Bard's Crown

~ A Short Story by Andre Norton

Synopsis ~

Catlin sister of Kathal must summon the strength to defeat the curse on the land brought on by her brothers’ actions.

Bibliography of English Editions ~

• Elf Fantastic (1997) Edited by Martin H. Greenberg, Published by DAW, PB, 0-886-77736-4, No.1054, $5.99, 318pg ~ cover by John Howe ~ All-original tales of dangerous and magical encounters between elves and mortals...19 stories.

Write-up from the back of the paperback ~

Let Yourself Be Spellbound - They are beings of legend from a realm just beyond our own, a kingdom where time holds little power, where beauty casts its aura over the natural world, and where magic can transform anything - or anyone.

From high elves holding court in the heart of Faerie... to mischievous wood sprites ready to have their fun with mere mortals... to dark lords working magic against all mankind... to those struggling to survive as the Worlds of Iron spreads its rule - the whole of the elvish lands are explored in stories that may lead the unsuspecting into the fairy hills only to emerge into a world far different from the one they left behind.

So let such spellcasters as Craig Shaw Gardner, Andre Norton, Dennis McKieran, and Mickey Zucker Reichert reveal the perils and promises of elvish magic in the enthralling tales included in - Elf Fantastic

 Contains:

    ix • Introduction (Elf Fantastic) • (1997) • essay by Martin H. Greenberg
    11 • Bard's Crown • (1997) • short story by Andre Norton
    24 • The Law of Man • (1997) • novelette by Michelle West
    49 • I Sing the Dark Riders • (1997) • short story by Dennis L. McKiernan
    58 • A Midsummer Night's Dream Team • (1997) • short story by Tanya Huff
    68 • Home Key • (1997) • novelette by Barbara Delaplace
    92 • Elfarama • (1997) • short story by Craig Shaw Gardner
    104 • Jerlayne • (1997) • novelette by Lynn Abbey
    132 • Spinning Webs and Telling Lies • (1997) • short story by David Niall Wilson
    140 • The Dancing Ring • (1997) • short story by Jody Lynn Nye
    160 • Sun and Hawk • (1997) • short story by Jane Lindskold [as by Jane M. Lindskold]
    179 • Eine Kleine Elfmusik • (1997) • short story by Karen Haber
    199 • By the Oaks • (1997) • short story by Janni Lee Simner
    206 • All That Glitters • (1997) • short story by C. J. Henderson
    219 • Jingles the Elf • (1997) • short story by Richard Gilliam
    228 • Images of Smoke • (1997) • short story by John Goodnow
    248 • Mercenary of Dreams • (1997) • short story by Lawrence C. Connolly
    258 • The Legend of Slewfoot • (1997) • short story by Mark Garland and Lawrence Schimel [as by Lawrence Schimel and Mark A. Garland]
    271 • The Girl Who Was Taken Into the Hill • (1997) • short story by Diana L. Paxson
    287 • Changeling • (1997) • novelette by Mickey Zucker Reichert

• Tales from High Hallack vol. 3 (2014) Published by Premier Digital Publishing, DM & TP, 1-624-67189-6, $22.95, 450pg ~ cover by Kib Prestridge

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