The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales
Author: | Ellen Datlow Terri Windling |
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Viking, 2007 |
Series: | Mythic Fiction: Book 3 |
Book Type: | Anthology |
Genre: | Fantasy |
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Synopsis
Coyote. Anansi. Brer Rabbit. Trickster characters have long been a staple of folk literature. Twenty-six authors, including Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles), Charles de Lint (Little (Grrl) Lost), Ellen Klages, (The Green Glass Sea), Kelly Link (Pretty Monsters), Patricia A, McKillip (Ombria in Shadow), and Jane Yolen, have crafted stories and poems drawing from cultures and traditions all over the world--each surprising, engrossing, and thought provoking. Terri Windling provides a comprehensive introduction to the trickster myths of the world, and the entire book is highlighted by the remarkable decorations of Charles Vess.
The Coyote Road, like its companions The Green Man (winner of the World Fantasy Award) and The Faery Reel (a World Fantasy Award Finalist), is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary fantasy fiction.
Table of Contents:
- Preface - essay by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
- Introduction - essay by Terri Windling
- One Odd Shoe - shortstory by Pat Murphy
- Coyote Woman - poem by Carolyn Dunn
- Wagers of Gold Mountain - shortstory by Steve Berman
- The Listeners - shortstory by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
- Realer Than You - shortstory by Christopher Barzak
- The Fiddler of Bayou Teche - shortstory by Delia Sherman
- A Tale for the Short Days - shortstory by Richard Bowes
- Friday Night at St. Cecilia's - shortstory by Ellen Klages
- The Fortune-Teller - shortstory by Patricia A. McKillip
- How Raven Made His Bride - poem by Theodora Goss
- Crow Roads - shortstory by Charles de Lint
- The Chamber Music of Animals - shortstory by Katherine Vaz
- Uncle Bob Visits - shortstory by Caroline Stevermer
- Uncle Tompa - poem by Midori Snyder
- Cat of the World - shortstory by Michael Cadnum
- Honored Guest - shortstory by Ellen Kushner
- Always the Same Story - shortstory by Elizabeth E. Wein
- The Señorita and the Cactus Thorn - shortstory by Kim Antieau
- Black Rock Blues - shortstory by Will Shetterly
- The Constable of Abal - shortstory by Kelly Link
- A Reversal of Fortune - shortstory by Holly Black
- God Clown - shortstory by Carol Emshwiller
- The Other Labyrinth - shortstory by Jedediah Berry
- The Dreaming Wind - shortstory by Jeffrey Ford
- Kawaku Anansi Walks the World's Web - poem by Jane Yolen
- The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change - novelette by Kij Johnson
- Further Reading - essay by uncredited
- About the Editors - essay by uncredited
- About the Illustrator - essay by uncredited
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