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Arabesques: More Tales of the Arabian Nights
Arabesques More Tales of the Arabian Nights
Author: Susan Shwartz
Original anthology of Arabian Nights-type stories, with new work by Niven, Wolfe, Lee, Norton, etc. Step on a magic carpet and fly away to the exotic bazaar of Kashgar...to a land of feasts and djinn, silks and sorcerers...an enchanted realm of treachery and honor, where an elephant may be a queen and a rose unlocks the secrets of the ancient gods
ISBN-13: 9780380753192
ISBN-10: 0380753197
Publication Date: 8/1988
Pages: 258
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Publisher: Avon Books
Book Type: Paperback
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An anthology of short fantasy stories inspired by the Arabian Nights. Some decent stuff, some mediocre stuff, like many 'theme' anthologies.
contents:

Editor's Note by Susan M. Shwartz
Tales Told at Ramadan by Susan M. Shwartz [section introduction]
The Tale of the Djinni and the Sisters by Larry Niven
The Tale of the Rose and the Nightingale (And What Came of It) by Gene Wolfe
Foolish, Wicked, Clever and Kind by Tanith Lee
The Caravan's Tales by Susan M. Shwartz [section introduction]
Memoirs of a Bottle Djinni by Jane Yolen
An Eye for the Ladies by Esther M. Friesner
Truthseeker by Nancy Springer
Toward the Realm of Jade by Susan M. Shwartz [section introduction]
The Dowry of the Rag Picker's Daughter by Andre Norton
Kehailan by Judith Tarr
The Elephant In-Law by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Tales of the Mongol's Guards by Susan M. Shwartz [section introduction]
The King Who Was Summoned to Damascus by Melissa Scott
The Truthsayer by William R. Forstchen
The Banner of Kaviyan by Harry Turtledove
The Consolations of Philosophy by Susan M. Shwartz[section introdoction]
The Lovesick Simurgh by M. J. Engh
Ramadan, Again by Susan M. Shwartz [afterword]
To Learn More About the World of The Arabian Nights by Sandra Miesel [bibliography]
About the Authors Misc. Material [biography]


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