[Paksenarrion #5.6 - Gifts 01] • Masters of fantasy

Masters of Fantasy has a star-studded cast of popular fantasy writers, with brand new adventures set in their most popular series.

Janny Wurts is the author of War of Light and Shadow series, and To Ride Hell's Chasm. Her eighteen published titles include The Cycle of Fire trilogy as well as the internationally best selling Empire trilogy, co authored with Raymond E. Feist.

David Weber's New York Times best-selling Honor Harrington series is the hottest in science fiction today, and he has proven himself to be equally a master of fantasy with his Bahzell series, including Oath of Swords, The War God's Own, and Windrider's Oath.

Mercedes Lackey is among the most popular of today's fantasy writers and her Valdemar novels are best sellers.

Mickey Zucker Reichert is the author of the best-selling Books of Barakhai series.

David Drake is author of the best-selling Hammer's Slammers series for Baen and the equally popular Lord of the Isles fantasy series for Tor.

Andre Norton is known both for her science fiction and for her fantasy, including the Witch World novels, which have been enthralling readers for four decades.

Elizabeth Moon's Paksenarrion series have been among Baen's top-selling titles for the past decade.

Alan Dean Foster is known for his top-selling space adventures, his movie novelizations, and his fantasy adventure novels.

Robert Asprin is a New York Times best-selling author, known in fantasy for his popular Myth series.

Also on board are Hugo and Nebula winner Michael Resnick, Christopher Stasheff, Margaret Weis, and more.

A feast of fantasy adventure that will be a must-buy for all fans of the field.

Table of Contents:

Introduction. From Category to Genre in a Bookselling Sense

by Brian Thomsen

• Out of the Deep: A Valdemar Story

by Mercedes Lackey

• Earthborne: A Witchworld Story

by Andre Norton

• Mything in Dreamland: A Myth Adventures in Dreamland Story

by Robert Asprin and Jody Lynn Nye

• Race for the Sky: A Bifrost Story

by Mickey Zucker Reichert

• Shadamehr and the Old Wive's Tale: A Shadamehr Story

by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin

• Serenade: A Spellsinger Story

by Alan Dean Foster

• Child of Prophecy: A War of Light and Shadow Story

by Janny Wurts

• The Afterlife of St. Vidicon of Cathode: A Warlock Story

by Christopher Stasheff

• The Elf House: An Isles Story

by David Drake

• Gifts: A World of Paksenarrion Story

by Elizabeth Moon

• The Amorous Broom: A John Justin Mallory Story

by Mike Resnick

• Web of Deception: A Bahzell Story

by David Weber