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Patrice slept between her and Antoine that night: the police psychologist who had examined him said that just because he was showing no sign of trauma didn’t mean that he might not be affected in some fashion that wouldn’t manifest itself for years. For his part, Patrice had talked about the incident in the surprisingly matter-of-fact way of a four-year-old for the rest of the day; but after di
Noelle hugged him. “No, sweetheart. Not coming back. Not ever. You scared him away.”
“Gam’pair come back.” It was not a question.
You’re not supposed to lie to children about anything. Bad, bad, bad. Noelle said, “He had to go away, Patrice. He had to make sure that man wouldn’t come here again.”
Patrice nodded solemnly. He wrapped his arms around himself and said, “I hold Gam’pair right here. Gam’pair not going anywhere,” and went to sleep.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
PETER S. BEAGLE was born in New York City in 1939 and raised in the borough of that city known as the Bronx. He originally proclaimed he would be a writer when he was ten years old; subsequent events have proven him either prescient or even more stubborn than hitherto suspected. Today, thanks to classic works such as A Fine and Private Place, The Last Unicorn, Tamsin, and The Inkeeper’s Song, he is acknowledged as America’s greatest living fantasy author; and his dazzling abilities with language, characters, and magical storytelling have earned him many millions of fans around the world. In addition to stories and novels, Peter has written numerous teleplays and screenplays, including the animated versions of The Lord of the Rings and The Last Unicorn, plus the fan-favorite “Sarek” episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. His nonfiction book I See by My Outfit, which recounts a 1963 journey across America on motor scooter, is considered a classic of American travel writing. He is also a gifted poet, lyricist, and singer/songwriter. For more information on Peter and his works, see [http://www.peterbeagle.com] www.peterbeagle.com or [http://www.conlanpress.com] www.conlanpress.com.
HOLLY BLACK writes contemporary fantasy for teens and younger readers, including the Modern Faerie Tale series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and her graphic novel series, The Good Neighbors. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her husband, Theo.
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ESTHER M. FRIESNER is a Nebula Award wi
GREGORY FROST is a writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction who has been publishing steadily for more than two decades. His latest work is the fantasy duology Shadowbridge and Lord Tophet, published by Del Rey Books. His other works include Fitcher’s Brides, Tain and Remscela (another duology comprising a retelling of the Irish epic Tain Bo Cuailnge), the fantasy novel Lyrec, and a Nebula-nominated science fiction work The Pure Cold Light. Much of his best short fiction is collected in Attack of the Jazz Giants and Other Stories. This collection includes his acclaimed novelette, “Mado
Frost’s short work has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Weird Tales, Realms of Fantasy, and numerous anthologies. For two years he served as principal researcher for Gri
RON GOULART, in addition to being a mystery writer (twice nominated for an MWA Edgar) and a science fiction writer (once nominated for an SFWA Nebula), is also the author of more than a dozen nonfiction books in the popular fiction field. These include Comic Book Culture (2000, trade paper 2007), which was nominated for an Eisner Award, The Comic Book Encyclopedia (2004), and Good Girl Art (2008), an illustrated history of women characters in comic books from the 1930s to the present. His next book will be Good Girl Art Around the World (2009). He’s sold more than six hundred stories and articles in his long and colorful career. He and his wife, also a writer, live in ramshackle splendor in a rustic patch of Co
TANITH LEE was born in 1947. She became a full-time professional writer in 1974 and made a tremendous splash with her first fantasy novel for adults, The Birthgrave, in 1975. She has so far written nearly 100 books and more than 265 short stories, plus radio plays and TV scripts. She lives on the Sussex weald with her husband and coconspirator artist/writer, John Kaiine, and two tuxedo cats. She reports that she has numerous short stories and novellas out or due in anthologies from Ellen Datlow, Marvin Kaye, Gardner Dozois, and Leah Wilson. Others are forthcoming in Weird Tales, Realms of Fantasy, and the UK ’s Nature. Her most recently published adult fantasies were the LionWolf trilogy: Cast a Bright Shadow, Here in Cold Hell, and No Flame but Mine (Tor MacMillan). Three Piratica novels for young adults have appeared from Hodder Headline. Norilana Books (USA) will be reissuing all the existing Flat Earth novels, plus two new Flat Earth books through 2009 and 2010. She has won numerous awards, including the World Fantasy Award and the British Fantasy Award.