Bone Swans Stories Author:C. S. E. Cooney A swan princess hunted for her bones, a broken musician and his silver pipe, and a rat named Maurice bring justice to a town under fell enchantment. A gang of courageous kids confronts both a plague-destroyed world and an afterlife infested with clowns but robbed of laughter. In an island city, the murder of a child unites two lovers, but vengea... more »nce will part them. Only human sacrifice will save a city trapped in ice and darkness. Gold spun out of straw has a price, but not the one you expect. Introducing C.S.E. Cooney / by Gene Wolfe --
Life on the sun --
The bone swans of Amandale --
Martyr's gem --
How the milkmaid struck a bargain with the crooked one --