Dreams and Visions
Fourteen Flights of Fantasy
Weiss, M. Jerry (EDT)
Weiss, Helen S. (EDT)
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Let your imagination soar and take flight with these fourteen original tales of fantasy and science fiction by a distinguished line-up of award-winning childrens and young adult authors.
Joan Bauer gives us Chloe, a fantasy writer trying to tell a new storybut her characters wont cooperate.
Suzanne Fisher Staples introduces us to the powers of djinn in her magical tale set in Pakistan.
Charles de Lint offers a romantic tale set during the Summer of Love in his mythical city of Newford.
A witchs son seeks revenge in a chilling murder mystery by Michael O. Tunnell.
Craig and Jessica, two high school runners, star in this story of transformation by Rich Wallace.
Patrice Kindls mysterious Mrs. Duck moves into the boring town of Refreshing Acresand nothing is ever the same again.
In S.L. Rottmans action-packed tale, the world is on fire, and its a race to the waters edge.
David Lubar thrills us with his story of Deborah, an aspiring magician.
Mel Glenn shares a conversation between Ryan and an Angel in the afterlife.
Jessies encounter with a toad changes her life in this uplifting tale by Nancy Springer.
A soldier meets the ghost of Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, in John Ritters thought-provoking story.
An oracle makes an unsettling prediction in Sharon Dennis Wyeths tale.
Neal Shusterman introduces us to a young thief who holds the fate of the universe in his hands.
Tamora Pierces story takes us to the land of Hartunjar, where women are subservient to menbut not for long
BOOK REVIEWS
Praise for Dreams and Visions: A VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror selection, 2005 Contemporary milieus, historical venues, apocalyptic futures, the afterlife and fabled lands: Dreams and Visions: Fourteen Flights of Fantasy, the new anthology edited by M. Jerry Weiss and Helen S. Weiss, covers an admirably wide territory. The stories here are remarkably free of factitious, issues-style controversies yet manage to convey genuine lessons about life.The Washington Post
With an impressive list of contributors, including Joan Bauer, Tamora Pierce, David Lubar, and Suzanne Fisher Staples, this collection offers a bit of everything[it] manages at once to entertain and surprise while offering a feeling of hopefulness.A strong collection that surprises and delights with every turn of the page.VOYA [5Q/4P/J/S)
Readers will recognize many of the teen characters in the 14 stories in this collection, which encompasses a broad range of common themes. The stories reflect diverse time periods, locations, and cultures as well (a few are set in the Middle East and Asia), and several selections encourage thought about deeper issues.A stellar roundup of writersamong them Joan Bauer, David Lubar, Tamora Pierce and Sharon Dennis Wyethcontributed tales.Try this on readers not typically drawn to fantasy.Booklist
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0765351072
ISBN(13-digit): 9780765351074
Dewey Decimal: [Fic]
Library of Congress: bl2007007879
Book Publisher: Tor Books
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 251
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