Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales
A collection of original fairy tales by ten science fiction and fantasy writers, including Isaac Asimov, Lester del Rey, and Anne McCaffrey
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Ten of the top writers of fantasy present their views of the ways and byways of fairyland:ISAAC ASIMOV -- A most unusual knight meets an even more unusual dragon.TERRY BROOKS -- A boy and an elf discover courage conquers more than monsters.C.J. CHERRYH -- Three wishes -- and the strangest love story ever told.LESTER DEL REY -- The little princess didn't really believe in a fairy godmother.SUSAN DEXTER -- The hermit boy didn't know that his pet fawn was a unicorn.WAYLAND DREW -- Each traveler claimed precedence -- until a stranger joined them.BARBARA HAMBLY -- Three strange children from a dragon's lair were loved, until . . .KATHERINE KURTZ -- A fairy learns of faith and love from a holy man.ANNE McCAFFREY -- Humans and the descendants of Pegasus seek to escape their prison.LAWRENCE WATT-EVANS -- Killing a dragon is easy -- once one knows how.
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