Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Fantasies and Fairy Tales

Asimov, Brooks, Cherryh, Kurtz McCaffrey

ISBN 10: 071264993X / ISBN 13: 9780712649933

Published by Legend, 1991

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # wbs1872487312

Synopsis:

This is a collection of fairy tales from a wide range of contemporary authors. Each story is accompanied by a colour illustration and should appeal to readers of all ages. The authors featured in this collection include Terry Brooks, Anne McCaffrey, Isaac Asimov and Katherine Kurtz.

From the Inside Flap: op writers of fantasy present their views of the ways and byways of fairyland:
ISAAC ASIMOV -- A most unusual knight meets an even more unusual dragon.
TERRY BROOKS -- A boy and an elf discover courage conquers more than monsters.
C.J. CHERRYH -- Three wishes -- and the strangest love story ever told.
LESTER DEL REY -- The little princess didn't really believe in a fairy godmother.
SUSAN DEXTER -- The hermit boy didn't know that his pet fawn was a unicorn.
WAYLAND DREW -- Each traveler claimed precedence -- until a stranger joined them.
BARBARA HAMBLY -- Three strange children from a dragon's lair were loved, until . . .
KATHERINE KURTZ -- A fairy learns of faith and love from a holy man.
ANNE McCAFFREY -- Humans and the descendants of Pegasus seek to escape their prison.
LAWRENCE WATT-EVANS -- Killing a dragon is easy -- once one knows how.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Fantasies ...
Publisher: Legend
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Michael Pangrazio
Condition: Very Good