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The mythic dream / edited by Dominik Parisien & Navah Wolfe.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : Saga Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First Saga Press hardcover editionDescription: xiii, 348 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781481462389
  • 1481462385
  • 9781481462396
  • 1481462393
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  • Container of (work): Kingfisher, T. Fisher-bird
  • Container of (work): Roanhorse, Rebecca. Brief lesson in Native American astronomy
  • Container of (work): Yang, J. Y. Bridge of crows
  • Container of (work): Martine, Arkady. Labbatu takes command of the flagship Heaven Dwells Within
  • Container of (work): Gailey, Sarah. Wild to covet
  • Container of (work): Hernandez, Carlos Alberto. Cuidado! Que viene el Coco!
  • Container of (work): Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972- He fell howling
  • Container of (work): Howard, Kat. Curses like words, like feathers, like stories
  • Container of (work): Cypess, Leah. Across the river
  • Container of (work): Ford, Jeffrey, 1955- Sisyphus in Elysium
  • Container of (work): Das, Indra. Kali_Na
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  • Container of (work): Chu, John (Writer of science fiction). Close enough for jazz
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  • Container of (work): El-Mohtar, Amal. Florilegia; or, some lies about flowers
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Phantoms of the Midway (Hades and Persephone) / by Seanan McGuire -- The justified (Hathor and the destruction of mankind) / by Anne Leckie -- Fisher-bird (The labors of Hercules) / T. Kingfisher -- A brief lesson in Native American astronomy (Deer hunter and White Corn Maiden) / by Rebecca Roanhorse -- Bridge of crows (The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl) / by JY Yang -- Labbatu takes command of the flagship Heaven Dwells Within (Inanna takes command of heaven/Inanna & Enki) -- Wild to covet (Thetis) / by Sarah Gailey -- ¡Cuidado! ¡Que viene el coco! (El Coco) / by Carlos Hernandez -- He fell howling (Lycaon) / by Stephen Graham Jones -- Curses like words, like feathers, like stones (The children of Lir) / by Kat Howard -- Across the river (The legend of Akdamot/the legend of Rabbi Meir and the Sambatyon) / by Leah Cypess -- Sisyphus in Elysium (Sisyphus) / by Jeffrey Ford -- Kali_Na (Kali) / by Indrapramit Das -- Live stream (Artemis and Acteon) / by Alyssa Wong -- Close enough for Jazz (Idunn and her golden apples) / by John Chu -- Buried deep (Ariadne and the Minotaur) / by Naomi Novik -- The things Eric eats before he eats himself (Erysichthon) / by Carmen Maria Machado -- Florilegia; or, Some lies about flowers (Blodeuwedd) / by Amal El-Mohtar.
Summary: "Madeleine L'Engle once said, 'When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe'. The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations."--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Science Fiction/Fantasy PARISIEN DOMINIK Available 33111010392120
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers.

Madeleine L'Engle once said, "When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe." The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations.

Featuring award-winning and critically acclaimed writers such as Seanan McGuire, Naomi Novik, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Alyssa Wong, Indrapramit Das, Carlos Hernandez, Sarah Gailey, Ann Leckie, John Chu, Urusla Vernon, Carmen Maria Machado, Stephen Graham Jones, Arkady Martine, Amal El-Mohtar, Jeffrey Ford, and more, The Mythic Dream is sure to become a new classic.

Phantoms of the Midway (Hades and Persephone) / by Seanan McGuire -- The justified (Hathor and the destruction of mankind) / by Anne Leckie -- Fisher-bird (The labors of Hercules) / T. Kingfisher -- A brief lesson in Native American astronomy (Deer hunter and White Corn Maiden) / by Rebecca Roanhorse -- Bridge of crows (The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl) / by JY Yang -- Labbatu takes command of the flagship Heaven Dwells Within (Inanna takes command of heaven/Inanna & Enki) -- Wild to covet (Thetis) / by Sarah Gailey -- ¡Cuidado! ¡Que viene el coco! (El Coco) / by Carlos Hernandez -- He fell howling (Lycaon) / by Stephen Graham Jones -- Curses like words, like feathers, like stones (The children of Lir) / by Kat Howard -- Across the river (The legend of Akdamot/the legend of Rabbi Meir and the Sambatyon) / by Leah Cypess -- Sisyphus in Elysium (Sisyphus) / by Jeffrey Ford -- Kali_Na (Kali) / by Indrapramit Das -- Live stream (Artemis and Acteon) / by Alyssa Wong -- Close enough for Jazz (Idunn and her golden apples) / by John Chu -- Buried deep (Ariadne and the Minotaur) / by Naomi Novik -- The things Eric eats before he eats himself (Erysichthon) / by Carmen Maria Machado -- Florilegia; or, Some lies about flowers (Blodeuwedd) / by Amal El-Mohtar.

"Madeleine L'Engle once said, 'When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe'. The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations."--Provided by publisher.

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