Various - The Wildside Book of Fantasy / Разные авторы - Книга фэнтези от издательства Wildside [2012, EPUB, ENG]

The Dead Man short story by Gene Wolfe Bright Streets of Air short story by Nina Kiriki Hoffman The Dolphin and the Deep / Дельфин и глубина novella by Thomas Burnett Swann The Swordsmen of Varnis / Меченосцы Варниса short story by Clive Jackson The Emperor of Gondwanaland short story by Paul Di Filippo Space-Time for Springers / Пространство-время для прыгунов short story by Fritz Leiber Red Nails / Красные гвозди novella by Robert E. Howard Arms and the Woman short story by Lawrence Watt-Evans The Bride of the Man-Horse / Невеста Человека-лошади short story by Lord Dunsany The Woman short story by Tanith Lee Dreamtime in Adjaphon short story by John Gregory Betancourt The Black Abbot of Puthuum / Чёрный аббат Патуума novelette by Clark Ashton Smith Black Hawk of Valkarth / Чёрный ястреб из племени Валькаров short story by Lin Carter The Devil's Crypt / Дьявольский склеп novelette by E. Hoffmann Price Vandibar Nasha in the College of Shadows novelette by Darrell Schweitzer The Power of Prayer short story by Brian Stableford The Secret of Kralitz / Тайна Кралица short story by Henry Kuttner Light / Свет short story by Achmed Abdullah The Lost Race / Затерянная раса short story by Robert E. Howard Ringard and Dendra novelette by Brian McNaughton

In this war of words, my best friend Jessamine has all the advantages. She speaks faster than I, and with more heat. I set a pansy-decorated teacup in front of her on my kitchen table, then take my place across from her. Westering sun strikes through the window on a bowl of oranges, lifting the true color out of them in a way no other intensity of light can do. Light silvers the cobwebs near the ceiling, too; I hadn’t realized how long it’s been since I dusted. I’m an indifferent housekeeper, but I always have cookies. A plate of chocolate chip cookies sits between us on the yellow tabletop. I baked them this morning. I love that smell. ...