Weird Tales from Shakespeare

Twenty-three original and imaginative stories by popular science fiction and fantasy authors explore the life and works of Shakespeare.

From Barbara Denz's behind-the-scenes look at the real story behind the "second best bed" ("The Will") to Kate Daniel's revised version of a famous tragedy ("The Tragedy of Gertrude, Queen of Denmark"), the 23 stories in this standout collection pay tribute to the life and work of William Shakespeare.

Introduction by Katherine Kerr

Part One

Playbill by Bill Daniel

An Augmentation of Dust by Diana L Paxson

Aweary of the Sun by Gregory Feeley

The Will by Barbara Denz

Part Two

The Tragedy of KL by Jack Oakley

Ancient Magics, Ancient Hope by Josepha Sherman

Queen Lyr by Mark Kreighbaum

It Comes From Nothing by Barry Malzberg

The Tragedy of Gertrude, Queen of Denmark by Kate Daniels

Part Three

Alas, Me Bleedin.... by Dennis L. McKiernan

The Muse Afire by Laura Resnick

Titus! by Esther M. Friesner

Swear Not By The Moon by Lawrence Schmiel

The Summer of my Discontent by Mike Resnick

Part Four

Else The Isle with Calibans by Brian Aldiss

Face Value by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

No Sooner Sighed by Katherine Lawrence

The Mercury of the Wise by Kevin A. Murphy

A Tempest In Her Eyes by Charles de lint

Titania or the Celestial Bed by Teresa Edgerton

Part Five

Not Of An Age by Gregory Benford

The Elements So Mixed by Adrienne Martine-Barnes

My Voice Is In My Sword by Kate Elloitt