– Ozioma the Wicked, by Nnedi Okorofor (5/5)Ībout a girl who is ostracized by her village because of her ability to talk to snakes.
This was a well-written and enjoyable read. Very well written story about a Griffin who goes to a town to see pictures of his likeness and befriends a Minister there. – The Griffin and the Minor Canon, by Frank R.
It’s an interesting idea but not all that well executed. It’s an odd little story that was a bit confusing. They form a treaty, but there is a rebellion in their midst. It’s about a bunch of rather odd wasps who invade the home of some bees. – The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees, by E. I loved the writing style, found this easy and fun to read and enjoyed the inclusion of art to tell the story It’s about a dark spot on a tablecloth that isn’t really a dark spot at all but something much more sinister. – (picture of weird line), by Gahan Wilson (5/5) If you enjoy fantasy short stories go ahead and give this collection a read through, some of them are very good. Overall this was a solid collection of fantasy/fairy tale like stories. You can read below for short descriptions/reviews of each story. This was interesting and added something extra special to this book. The ones I enjoyed the most were Gahan Wilson’s story (about a weird spot that grows into something dangerous), Ozioma the Wicked (about a girl who can talk to snakes), Sunbird (about a group of people who have eaten everything living), The Cockatoucan (a fabulous fairy tale about a sneezing bird who changes the world), Pristmatica (a story where a young man goes questing for three mirror pieces), and Come Lady Death (a story about a pretentious noblewoman who invites Death to her ball).Įach story is prefaced with a short commentary from Neil on why he chose this story and what it is about. The stories span a variety of settings but in general are fairy-tale like in feel and have a large dose of irony to them. Many of these stories feature things or creatures that end up being something different from what they originally seem to be. As with all anthologies this is a mixed bag but in general it was a better mix than most anthologies I have read. OL16810891W Page_number_confidence 95.45 Pages 486 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200918152230 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 352 Scandate 20200914194826 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781408845462 Tts_version 4.I was excited to read a collection of stories picked by Neil Gaiman as some of his favorites. BeagleĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:07:24 Associated-names Gaiman, Neil, editor of compilation Headley, Maria Dahvana, 1977- author Morrow-Cribbs, Briony, illustrator Boxid IA1937905 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Delany - The manticore, the mermaid, and me / Megan Kurashige - The compleat werewolf / Anthony Boucher - The smile on the face / Nalo Hopkinson - Or all the seas with oysters / Avram Davidson - Come Lady Death / Peter S. Nesbit - Moveable beast / Maria Dahvana Headley - The flight of the horse / Larry Niven - Prismatica / Samuel R. Stockton - Ozioma the wicked / Nnedi Okorafor - Sunbird / Neil Gaiman - The sage of Theare / Diana Wynne Jones - Gabriel-Ernest / Saki - The cockatoucan or, Great-aunt Willoughby / E. Lily Yu - The griffin and the minor canon / Frank R. Inksplot / Gahan Wilson - The cartographer wasps and the anarchist bees / E. "A number of stories featuring unnatural creatures along with several other creatures who are either unlikely, impossible, or do not exist at all" - title page Also includes a new Neil Gaiman StoryĪt head of title: "The Museum of Unnatural History presents"
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All contributors have given their work free to benefit Dave Eggers' literacy charity, 826DC. Neil Gaiman has included some of his own childhood favourites alongside stories classic and modern to spark the imagination of readers young and old. The griffin, the sunbird, manticores, unicorns, all manner of glorious creatures never captured in zoos, museums or photographs are packed vividly into this collection of stories. Chosen and introduced by Neil Gaiman, this thoroughly beguiling collection of short stories is inhabited by an amazing menagerie of creatures from myth, legend and dark imagination.
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