[STARRED REVIEW] "Endlessly astonishing and impressive fantasist McKillip (The Bards of Bone Plain) travels the shadowy twilight realm between worlds and returns with the raw stuff of dreams."—Publishers Weekly
Fantasy Short Story Collection by Award-Winning Author Patricia McKillip
Wonders of the Invisible World presents a collection of enchanting fantasy short stories from Patricia A. McKillip, bestselling author of the classic Riddlemaster trilogy. This anthology showcases McKillip's signature style of weaving fairy tale elements with original fantasy narratives.
Stories Included in This Collection
This paperback anthology features multiple fantasy tales exploring magical realms and supernatural encounters. The collection includes stories of princesses dancing with dead suitors, a knight entangled with an official of exotic lineage, and fortune's fool who steals into the present rather than the future. Readers will encounter a ravishing undine paired with a politically-minded mortal bridegroom, a time-traveling angel forbidden from intervening in Cotton Mather's religious fervor, a wizard returning to claim treasure from the Faerie Queen who seduced him in his youth, and a teenage mage discovering her true name close to home.
About Patricia A. McKillip
Patricia A. McKillip has authored more than thirty fantasy novels, including The Riddle-Master of Hed, Harpist in the Wind, and The Sorceress and the Cygnet. She has received the World Fantasy Award three times for The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, Ombria in Shadow, and Solstice Wood, which also earned the Mythopoeic Award. McKillip has been honored with the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Her recent works include the novel Kingfisher and the collection Dreams of Distant Shores.
Product Details
Published by Tachyon Publications in September 2012, this paperback edition features McKillip's mesmerizing narratives that blend fairy tale traditions with original fantasy storytelling. The collection appeals to readers who appreciate literary fantasy, magical realism, and folklore-inspired fiction.
