In this wondrous collection, some of the world's best-known authors of the fantastic explore the legends and lore of the fire-breathing creatures that have captured the imagination of adventure lovers everywhere-dragons. From S.P. Somtow's dramatic tale of an ancient dragon owned by a family in modern Thailand to Ursula K. Le Guin's classic story of the power of a dragon's naming, from Tanith Lee's portrait of a dying dragon on to Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg's look at a dragon whose love for a human woman could spell doom for the whole Earth -- here are spectacular dragon stories transcending time and place.
Contents:
Age • short story by Tanith Lee
Tin Lizzies • novelette by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Ulf the Wyrm • short story by Lois Tilton
Short Straws • short story by Kevin J. Anderson
Pleasantly Pink • short story by Nicholas A. DiChario and Mike Resnick
The Rule of Names • short story by Ursula K. Le Guin
Sirinita's Dragon • short story by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Dream Reader • novelette by Jane Yolen
The Dragon on the Bookshelf • short story by Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg
The Shedding and the Song • short story by Ian Hunter
The Old, Old Story • short story by Andrew Lane
The Mandelbrot Dragon • short story by Mary A. Turzillo
Dragonlord's Justice • novelette by Joanne Bertin
Grandfather's Briefcase • short story by Gerald Perkins
Mordred and the Dragon • short story by Phyllis Ann Karr
Falcon and Dragon • short story by Josepha Sherman
When the Summons Came from Camelot • short story by Cynthia Ward
Serpent Feather • novelette by Gordon R. Menzies
Dragon's Fin Soup • novelette by S.P. Somtow
In this wondrous collection, some of the world's best-known authors of the fantastic explore the legends and lore of the fire-breathing creatures that have captured the imagination of adventure lovers everywhere-dragons. From S.P. Somtow's dramatic tale of an ancient dragon owned by a family in modern Thailand to Ursula K. Le Guin's classic story of the power of a dragon's naming, from Tanith Lee's portrait of a dying dragon on to Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg's look at a dragon whose love for a human woman could spell doom for the whole Earth -- here are spectacular dragon stories transcending time and place.
Contents:
Age • short story by Tanith Lee
Tin Lizzies • novelette by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Ulf the Wyrm • short story by Lois Tilton
Short Straws • short story by Kevin J. Anderson
Pleasantly Pink • short story by Nicholas A. DiChario and Mike Resnick
The Rule of Names • short story by Ursula K. Le Guin
Sirinita's Dragon • short story by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Dream Reader • novelette by Jane Yolen
The Dragon on the Bookshelf • short story by Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg
The Shedding and the Song • short story by Ian Hunter
The Old, Old Story • short story by Andrew Lane
The Mandelbrot Dragon • short story by Mary A. Turzillo
Dragonlord's Justice • novelette by Joanne Bertin
Grandfather's Briefcase • short story by Gerald Perkins
Mordred and the Dragon • short story by Phyllis Ann Karr
Falcon and Dragon • short story by Josepha Sherman
When the Summons Came from Camelot • short story by Cynthia Ward
Serpent Feather • novelette by Gordon R. Menzies
Dragon's Fin Soup • novelette by S.P. Somtow