This volume assembles 25 tales by Darrell Schweitzer, modern and alternate-world fantasy and horror tales in the "Weird Tales" vein. Included in this volume are some of his very finest works, including "Pennies from Hell," "Peeling It Off," "Kind Yvorian's Wager," and many more!
Complete contents: • TRANSIENTS. • A LANTERN MAKER OF AI HANLO. • THE STORY OF A DADAR. • REFUGEES FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY. • THE SORCERER EVORAGDOU. • THE MYSTERIES OF THE FACELESS KING. • KING YVORIAN'S WAGER. • THE SPIRIT OF THE BACK STAIRS. • THE OUTSIDE MAN. • SAVAGES. • ON THE LAST NIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD. • VANDIBAR NASHA IN THE COLLEGE OF SHADOWS. • ONE OF THE SECRET MASTERS. • RUNNING TO CAMELOT. • KVETCHULA. • KVETCHULA'S DAUGHTER. • HOW IT ENDED. • THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DEAD WOMAN IN THE WORLD. • THE EATER OF HOURS. • FIGHTING THE ZEPPELIN GANG. • THE MESSENGER. • THE LAST HERETIC. • THE WITCH OF THE WORLD'S END. • HOWLING IN THE DARK. • PEELING IT OFF.
