B>Drawing on the mythology of the Green Man and the power of nature, Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, and others serve up &ldquo;a tasty treat for fantasy fans&rdquo; (<I>Booklist</I>).</B><BR />  <BR /> There are some &ldquo;genuine gems&rdquo; in this &ldquo;enticing collection&rdquo; of fifteen stories and three poems, all featuring &ldquo;diverse takes on mythical beings associated with the protection of the natural world,&rdquo; most involving a teen&rsquo;s coming-of-age. Delia Sherman &ldquo;takes readers into New York City&rsquo;s Central Park, where a teenager wins the favor of the park&rsquo;s Green Queen.&rdquo; Michael Cadnum offers a &ldquo;dynamic retelling of the Daphne story.&rdquo; Charles de Lint presents an &ldquo;eerie, heartwarming story in which a teenager resists the lure&rdquo; of the faerie world. Tanith Lee roots her tale in &ldquo;the myth of Dionysus, a god of the Wild Wood.&rdquo; Patricia A. McKillip steeps her story in &ldquo;the legend of Herne, guardian of the forest. Magic realism flavors Katherine Vaz&rsquo;s haunting story. Gregory Maguire takes on Jack and the Beanstalk, and Emma Bull looks to an unusual Green Man&mdash;a Joshua tree in the desert&rdquo; (<I>Booklist</I>). These enduring works of eco-fantasy by some of the genre&rsquo;s most popular authors impart &ldquo;a real sense of how powerful nature can be in its various guises&rdquo; (<I>School Library Journal</I>).<BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;A treasure trove for teens and teachers exploring themes of ecology and folklore.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Kirkus Reviews</I><BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;The stories are well-written and manage to speak to both the intellect and the emotions.&rdquo; &mdash;SF Site</div>

The Green Man

<div><B>An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. </B><B>&ldquo;[A] spellbinding twist on the Round Table legend . . . a standout in this enormous canon.&rdquo;&mdash;<I>Publishers Weekly </I>(starred review)</B><BR />  <BR /> The newly crowned King Arthur is unsure of himself; worse, the people are unsure of him. Too many people want the throne, and treachery is everywhere. Merlin must do something before the king is betrayed, or murdered, or&mdash;worst of all&mdash;gets married. So Merlin magically places a sword into a slab of rock, lets it be known that whosoever removes the blade will rule all of England, and invites any man who would dare to try to pull out the sword. After a bit of showmanship, Arthur will draw the blade (with a little magical help, of course), and the people will rally around the young king. Except someone else pulls the sword out first . . . <BR />  <BR /><B>A <I>Booklist</I> Editors&rsquo; Choice</B><BR /><B>ABA&rsquo;s Pick of the Lists</B><BR /><B>A <I>Parent&rsquo;s Guide</I> Children&rsquo;s Media Award Winner</B><BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;Yolen takes elements of Arthurian legend and makes them her own in this involving novel.&rdquo;&mdash;<I>Booklist</I> (starred review)<BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;[A] page-turning tale of magic and adventure, betrayal, loyalty, and love.&rdquo;&mdash;<I>School Library Journal </I>(starred review)<BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;A subtle, many-layered tale . . . It is, as the book&rsquo;s ending tells readers, &lsquo;an old story but a good one,&rsquo; and Yolen does it honor.&rdquo;&mdash;<I>VOYA</I> (5Q&mdash;highest rating)</div>

Jane Yolen

Books By Jane Yolen (32 Books)