Delia Sherman Book order (chronological)

"Quests from the Infinite Staircase embraces the magic of the most beloved Dungeons & Dragons adventures of all time, updated for the game's fifth edition"--

De două decenii, an de an, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror constituie un standard de calitate al literaturii fantastice. Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link și Gavin Grant duc mai departe această tradiție în volumul de față. Rezultată în urma unei cartografii exhaustive a tărâmului ficțiunii literare, această colecție reunește peste patruzeci de poezii și nuvele, de la povestiri pentru copii până la horror gotic, de la realism magic până la povești întunecate în stilul Grand Guignol. Veteranilor genului li se alătură vocile tinere cele mai curajoase, într-un regal al ficțiunii literare contemporane.

Nineteen writers dig into the imaginative spaces between conventional genres—realistic and fantastical, scholarly and poetic, personal and political—and bring up gems of new fiction: interstitial fiction.This is the literary mode of the new century, a reflection of the complex, ambiguous, and challenging world that we live in. These nineteen stories, by some of the most interesting and innovative writers working today, will change your mind about what stories can and should do as they explore the imaginative space between conventional genres. The editors garnered stories from new and established authors in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and also fiction translated from Spanish, Hungarian, and French. The collection features stories from Christopher Barzak, Colin Greenland, Holly Phillips, Rachel Pollack, Vandana Singh, Anna Tambour, Catherynne Valente, Leslie What, and others.

The third of Ellen Kushner's swashbuckling novels: elegant tales of influence, intrigue, betrayal and blade work, in a city where the only thing harder than gaining power is holding on to it.

Der junge William Flower steigt am Hof von Albia vom Küchenjungen zum königlichen Haushofmeister auf und gewinnt das Vertrauen des Königs. Doch ein dunkles Geheimnis belastet ihn. Der König kämpft mit einem Krieg und einer ungewollten Ehe, während eine geheimnisvolle Zauberin das Land bedroht. Delia Sherman verwebt in ihrem Roman Magie und Geschlechterrollen in einem lebendigen mittelalterlichen Setting.

The story of Tomasso de Befanini, son of the astrologer to the Medicis, whose quest to become Catherine de Medici's master chef is interrupted by war, intrigue, and magic, includes a glossary and recipes for several of the dishes involved. Reprint.

Durch das Verschulden eines Vorfahren liegt ein Fluch auf der Familie von Malvoeux. Er kann nur gebrochen werden wenn eine geheimnisvolle Taube, weiß wie Porzellan, von den Glücklichen Inseln auf den Familienstammsitz Beauxpres gebracht wird.