Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 12: Faeries
by Isaac Asimov (Editor), Martin Harry Greenberg (Editor), Charles G. Waugh (Editor)
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Faeries is an anthology of themed fantasy and science fiction short stories on the subject of fairies edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh as the twelfth and last volume in their Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy series.Tags
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When you came right down to it, you had to be modern. Why, Marianne wouldn't even have seen him, to say nothing of hearing what he'd had to say, if he'd worn his traditional clothing, used his own name and employed his normal means of locomotion. Twentieth-century humans were just as imaginative as eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century humans: they believed in creatures from black lagoons and monsters from 20,000 fathoms and flying saucers and beings from outer space -
But they didn't believe in brownies . . .
A strange mix of traditional fairy tales, fantasy stories, humorous stories, an M.R. James-style tale of eldritch horror and a science fiction tale with fairy-like aliens stealing human babies. Half-way through the book I was show more interested but not gripped, but apart from "The Manor of Roses", the most enjoyable stories, including "The Kith of the Elf-Folk", "The King of the Elves", "Flying Pan" and "The Long Night of Waiting", were all in the second half of the book. So it's a keeper after all. show less
But they didn't believe in brownies . . .
A strange mix of traditional fairy tales, fantasy stories, humorous stories, an M.R. James-style tale of eldritch horror and a science fiction tale with fairy-like aliens stealing human babies. Half-way through the book I was show more interested but not gripped, but apart from "The Manor of Roses", the most enjoyable stories, including "The Kith of the Elf-Folk", "The King of the Elves", "Flying Pan" and "The Long Night of Waiting", were all in the second half of the book. So it's a keeper after all. show less
Anthology of short stories about fairies - most are rather meh, IMHO but a very few are pretty good.
Like all anthologies, it had great stories, and it had not so great stories. Highlights are: "The Ugly Unicorn" by Jessica Amanda Salmonson; "The Kith Of The Elf-Folk" by Lord Dunsany; "Flying Pan" by Robert F. Young; and "Kid Stuff" by Isaac Asimov himself.
Full Review:
http://persyandarty.blogspot.com/2011/07/persy-wednesday-scrolls.html
Full Review:
http://persyandarty.blogspot.com/2011/07/persy-wednesday-scrolls.html
398.2 is Dewey for fairies and other paranatural beings. There is a new graphic comic, Parntural, which has introduced the word 'paranatural' I hope it sticks. 'Paranormal' is the go-to word for such things a fairies, but the vibe is wrong. Paranormal implies another world or another level of existence. Fairies are closer to or maybe part of this world and the new word 'paranatural' is a good fit.
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Isaac Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Russia, on January 2, 1920. His family emigrated to the United States in 1923 and settled in Brooklyn, New York, where they owned and operated a candy store. Asimov became a naturalized U.S. citizen at the age of eight. As a youngster he discovered his talent for writing, producing his first original fiction at show more the age of eleven. He went on to become one of the world's most prolific writers, publishing nearly 500 books in his lifetime. Asimov was not only a writer; he also was a biochemist and an educator. He studied chemistry at Columbia University, earning a B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. In 1951, Asimov accepted a position as an instructor of biochemistry at Boston University's School of Medicine even though he had no practical experience in the field. His exceptional intelligence enabled him to master new systems rapidly, and he soon became a successful and distinguished professor at Columbia and even co-authored a biochemistry textbook within a few years. Asimov won numerous awards and honors for his books and stories, and he is considered to be a leading writer of the Golden Age of science fiction. While he did not invent science fiction, he helped to legitimize it by adding the narrative structure that had been missing from the traditional science fiction books of the period. He also introduced several innovative concepts, including the thematic concern for technological progress and its impact on humanity. Asimov is probably best known for his Foundation series, which includes Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation. In 1966, this trilogy won the Hugo award for best all-time science fiction series. In 1983, Asimov wrote an additional Foundation novel, Foundation's Edge, which won the Hugo for best novel of that year. Asimov also wrote a series of robot books that included I, Robot, and eventually he tied the two series together. He won three additional Hugos, including one awarded posthumously for the best non-fiction book of 1995, I. Asimov. "Nightfall" was chosen the best science fiction story of all time by the Science Fiction Writers of America. In 1979, Asimov wrote his autobiography, In Memory Yet Green. He continued writing until just a few years before his death from heart and kidney failure on April 6, 1992. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Charles Waugh is an associate professor of English at Utah State University and the editor and translator (with Nguyn Lien) of Family of Fallen Leaves: Stories of Agent Orange by Vietnamese Writers. Nguyn Lien was a writer, scholar, and teacher who translated many international works of literature into Vietnamese. Van Gi is the dean of the Faculty show more of Creative Writing at the University of Culture in Hanoi. show less
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- 1991-10
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- Not the Froud work; the anthology by Asimov.
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