The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy - Hardcover

Ashley, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786705337 ISBN 13: 9780786705337

Publisher: Running Press, 1998

Synopsis

The very best in whimsical and hilarious fantasy writing, this collection features specially commissioned stories by such masters of the fanciful imagination as Rabelais and Swift, Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, P.G. Wodehouse, and James Thurber.

Contents
Peregrine: Alflandia / Avram Davidson --
Pizza to go / Tom Holt --
A malady of magicks / Craig Shaw Gardner --
Golden apples of the sun / Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann and Michael Swanwick --
Death swatch / Esther Friesner --
Press Ann / Terry Bisson --
Troll bridge / Terry Pratchett --
The toll bridge / Harvey Jacobs --
Alaska / John Morressy --
The cat with two tails / Terry Jones --
A bunch of fairy tales: The warlock's daughter / Anthony Armstrong --
The glass slip-up / Louise Cooper --
The distressing damsel / David Langford --
A pair of Lovecraftians: Tender is the night-gaunt / Peter Cannon --
Shoggoth's old peculiar / Neil Gaiman --
A cocoon of oldies: Looking-glass land / Lewis Carroll --
The story of the four little children / Edward Lear --
The disadvantages of mind / James F. Sullivan --
A quiver of spooks: The return of Max Kearny / Ron Goulart --
The unpleasantness at the Baloney Club / F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre --
A fortnight of miracles / Randall Garrett --
Aphrodite's new temple / Amy Myers --
The fifty-first dragon / Heywood Broun --
The Boscombe Walters story / Robert Rankin --
Fall's into the sear / James A. Bibby --
The cunning plan / Anne Gay --
War of the doom zombies / Richard A. Lupoff --
The tale of the seventeenth eunuch / Jane Yolen --
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth / Lawrence Schimel --
Queen of the green sun / Jack Sharkey --
Wu-ling's folly / Alan Dean Foster --
Mebodes' fly / Harry Turtledove --
The return of mad Santa / Al Sarrantonio --
Ruella in love / Molly Brown --
Been a long, long time / R.A. Lafferty.

About this title

About the Author

Mike Ashley is author and editor of several bestselling Mammoths including The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy, The Mammoth Book of Fantasy and The Mammoth Book of Sorcerer's Tales.

Review

" 'Mike Ashley collects 35 stories that amply demonstrate the breadth of the sub-genre, and, by the gods, it's funnyl' Stan Nicholls, Time Out 'Fine addition to any fan's library... The quality of the works that are included is quite superb.' Sharon Gosling, SFX Magazine 'A bargain read in which to browse, with repeat visits almost a reader requirement. Ashley deserves a medal.' Birmingham Evening Mail 'A splendid collection of bizarre comic fantasies.' Publishing News"

Edition details

• Publisher: Running Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786705337
• ISBN 13: 9780786705337
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512