Fantasy Gone Wrong

Everyone knows that heroes should triumph, dragons should be slain, and maidens should be rescued. But what if things don't go according to plan?

Here are 16 fun tales of magic gone awry - from an author whose unicorn protagonist takes control of the story to a person who can hear food talking with strange events and surprising consequences in between.

Martin H. Greenberg���was honored in 1995 by the Mystery Writers of America with the Ellery Queen Award for lifetime achievement in mystery editing. He is also the recipient of two Anthony awards. Mystery Scene magazine called him "the best mystery anthologist since Ellery Queen." He has compiled more than 1,000 anthologies and���is the president of TEKNO books.���He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Brittiany A. Koren���knew she might want to be a writer since she was five years old and walked into her dining room where her mother and grandmother were playing backgamon and announced that when she grew up she wanted to be a lawyer like her grandfather, a prima ballerina becuase it's good exercise, ���or a writer because making up stories is fun. ���By the time she reached high school and could do 65 words a minute on the typewriter, she knew writing was the path for her. ���She can be found at writtendreams.com.