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New York Times Bestselling Author A New York Times Bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction novels, Michael A. Stackpole is well-known as the author of award-winning books and stories in gaming and media universes like Star Wars(r) and BattleTech(r). His fantasy novels, especially those in his acclaimed DragonCrown War cycle have made him an acknowledged master in that field. Perchance to Dream and other Stories collects many of his short stories for the first time. The title story is drawn from the DragonCrown War and is seen for the first time here. The other stories cover the gamut from fantasy to science fiction, humor to horror to even poetry. The work collected here spans twenty years of writing and includes a little known story set in his Talion fantasy universe. Michael A. Stackpole is an award-winning author, game and computer game designer and poet. Mike lives in Arizona. His website is www.stormwolf.com.

Blue Bamboo is a collection of seven short stories by one of Japan's preeminent postwar writers and prose stylists, Osamu Dazai. Not the typical romantic fantasies so often seen in Japanese writing, filled with water sprites and vengeful ghosts, these stories are a mixture of fantastic allegory, slightly skewed fables, and affecting romantic tales. Revealing the wide range of Dazai's imaginative powers, they also give a glimpse of his humane and idealistic side. From the title story, about an impoverished, henpecked scholar who is transformed by the love of a voluptuous bird, to "The Chrysanthemum Spirit", about a passionate gardener who meets a brother and sister with extraordinary powers, Dazai creates a world of fantasy and romance that is infused with his own psychological concerns. Many readers may recall the poignancy of Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince" or Hans Christian Andersen. The collection is capped by two delightful stories-within-a-story, in which the assorted members of a quirky family compose alternate episodes of a slightly gothic romance with hints of Poe and Saki (in "On Love and Beauty") and a wildly elaborate retelling of Rapunzel that is engaging, horrifying, and touching by turns (in "Lanterns of Romance"). Together, these warm, inventive, and life-affirming stories will strike a deep, satisfying note with many readers.

From Beyond (short story) - From Beyond is a short story written by science fiction / fantasy writer, Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Written in 1920, it was later published in The Fantasy Fan (Volume 1) #10 in June of 1934.

Innocents Abroad (short story collection) - Innocents Abroad is a short story collection by American science-fiction and fantasy author Gene Wolfe published in 2004. The stories are primarily fantasy and/or horror, not science-fiction.

The Unnamable (short story) - The Unnamable is a short story written by science fiction/fantasy author Howard Phillips Lovecraft in 1925. The story is told from the first person perspective of Randolph Carter, a character who has appeared in several of Lovecraft’s other works, including: The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, The Silver Key, Through the Gates of the Silver Key and The Statement of Randolph Carter.

The White Ship (Short Story) - The White Ship is a short story written by science fiction / fantasy writer, Howard Phillips Lovecraft. It was first published in The United Amateur (Volume 19) #2, November 1919.

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