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 Thomas Burnett Swann MCF/ OBFS

Minotaur

Day of the Minotaur (1966) Kindle

In DAY OF THE MINOTAUR, modern readers at last have an opportunity to rediscover the imaginative genius of Thomas Burnett Swann, a writer whose works have been compared with the marvel-packed sagas of J.R.R. Tolkien, the sweeping adventure-tales of Mary Renault, and the sheer story-telling magic of Jack Vance and Edgar Rice Burroughs. This is the novel of Eunostos, the last of an ancient and powerful race of bull-men; of the Achaean conqueror Ajax; and of the beautiful Thea, known as the Beast Princess. You will not soon forget these characters, nor the unusual Bears of Artemis, the treacherous, bee-like creatures called Thriae, and the rest of the humans and non-humans who come to the final battle in the thunderous War of the Beasts. A world of wonder and excitement that will grip your imagination from the first page to the last! (Amazon Description)

The Forest of Forever (1971) Kindle

Cry Silver Bells (1977)

Keith Roberts MCF/ OBFS

Pavane (1968) [C]

1588: Queen Elizabeth is felled by an assassin's bullet. Within the week, the Spanish Armada had set sail, and its victory changed the course of history. 

1968: England is still dominated by the Church of Rome. There are no telephones, no television, no nuclear power. As Catholicism and the Inquisition tighten their grip, rebellion is growing. (Amazon) Kindle

The Lordly Ones (1986)

Keith Robert's The Lordly Ones offers a wide variety of sf and fantasy (and even a ghost story). The title story is a vision of near-future Britain collapsing in social disorder told from the viewpoint of a slow-witted lavatory attendant. Another take, "The Comfort Station", approaches a similar situation from a quite different perspective. In other stories we see Roberts in a more light-hearted vein: "The Checkout", another of his series of stories about a modern-day witch, Anita, or "Diva", a tale of singer of unique abilities. In "Ariadne Potts" a man's wish brings a classical statue to life, with, inevitably, unfortunate results. "The Castle and the Hoop" is an atmospheric ghost story set around the pubs of Southwark. And "Sphairistike" is perhaps the only sf story ever to centre on the game of tennis. (Amazon) Kindle

Robert Sampson MCF mostly short stories

Mervyn Peake OBFS

Gormenghast

Titus is expected to rule this extraordinary kingdom and his eccentric and wayward subjects. But with the arrival of an ambitious kitchen boy, Steerpike, the established order is thrown into disarray. Over the course of these three novels—Titus Groan, Gormenghast, and Titus Alone— Titus must contend with a kingdom about to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue, treachery, manipulation, and murder.Intoxicating, rich, and unique, The Gormenghast Trilogy is a tour de force that ranks as one of the twentieth century's most remarkable feats of imaginative writing. This special edition, published for the centenary of Mervyn Peake's birth, is accompanied by over one hundred of Peake's dazzling drawings. (Amazon) Kindle

1. Titus Groan (1946)Kindle

2. Gormenghast (1950) Kindle

3. Titus Alone (1959) Kindle

4. Titus Awakes (2011) (with Maeve Gilmore) Kindle

John Buchan OBFS

A young boy, Bill, buys a walking stick from a roadside pedlar. He discovers that it's a magic stick that will take the owner to anywhere he wishes. Adventures ensue. (Amazon) Kindle

Richard Garnett OBFS Mostly Short Fiction

Tom Shippy OBFS/OBSFS Anthologist 

Hammer and the Cross With Harry Harrison 

1. The Hammer and the Cross (1993) Kindle

865 A.D. Warring kings rule over the British Isles, but the Church rules over the kings, threatening all who oppose them with damnation. Only the dreaded Vikings of Scandinavia do not fear the priests.

Shef, the bastard son of a Norse raider and a captive English lady, is torn by divided loyalties and driven by strange visions that seem to come from Odin himself. A smith and warrior, he alone dares to imagine new weapons and tactics with which to carve out a kingdom--and launch an all-out war between....The Hammer and the Cross.

2. One King's Way (1994)

3. King and Emperor (1996) (with John Holm (Tom Shippey))

Hilbert Schenck Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 

Chronosequence (1988)

When Eve Pennington, Professor of History of Science on business in England, buys a nineteenth century journal at a London book auction on a whim because it is about Nantucket, where her life changed as a teenager, the mystery begins. And like Sherlock Holmes (and with the help of a loyal young bookman as her Watson), Eve determines to keep the journal that a number of important people seem to want desperately enough to steal and find out why they want it.

And in reading the journal, Eve finds the seeds of a very great mystery indeed. For perhaps more than two hundred years ago, several alien beings landed on earth in the oceans. One or more of them may have died, but Eve determines that two of them were located off the coast of Scotland and near a tiny island off Nantucket, and, further, that these two have been influencing nearby human beings in strange and sometimes wonderful ways. Perhaps, even Eve. (Goodreads) OpenLibrary

Frank Lillie Pollock Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories

Works by Francis Pollock at Project Gutenberg

John Myers Myers Silverlock (1949) Kindle

While on a sea voyage, a ship named Naglfar founders. One anhedonic passenger, A. Clarence Shandon (M.B.A., Wisconsin), is washed ashore in a fictional land known as "The Commonwealth of Letters". He is befriended by Golias, who nicknames him "Silverlock" and who becomes his guide. Silverlock and Golias encounter figures from history, literature and mythology. 

This is a partial listing of the characters, settings, and events that are drawn from history, and from works of literature and mythology. Some of the characters go by names other than those given below, thus the reader is expected to identify them from their contexts. 

Golias. His name is that of a mythical patron saint of wandering bards.[1] He is also identified as Orpheus, Taliesin, Amergin, Virgil, and other wandering poets.

Lucius Gil Jones, a composite of Lucius in The Golden Ass by Apuleius, Gil Blas in Gil Blas by Alain-René Lesage, and Tom Jones in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Robin Hood, legendary figure

Job, character from the Bible

Faust, from Goethe's play

Pathfinder from The Last of the Mohicans

Don Quixote and his squire, Sancho Panza

Daniel Boone, American explorer

Puck, character from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Beowulf, mythical hero

Manon Lescaut, from the novel L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut and the opera Manon Lescaut.

Becky Sharp (Becky Crawley) from Thackeray's Vanity Fair

Emma Watson, from the novel fragment The Watsons, by Jane Austen

Izaak Walton, English novelist, as "Piscator"

The Mad Hatter, The March Hare, and The Dormouse from Alice in Wonderland

The Green Knight from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Ship of fools, a medieval European cultural phenomenon

Hamlet, from Shakespeare's play of the same name

Oedipus, the mythological Greek hero

Brian Boru, High King of Ireland

(Wickepedia)

(The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories) • (1994)

An anthology of fantasy stories selected by the eminent Medievalist and Fantasy scholar Tom Shippey, The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories gathers together thirty-one tales brimming over with imagination. This rich and intriguing collection of fantasy stories features classic figures--the Devil, trolls and werewolves, sorcerers and dragons--that have long been a part of the human psyche. The authors of these marvelous tales draw upon a deep well of images, characters, and landscapes with great imagination and subtlety. Featuring writers as diverse as John Buchan and Mervyn Peake, Angela Carter and Terry Pratchett, this is an anthology for the newcomer and dedicated fan alike. (GoodReads Description)

Contents 

• ix • Introduction (The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories) • (1994) • essay by Tom Shippey 

• 1 • The Demon Pope • (1888) • short story by Richard Garnett 

• 9 • The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth • (1908) • short story by Lord Dunsany 

• 23 • Through the Dragon Glass • short story by A. Merritt [as by Abraham Merritt] 

• 35 • The Nameless City • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1921) • short story by H. P. Lovecraft 

• 46 • The Wind in the Portico • (1928) • novelette by John Buchan 

• 66 • The Tower of the Elephant • [Conan] • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 

• 88 • Xeethra • [Zothique] • (1934) • novelette by Clark Ashton Smith 

• 105 • Jirel Meets Magic • [Jirel of Joiry] • (1935) • novelette by C. L. Moore 

• 135 • The Bleak Shore • [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • (1940) • short story by Fritz Leiber 

• 144 • Homecoming • [The Elliott Family] • (1946) • short story by Ray Bradbury (variant of The Homecoming) 

• 156 • See You Later • [Hogben • 4] • (1949) • short story by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as by Henry Kuttner] 

• 174 • Liane the Wayfarer • [Dying Earth] • (1950) • short story by Jack Vance 

• 184 • The Desrick on Yandro • [John the Balladeer] • (1952) • short story by Manly Wade Wellman 

• 195 • The Silken-Swift • (1953) • short story by Theodore Sturgeon 

• 212 • Operation Afreet • [Operation Chaos] • (1956) • novelette by Poul Anderson 

• 238 • The Singular Events Which Occurred in the Hovel on the Alley Off of Eye Street • (1962) • short story by Avram Davidson 

• 244 • The Sudden Wings • (1962) • novelette by Thomas Burnett Swann 

• 263 • Same Time, Same Place • (1963) • short story by Mervyn Peake 

• 271 • Timothy • [Anita] • (1966) • short story by Keith Roberts 

• 283 • The Kings of the Sea • [Brigadier Ffellowes] • (1968) • novelette by Sterling E. Lanier 

• 300 • Not Long Before the End • [Magic Goes Away] • (1969) • short story by Larry Niven 

• 311 • The Wager Lost by Winning • [Traveller in Black] • (1970) • novelette by John Brunner 

• 342 • Lila the Werewolf • [Sam Farrell] • (1969) • novelette by Peter S. Beagle 

• 361 • Johanna • (1978) • short story by Jane Yolen 

• 364 • The Erl-King • (1977) • short story by Angela Carter (variant of The Erlking) 

• 372 • Beyond the Dead Reef • [Quintana Roo] • (1983) • short story by James Tiptree, Jr. 

• 388 • Subworld • (1983) • novelette by Phyllis Eisenstein 

• 409 • Bite-Me-Not or Fleur de Fur • (1984) • novelette by Tanith Lee (variant of Bite-Me-Not or, Fleur de Feu) 

• 433 • The Night of White Bhairab • (1984) • novelette by Lucius Shepard 

• 464 • Thorn • (1984) • short story by Robert Holdstock 

• 480 • Troll Bridge • [Discworld] • (1992) • short story by Terry Pratchett

Modern Classics of Fantasy (1997) • anthology by Gardner Dozois 

Available on Kindle

This is the kind of assortment that can hook a reader on short fantasy. Thirty-two good stories--some previously anthologized, some hot off the press ("Beauty and the Opera" by Suzy McKee Charnas appeared in July 1996), and a few once considered classic, but now nearly forgotten (Thomas Burnett Swann is rapidly falling out of sight)--offer entertainment for every taste. Many of the stories ("The Overworld" by Jack Vance, and "The Changeling" by Michael Swanwick) also offer continuation elsewhere as part of a longer work.

Gardner Dozois's emphasis is on magazine fiction. As such, it's an interesting view of the evolution and increasing sophistication of the "pulps"--and their readers. For this reason this would be an excellent text for a course on modern fantasy writing. Stories from Asimov Science Fiction Magazine, which Dozois edits, are prominent among the recent pieces. Providing a brief history of 20th-century fantasy, the introduction seems written with the new reader in mind. (GoodReads Description)

Contents 

• Walk Like a Mountain • [John the Balladeer] • (1955) • short story by Manly Wade Wellman 

• Scylla's Daughter • [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • (1961) • novella by Fritz Leiber 

• Paper Dragons • [Land of Dreams] • (1985) • novelette by James P. Blaylock 

• The Golem • (1955) • short story by Avram Davidson 

• Flowers of Edo • (1987) • novelette by Bruce Sterling 

• Bears Discover Fire • (1990) • short story by Terry Bisson 

• The Changeling's Tale • (1994) • short story by Michael Swanwick 

• Missolonghi 1824 • (1990) • short story by John Crowley 

• Blunderbore • (1990) • short story by Esther M. Friesner 

• Into Gold • (1986) • novelette by Tanith Lee 

• Space-Time for Springers • [Gummitch the Cat] • (1958) • short story by Fritz Leiber 

• Beauty and the Opéra or The Phantom Beast • (1996) • novelette by Suzy McKee Charnas 

• The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule • [Griaule] • (1984) • novelette by Lucius Shepard 

• A Cabin on the Coast • (1984) • short story by Gene Wolfe 

• The Sleep of Trees • (1980) • short story by Jane Yolen 

• Trouble with Water • (1939) • short story by H. L. Gold 

• The Gnarly Man • (1939) • novelette by L. Sprague de Camp 

• Death and the Executioner • [Lord of Light] • (1967) • novelette by Roger Zelazny 

• The Manor of Roses • [John & Stephen] • (1966) • novella by Thomas Burnett Swann 

• The Overworld • [Dying Earth] • (1965) • novelette by Jack Vance 

• Extempore • (1956) • short story by Damon Knight 

• God's Hooks! • (1982) • short story by Howard Waldrop 

• Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight • (1987) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin 

• The Tale of Hauk • (1977) • novelette by Poul Anderson 

• A Gift of the People • (1988) • short story by Robert Sampson 

• Configuration of the North Shore • (1969) • short story by R. A. Lafferty 

• Two Sadnesses • (1973) • short story by George Alec Effinger 

• Manatee Gal, Won't You Come Out Tonight • [Jack Limekiller] • (1977) • novelette by Avram Davidson (variant of Manatee Gal Ain't You Coming Out Tonight) 

• The Signaller • [Pavane] • (1966) • novelette by Keith Roberts 

• The Troll • (1935) • short story by T. H. White 

• Death and the Lady • (1992) • novelette by Judith Tarr 

• Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros • (1995) • novelette by Peter S. Beagle 

• Preface (Modern Classics of Fantasy) • (1997) • essay by Gardner Dozois 

• Recommended Reading (Modern Classics of Fantasy) • essay by Gardner Dozois

The Shape of My Name • (2015) • short story by Nino Cipri 

• Madeleine • (2015) • short story by Amal El-Mohtar 

• One Hour, Every Seven Years • short fiction by Alice Sola Kim (3)

• Ice • (2015) • short story by Rich Larson 

• Robo-Liopleurodon! • short fiction by Darcie Little Badger 

• Mother Tongues • (2018) • short story by S. Qiouyi Lu 

• Calved • (2015) • short story by Sam J. Miller 

• Strange Waters • (2018) • short story by Samantha Mills 

• In the Sharing Place • (2018) • short story by David Erik Nelson 

• The Secret Life of Bots • (2017) • novelette by Suzanne Palmer (6)

• Our Lady of the Open Road • (2015) • novelette by Sarah Pinsker 

• A Series of Steaks • (2017) • novelette by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (5)

• The Need for Air • (2018) • short story by Lettie Prell (7)

• Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™ • (2017) • short story by Rebecca Roanhorse (1)

• A Study in Oils • [The Lucky Peach] • (2018) • novelette by Kelly Robson (8)

• Tender Loving Plastics • (2018) • short story by Amman Sabet 

• Toppers • (2016) • novelette by Jason Sanford (10)

• Utopia, LOL? • (2017) • short story by Jamie Wahls (3)

• Openness • (2016) • short story by Alexander Weinstein 

• The Doing and Undoing of Jacob E. Mwangi • (2019) • short story by E. Lily Yu

The New Voices of Fantasy)

David Sandner

Introduction (The New Voices of Fantasy) • essay by Jacob Weisman 

Back Then • essay by Peter S. Beagle Fantasy Hall of Fame

• Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers • (2015) • short story by Alyssa Wong (9)

Selkie Stories Are for Losers • (2013) • short story by Sofia Samatar (12)

Tornado's Siren • (2012) • short story by Brooke Bolander (11)

Left the Century to Sit Unmoved • (2016) • short story by Sarah Pinsker (26)

 Alternate Time Travelers 2

A Kiss with Teeth • (2014) • short story by Max Gladstone (10)

Jackalope Wives • (2014) • short story by Ursula Vernon (12)

The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees • (2011) • short story by E. Lily Yu (19)

The Practical Witch's Guide to Acquiring Real Estate • (2015) • short story by A. C. Wise (29)

The Tallest Doll in New York City • (2014) • short story by A. C. Wise (29)

The Haunting of Apollo A7LB • (2015) • short story by Hannu Rajaniemi (5)

 21st 2nd Century SF 

Here Be Dragons • (2015) • short fiction by Chris Tarry 

The One They Took Before • (2014) • short story by Kelly Sandoval (15)

Tiger Baby • (2013) • short fiction by Jy Yang (14)

The Duck • (2011) • short story by Ben Loory 

Wing • (2012) • short story by Amal El-Mohtar (13)

The Philosophers • (2016) • short fiction by Adam Ehrlich Sachs 

My Time Among the Bridge Blowers • short story by Eugene Fischer (3)

The Husband Stitch • (2014) • novelette by Carmen Maria Machado (12)

The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn • (2015) • novella by Usman T. Malik (8)

• 1 • Introduction (Robots vs. Fairies) • essay by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe 

• 9 • Build Me a Wonderland • short story by Seanan McGuire 

• 29 • Quality Time • novelette by Ken Liu 

• 58 • Murmured Under the Moon • short story by Tim Pratt 

• 83 • The Blue Fairy's Manifesto • short story by Annalee Newitz 

• 99 • Bread and Milk and Salt • short story by Sarah Gailey 

• 119 • Ironheart • short story by Jonathan Maberry 

• 142 • Just Another Love Song • short story by Kat Howard 

• 154 • Sound and Fury • short story by Mary Robinette Kowal 

• 169 • The Bookcase Expedition • short story by Jeffrey Ford 

• 182 • Work Shadow/Shadow Work • short story by Madeline Ashby 

• 207 • Second to the Left, and Straight On • short story by Jim C. Hines 

• 226 • The Buried Giant • short story by Lavie Tidhar 

• 249 • Three Robots Experience Objects Left Behind from the Era of Humans for the First Time • short story by John Scalzi 

• 258 • Ostentation of Peacocks • short story by Delilah S. Dawson [as by Lila Bowen] 

• 277 • All the Time We've Left to Spend • short story by Alyssa Wong 

• 299 • Adriftica • novelette by Maria Dahvana Headley 

• 327 • To a Cloven Pine • short story by Max Gladstone 

• 340 • A Fall Counts Anywhere • novelette by Catherynne M. Valente