A nice cuppa / Jane Yolen. Matriculation / Elle Katharine White -- Hikayat sri bujang, or, The tale of the naga sage / Zen Cho -- Yuli / Daniel Abraham -- A whisper of blue / Ken Liu -- Nidhog / Jo Walton -- Where the river turns to concrete / Brooke Bolander -- Habitat / K. J. Parker -- Pox / Ellen Klages -- The Nine Curves river / R. F. Kuang -- Lucky's dragon / Kelly Barnhill -- I make myself a dragon / Beth Cato -- The exile / JY Yang -- Except on Saturdays / Peter S. Beagle -- La vitesse / Kelly Robson -- A final knight to her love and foe / Amal El-Mohtar -- The long walk / Kate Elliott -- Cut me another quill, Mister Fitz / Garth Nix -- Hoard / Seanan McGuire -- The Wyrm of Lirr / C. S. E. Cooney -- The last hunt / Aliette de Bodard -- We continue / Anne Leckie and Rachel Swirsky -- Small bird's plea / Todd McCaffrey -- The dragons / Theodora Goss -- Dragon slayer / Michael Swanwick -- Camouflage / Patricia A. McKillip -- We don't talk about the dragon / Sarah Gailey -- Maybe just go up there and talk to it / Scott Lynch -- A nice cuppa / Jane Yolen.
Summary:
From China to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons have long captured our imagination in myth and legend. Whether they are rampaging beasts awaiting a brave hero to slay or benevolent sages who have much to teach humanity, dragons are intrinsically connected to stories of creation, adventure, and struggle beloved for generations. Bringing together nearly thirty stories and poems from some of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers working today.
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