Dragons of Darkness
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Dragons of Darkness is an anthology edited by Orson Scott Card
. It contains fifteen stories, two of which were written by Card himself. The two stories by Card are "Middle Woman
" and "A Plague of Butterflies
". Both them were later published in Card's collection Maps in a Mirror
.
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
. It contains fifteen stories, two of which were written by Card himself. The two stories by Card are "Middle Woman
Middle Woman
"Middle Woman" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Cardography and Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this in an anthology he was editing called Dragons of Darkness under the name Byron Walley....
" and "A Plague of Butterflies
A Plague of Butterflies
"A Plague of Butterflies" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this in an anthology he was editing called Dragons of Darkness. His short story "Middle Woman" appeared in the same book under the pseudonym Byron...
". Both them were later published in Card's collection Maps in a Mirror
Maps in a Mirror
Maps in a Mirror is a collection of short stories by Orson Scott Card. Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction or fantasy theme...
.
Story list
The short stories in this book are:- "Filed Teeth" by Glen CookGlen CookGlen Cook is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his fantasy series, The Black Company. Cook currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.-Biography:...
- "Vince's Dragon" by Ben BovaBen BovaBenjamin William Bova is an American science-fiction author and editor. He is the recipient of six Hugo Awards for Best Professional Editor for his work at Analog Science Fiction in the 1970's.-Personal life:...
- "The Thermals" of August by Edward BryantEdward BryantEdward Winslow Bryant Jr. is a science fiction and horror writer sometimes associated with the Dangerous Visions series of anthologies that bolstered The New Wave....
- "The Dragons' Clubs" by Stephen Kimmel
- "Negwenya" by Janet Gluckman
- "Middle Woman" by Byron Walley (an Orson Scott CardOrson Scott CardOrson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
pseudonym) - "The Storm King" by Joan D. VingeJoan D. VingeJoan D. Vinge is an American science fiction author. She is known for such works as her Hugo Award-winning novel The Snow Queen and its sequels, her series about the telepath named Cat, and her Heaven's Chronicles books.-Biography:...
- "My Bones Waxed Old" by Robert FrazierRobert FrazierRobert Alexander Frazier is an American writer of speculative poetry and fiction, as well as an impressionist painter on Nantucket Island....
- "Soldatenmangel" by Victor MilanVictor MilanVictor Woodward Milán is an American writer known for libertarian science fiction and an interest in cybernetics. In 1986 he won the Prometheus Award for Cybernetic Samurai. He has also written several shared universe works for the Forgotten Realms, Star Trek, and Wild Cards Universes...
- "Alas My Love You Do Me Wrong" by James Tucker
- "Fear of Fly" by Lynn Mims
- "Though All the Mountains Lie Between" by Jeffrey A. CarverJeffrey CarverJeffrey A. Carver is an American science fiction author. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Brown University. He currently lives in Arlington, Massachusetts...
- "The Lady of the Purple Forest" by Allan Bruton
- "A Dragon in the Man" by Kevin Christensen
- "A Plague of Butterflies" by Orson Scott Card