My Favorite Fantasy Story
My Favorite Fantasy Story is an anthology of fantasy short stories, edited by Martin H. Greenberg. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in August 2000, and reprinted by ibooks in July 2004.
Summary
The book collects eighteen "ward-winning, career-changing, classic stories" by "masters" of the genre, "ersonally selected by such modern-day greats as: Morgan Llywelyn, Terry Pratchett, Tanya Huff, Charles de Lint, George R. R. Martin, Katherine Kurtz, Marion Zimmer Bradley Margaret Weis," some of whom also authored some of the stories. Pieces included range in length from short stories to novelettes to one novel, with the time span of their original publications ranging from 1837-1992.Contents
- "Ghosts of Wind and Shadow" - selected by Tanya Huff
- "Mazirian the Magician" - selected by Robert Silverberg
- "Troll Bridge" - selected by Michelle West
- "The Tale of Hauk" - selected by Mickey Zucker Reichert
- "In Our Block" - selected by Neil Gaiman
- "The Gnarly Man" - selected by Terry Pratchett
- 'Oh, Whistle, and [I'll Come to You, My Lad'] - selected by Morgan Llywelyn
- "Homeland" - selected by Charles de Lint
- "Stealing God" - selected by Katherine Kurtz
- "Shadowlands" - selected by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Mopsa the Fairy - selected by Gene Wolfe
- "Liane the Wayfarer" - selected by George R. R. Martin
- "The Spring" - selected by Andre Norton
- "That Hell-Bound Train" - selected by Rick Hautala
- "The Dancer from the Dance" - selected by Stephen R. Donaldson
- "More Spinned Against" - selected by Matt Costello
- "The Bagman's Story" - selected by Margaret Weis
- "Unicorn Variations" - selected by Fred Saberhagen