The beastly bride : tales of the animal people

Datlow, Ellen. (Added Author). Windling, Terri. (Added Author). Vess, Charles, (ill.).

Summary: A collection of stories and poems relating to animal transfiguration legends from around the world, retold and reimagined by various authors. Includes brief biographies, authors' notes, and suggestions for further reading.

Record details

ISBN: 9780670011452
ISBN: 0670011452
Physical Description: print
500 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York : Viking, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]).

Formatted Contents Note:

Island lake / by E. Catherine Tobler -- The puma's daughter / by Tanith Lee -- Map of seventeen / by Christopher Barzak -- The selkie speaks / by Delia Sherman -- Bear's bride / by Johanna Sinisalo -- The abominable child's tale / by Carol Emshwiller -- The hikikomori / by Hiromi Goto -- The comeuppance of Creegus Maxin / by Gregory Frost -- Ganesha / by Jeffrey Ford -- The elephant's bride / by Jane Yolen -- The children of Cadmus / by Ellen Kushner -- The white doe: three poems / by Jeanine Hall Gailey -- Coyote and Valorosa / by Terra L. Gearhart-Serna -- One thin dime / by Stewart Moore -- The monkey bride / by Midori Snyder -- Pishaach / by Shweta Narayan -- The salamander fire / by Marly Youmans -- The margay's children / by Richard Bowes -- Thimbleriggery and Fledglings / by Steve Berman -- The flock / by Lucius Shepard -- The children of the shark god / by Peter S. Beagle -- Rosina / by Nan Fry.