Beyond the Pale is an anthology of fantasy, urban fantasy and paranormal stories that skirt the border between our world and others. Was that my imagination, or did I hear something under my bed? What was that blurred movement in my darkened closet? There is but a thin Veil separating the real and the fantastic, and therein dwell the inhabitants of these stories.
Beyond the Pale contains twelve short stories by award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors Saladin Ahmed , Peter S. Beagle , Heather Brewer , Jim Butcher , Rachel Caine , Kami Garcia , Nancy Holder , Gillian Philip , and Jane Yolen .
The noun “pale” refers to a stake or pointed piece of wood . “Pale” came to refer to an area enclosed by a paling fence. Later, it acquired the figurative meaning of an enclosed and therefore safe domain. Conversely, "beyond the pale" means foreign, strange, or threatening. You are about to go Beyond the Pale.
Beyond the Pale is an anthology of fantasy, urban fantasy and paranormal stories that skirt the border between our world and others. Was that my imagination, or did I hear something under my bed? What was that blurred movement in my darkened closet? There is but a thin Veil separating the real and the fantastic, and therein dwell the inhabitants of these stories.
Beyond the Pale contains twelve short stories by award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors Saladin Ahmed , Peter S. Beagle , Heather Brewer , Jim Butcher , Rachel Caine , Kami Garcia , Nancy Holder , Gillian Philip , and Jane Yolen .
The noun “pale” refers to a stake or pointed piece of wood . “Pale” came to refer to an area enclosed by a paling fence. Later, it acquired the figurative meaning of an enclosed and therefore safe domain. Conversely, "beyond the pale" means foreign, strange, or threatening. You are about to go Beyond the Pale.