''Faeries'' is an

anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors. There are also thematic and g ...

of themed

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

and

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

short stories on the subject of

fairies A fairy (also called fay, fae, fae folk, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Cel ...

edited by

Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov ( ; – April 6, 1992) was an Russian-born American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. H ...

Martin H. Greenberg Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ...

and

Charles G. Waugh Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

as the twelfth and last volume in their Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy series. It was first published in paperback by Roc/New American Library in 1991. It was reprinted in trade paperback by Barnes & Noble Books in 2000. The book has also been translated into Italian. The book collects eighteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various fantasy and science fiction authors, with an introduction by Asimov.

*"Fairyland" (

) *"How the Fairies Came to Ireland" ( Herminie Templeton) *"The Manor of Roses" (

Thomas Burnett Swann Thomas Burnett Swann (October 12, 1928 – May 5, 1976) was an American poet, critic and fantasy author. His criticism includes works on the poetry of H.D. and Christina Rossetti. Swann died of cancer and several of his novels were published po ...

) *"The Fairy Prince" (

H. C. Bailey Henry Christopher Bailey (1 February 1878 – 24 March 1961) was an English author of detective fiction. Life Bailey was born in London. He studied Classics at Oxford, Oxford University, earning a B.A. in 1901.William L. DeAndrea, ''Encyclopedi ...

) *"The Ugly Unicorn" ( Jessica Amanda Salmonson) *"The Brownie of the Black Haggs" (

James Hogg James Hogg (1770 – 21 November 1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots language, Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a ...

) *" The Dream of Akinosuké" (

Lafcadio Hearn was a Greek-born Irish and Japanese writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the Western world. His writings offered unprecedented insight into Japanese culture, especially his collections of legend ...

) *"Elfinland" ( Johann Ludwig Tieck) *"Darby O'Gill and the Good People" ( Herminie Templeton) *"No-Man's-Land" (

John Buchan John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. As a ...

) *"The Prism" ( Mary E. Wilkins) *"The Kith of the Elf-Folk" (

Lord Dunsany Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany (; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957), commonly known as Lord Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. He published more than 90 books during his lifetime, and his output consist ...

) *"The Secret Place" ( Richard M. McKenna) *" The King of the Elves" ( Philip K. Dick) *"Flying Pan" ( Robert F. Young) *"My Father, the Cat" (

Henry Slesar Henry Slesar (June 12, 1927 – April 2, 2002) was an American author and playwright. He is famous for his use of irony and Plot twist#Twist ending, twist endings. After reading Slesar's "M Is for the Many" in ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Maga ...

) *" Kid Stuff" (

) *"The Long Night of Waiting" (

Andre Norton Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton, February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy, who also wrote works of historical and contemporary fiction. She wrote primarily under the pen na ...

) *"

The Queen of Air and Darkness ''The Queen of Air and Darkness'' is a fantasy novel by English writer T. H. White. It is the second book in his series ''The Once and Future King''. It continues the story of the newly crowned King Arthur, his tutelage by the wise Merlyn, hi ...

" (

Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson ( ; November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times an ...

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