“Sandmagic” © 1979 by Orson Scott Card. Originally published in Swords Against Darkness IV, edited by Andrew J. Offut (Zebra Books: New York).
“As the Wheel Turns” © 2010 by Aliette de Bodard. Originally published in Greatest Uncommon Denominator, Issue 6, November 2012.
“Riding the Shore of the River of Death” © 2009 by Kate Elliott. Originally published in A Fantasy Medley, edited by Yanni Kuznia (Subterranean Press: Burton, Michigan). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Homecoming” © 2003 by Robin Hobb. Originally published in Legends II, edited by Robert Silverberg (Del Rey/Ballantine: New York).
“The Narcomancer” © 2007 by N. K. Jemisin. Originally published in Helix #3, Winter 2007.
“Bound Man” © 2006 Mary Robinette Kowal. Originally published in Twenty Epics, edited by David Moles and Susan Marie Groppi (All Star Stories: Berkeley, California).
“The Word of Unbinding,” © 1964, 1992 by Ursula K. Le Guin. First appeared in Fantastic, January 1974; from The Wind’s Twelve Quarters (William Morrow: New York). Reprinted by permission of the Author and the Author’s agents, the Virginia Kidd Agency, Inc.
“The Mystery Knight” © 2010 by George R. R. Martin. Originally published in Warriors, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (Tor Books: New York).
“Otherling” © 2000 by Juliet Marillier. Originally published in Voyager 5: Collector’s Edition (Voyager: Sydney, Australia).
“While the Gods Laugh” © 1961 by Michael and Linda Moorcock. Originally published in Science Fantasy #49.
“Mother of All Russiya” © 2012 by Melanie Rawn. Originally published in Lightspeed, May 2012.
“The Road to Levinshir” © 2002, 2011 by Patrick Rothfuss. Originally published in Writers of the Future XVIII, edited by Algis Budrys (Galaxy Press: Hollywood, California) and, in substantially different form, in The Wise Man’s Fear (DAW: New York). This version first appeared in The Wise Man’s Fear.
“Rysn” © 2010 by Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC. Originally published in The Way of Kings. (Tor Books: New York).
“Strife Lingers in Memory” © 2002 by Carrie Vaughn, LLC. Originally published in Realms of Fantasy, December 2002.
“The Burning Man” © 1998 by Tad Williams. Originally published in Legends, edited by Robert Silverberg (Tor Books: New York).
About the Editor
John Joseph Adams is the bestselling editor of many anthologies, such as Other Worlds Than These, Armored, Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barsoom, Brave New Worlds, Wastelands, The Living Dead, The Living Dead 2, By Blood We Live, Federations, The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and The Way of the Wizard. Forthcoming work includes The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination, Dead Man’s Hand, and Robot Uprisings (co-edited with Daniel H. Wilson).
John is a four-time finalist for the Hugo Award and a four-time finalist for the World Fantasy Award. He has been called “the reigning king of the anthology world” by Barnes & Noble, and his books have been lauded as some of the best anthologies of all time.
In addition to his anthology work, John is also the editor of Lightspeed Magazine and Nightmare Magazine, and he is the co-host of Wired.com’s The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast.
For more information, visit his website at johnjosephadams.com, and you can find him on Twitter @johnjosephadams.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Homecoming
The Word of Unbinding
The Burning Man
As the Wheel Turns
The Alchemist
Sandmagic
The Road to Levinshir
Rysn
While the Gods Laugh
Mother of All Russiya
Riding the Shore of the River of Death
Bound Man
The Narcomancer
Strife Lingers in Memory
The Mad Apprentice
Otherling
The Mystery Knight
Acknowledgements
Copyright Information
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Homecoming
The Word of Unbinding
The Burning Man
As the Wheel Turns
The Alchemist
Sandmagic
The Road to Levinshir
Rysn
While the Gods Laugh
Mother of All Russiya
Riding the Shore of the River of Death
Bound Man
The Narcomancer
Strife Lingers in Memory
The Mad Apprentice
Otherling
The Mystery Knight
Acknowledgements
Copyright Information
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