Fantasy stories

Diana Wynne Jones's personal choice of favorite fantasy writing is a treat for all fans - and the perfect introduction for anyone coming to this genre for the first time. This collection contains stories from some of the best fantasy writers of all time. With stories including extracts from classics to modern favorites, this is a comprehensive and satisfying anthology. There are humorous stories by E. Nesbit, Eva Ibbotson, and Isaac Asimov; tales in a darker mood from Andre Norton and Joan Aiken; and plenty of dragons, witches, wizards, and other magical creatures throughout. A typically intriguing new story from Diana Wynne Jones herself brings the collection right up to date. Part of the Story Library series of anthologies.

Contents: "Boris Chernevsky's Hands" by Jane Yolen "The Hobgoblin's Hat" by Tove Jansson (from Finn Family Moomintroll) "Ully the Piper" by Andre Norton "Milo Conducts the Dawn" by Norton Juster (from The Phantom Tollbooth) "Who Goes Down This Dark Road?" by Joan Aiken "The House of Harfang" by C.S. Lewis (from The Silver Chair) "Martha in the Witch's Power" by K.M. Briggs (from Hobberdy Dick) "Prince Delightful and the Flameless Dragon" by Isaac Asimov "The Box of Delights" (an extract) by John Masefield "The Amazing Flight of the Gump" by L. Frank Baum (from The Land of Oz) "On the Great Wall" by Rudyard Kipling (from Puck of Pook's Hill) "The Waking of the Kraken" by Eva Ibbotson (from Which Witch?) "The Caves in the Hill" by Elizabeth Goudge (from Henrietta's House) "Bigger than the Baker's Boy" by E. Nesbit (from Five Children and It) "Jermain and the Sorceress" by Patricia C. Wrede (from The Seven Towers) "Una and the Red Cross Knight" by Andrew Lang (from The Red Book Romance) "What the Cat Told Me" by Diana Wynne Jones