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...Metamorphosis: three stories, each one involving a man who discovers that he has come to dwell, for an hour or for a lifetime, in a house and in a mind not quite his own. Each one opens doors onto rooms of illusion, radiance, regret, and dark enchantment. Welcome to the stories of three young writers, stories written in collaboration with James P. Blaylock. Welcome to the borderland of illusion and reality.

Three tales, written in collaboration by James P. Blaylock with students in a class by Tim Powers, with an introduction and illustrations by Tim, an afterword by Blaylock, and some necessary meddling by William Ashbless. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

A good find
I have never seen this book in a store, and as a collector of Robin McKinley's many works, I had to have this anthology.It is a fairly quick read, as it keeps you turning pages.Of course, some of the stories are to be preferred above others, based on the tastes of the reader.McKinley's story in particular was haunting, much darker than her usual stories.I found this a great opportunity to find other fantasy and sci-fi authors to read.

Imaginary Lands
Imaginary Lands is a collection of Fantasy stories .I think that it was a dull book, the sentence fluency was choppy and some of the words used I couldn't understand at all.I only read three stories which were kind of interesting, the first one that I read was about a man named Arram who helps an old woman see the inner beauty in herself with magic.I thought it was a nice story but there was too much information that was a waste of time to read and had no relation to the story line.The next story was a little better, it was Evian Steel.Evian Steel was about a girl named Elaine who is sent to become a magic sword forger and is befriended by a girl named Veree who is about to make her first sword.Veree knows a secret about the sword that Elaine hasn't learned yet, Veree has to cut herself and make her vein bleed into a basin, the blood gives the sword its uniqueness. Will Veree be able to do it?The third story I enjoyed quite a bit, it was the curse of Igamor.The story starts with a legend of a horse who steels children and evil,greedy adults, like the lord of Aigues Mortes, his Chancellor, and constable.Is Igamor as mean as he sounds?

Great Author
This is one of the best books I have read. Robin McKinley paints such beautiful pictures with her words. I started reading her books for a book report, but now I read them every chance I get!If you need a book to keep you occupied, this is the one for you! ... Read more

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Includes Gibson's first published story, "Fragments of a Hologram Rose". ... Read more

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Science Fiction Magazine ... Read more