The midnight circus
In the newest volume of her World Fantasy Award-winning short story collections, beloved author Jane Yolen's dark side has fully emerged. Her vivid, startling, and thrilling tales and poems of the supernatural--from icy-hearted witches to sometimes-innocent shapeshifters--reveal a classic story...
| Main Author: | Yolen, Jane. |
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| Other Authors: | Goss, Theodora |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
San Francisco :
Tachyon Publications,
2020.
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| Summary: |
In the newest volume of her World Fantasy Award-winning short story collections, beloved author Jane Yolen's dark side has fully emerged. Her vivid, startling, and thrilling tales and poems of the supernatural--from icy-hearted witches to sometimes-innocent shapeshifters--reveal a classic storyteller at the height of her powers. Welcome to the Midnight Circus--and watch your step. The dark imaginings of fantasy icon Jane Yolen are not for the faint of heart. In these sixteen brilliantly unnerving tales and poems, Central Park becomes a carnival where you can--but probably shouldn't--transform into a wild beast. The Red Sea will be deadly to cross due to a plague of voracious angels. Meanwhile, the South Pole is no place for even a good man, regardless of whether he is living or dead. Wicked, solemn, and chilling, the circus is ready for your visit--just don't arrive late. |
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| Item Description: |
"Introduction by Theodora Goss"--cover. Introduction: "Welcome to the Midnight Circus" by Theodora Goss -- "Who Knew I Was a Writer of Dark Stores?" by Jane Yolen -- The weaver of tomorrow -- The white seal maid -- The snatchers -- Wilding -- Requiem Antarctica (with Robert J. Harris) -- Night wolves -- The house of seven angels -- Great gray -- Little red (with Adam Stemple) -- Winter's king -- Inscription -- Dog Boy remembers -- The fisherman's wife -- Become a warrior -- An infestation of angels -- Names -- Story notes and poems. The weaver of tomorrow/"The wheel spins" -- The white seal maid/"Ballad of the white seal maid" -- Snatchers/"Lou leaving home" -- Wilding/"Deer, dances" -- Requiem Antarctica/"Vampyr" -- Night wolves/"Bad dreams" -- The house of seven angels/"Anticipation" -- Great gray/"Remembering the great gray" -- Little red/"Red at eighty-one" -- Winter's king/"If winter" -- Inscription/"Stone ring" -- Dog Boy remembers/"The path" -- The fisherman's wife/"Undine" -- Become a warrior/"The princess turns" -- An infestation of angels/"Work days" -- Names/"What the oven is not" -- Afterword: From the princess to the queen by Aletha Kontis -- About the author. |
| Physical Description: |
242 pages |
| ISBN: |
9781616963408 1616963409 |
| Author Notes: |
Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award. (Bowker Author Biography) |