Funny Fantasy
Synopsis
From evil overlords to bumbling henchmen, talking cats to lovelorn fishermen, mad queens to wise opossums, the collected fourteen stories subvert popular fantasy tropes in surprising and delightful ways. This book collects some of the best funny fantasy fiction published in the past decade. Included are works by Hugo and Nebula Award winners, New Yโฆ From evil overlords to bumbling henchmen, talking cats to lovelorn fishermen, mad queens to wise opossums, the collected fourteen stories subvert popular fantasy tropes in surprising and delightful ways. This book collects some of the best funny fantasy fiction published in the past decade. Included are works by Hugo and Nebula Award winners, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, as well as up-and-coming talented writers.Includes the following stories:โDave the Mighty Steel-Thewed Avengerโ by Laura ResnickโCrumbsโ by Esther FriesnerโFellow Travelerโ by Donald J. BingleโA Fish Storyโ by Sarah TottonโAnother End of the Empireโ by Tim PrattโGiantkillerโ by G. Scott HugginsโA Mild Case of Deathโ by David GerroldโFairy Debtโ by Gail CarrigerโA Very Special Girlโ by Mike ResnickโThe Blue Corpse Corpsโ by Jim C. HinesโLibrarians in the Branch Library of Babelโ by Shaenon K. GarrityโThe Queens Reasonโ by Richard ParksโThe Best Little Cleaning Robot in All of Faerieโ by Susan Jane BigelowโSuede This Timeโ by Jean Rabe
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