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Author:

Yolen, Jane.

Title:

The midnight circus / Jane Yolen ; [introduction by Theodora Goss].

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Tachyon Publications LLC,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

242 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Short stories, American.
Short stories.
Fantasy fiction.
Science fiction.

Other Authors:

Goss, Theodora, writer of introduction.
Harris, Robert J., 1955- author.
Stemple, Adam, author.
Kontis, Aletha, writer of additional text.
Container of (work): Kontis, Aletha. From the princess to the queen.

Contents:

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.

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.

ISBN:

1616963409
9781616963408

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1194415002

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

JKPC771 -- Polk City Community Library (Polk City)

WXPD305 -- Spirit Lake Public Library (Spirit Lake)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)