Will Shetterly: 20 books

"...a gritty, vivid portrait of a half-familiar world...Elsewhere works almost perfectly." —Newsday "Will Shetterly not only explores new fantastic territory, he invents a whole new perilous realm, powerfully fascinating. It's a hard-edged vision, sharp as a knife blade, a...

Contents: "The Hands of the Artist" by Kara Dalkey "A Coincidence of Birth" by Robin Hobb (Megan Lindholm) "Bound Things" by Will Shetterly "The Fortune Maker" by Barry B. Longyear These stories were first published in 1985 in Liavek, edited by Will Shetterly and Emma Bull.

"A Happy Birthday" by Will Shetterly "Before the Paint Is Dry" by Kara Dalkey "The Rat's Alley Shuffle" by Charles de Lint "Dry Well" by Nathan A Bucklin, with lyrics by Alison Bucklin "Choice of the Black Goddess" by Gene Wolfe "The Ballad of...

“Shetterly makes the transition from young adult (Elsewhere, 1991, etc.) to adult fantasy with assurance and aplomb. In 1959, Luke and Susan Nix travel with their family--four-year-old Chris, whose narrative is informed by hindsight; Little Bit, three; and Digger, two--to Dickison, Florida, to set...

The Nix family is contacted by a mysterious benefactor who wants to send Chris to an exclusive private school, no expense spared. Mr. Jay Dumont claims that Chris's grandfather saved his life during WWI, and though Grandpa Uvdall is dead, the debt remains to be paid. But as Chris will discover, there...

Liavek. City of Luck on the Cat River. Cosmopolitan hub of subtle intrigue and wild fortune. Capital of art and adventure, caravans and culture, espionage and enchantment! Come to Liavek. Its stories have been told by some of fantasy's greatest writers—Jane Yolen, Gene Wolfe, Robin...

In an apocryphal story told in words and pictures, blues legend Robert Johnson and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston meet in Mississippi in 1938. Will Shetterly was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award for best novel and won the Minnesota Book Award for Fantasy and Science Fiction.

"Pot Luck" by Megan Lindholm (Robin Hobb) "Show of Faith" by Gregory Frost "An Act of Trust" by Steven Brust "A Cup of Worrynot Tea" by John M. Ford "The Well-Made Plan" by Emma Bull These stories were first published in 1986 in Liavek: The Players of Luck, edited by Will Shetterly and Emma Bull.

"Consequences" by Walter Jon Williams "As Bright as New Coppers" by Bradley Denton "A Hot Night at Cheeky's" by Steven Brust "A Prudent Obedience" by Kara Dalkey "The True Tale of Count Dashif's Demise" by Jane Yolen "Six Days Outside the Year"...

Will Shetterly may be the only person who has gotten death threats from racists and anti-racists. This is his history of of flamewars, black lists, and mobbing by people the internet calls Social Justice Warriors, the people who rage on the internet in the belief that's the way to make a better world. He...

Contents: The Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels Socialism, Scientific and Utopian by Engels The Soul of Man Under Socialism by Wilde plus a short introduction by Shetterly and two collections of his favorite quotes about socialism, sharing, and wealth: Quotes for Socialists Socialist Quotes from the Great Religions

“...the dialogue is snappy and the action never flags. Ron seems to have learned a lot since his arrival in the Borderlands and is a character with whom many teens will identify. Readers may feel at times as though they have fallen into someone else's psychedelic dream, but they will probably enjoy...

Your dad used to be the spooky-mysteries TV show host Professor Midnight. Your grandmother lives in the basement and only comes upstairs after dark. Your mom died when you were a baby, and nobody will tell you about her. Oh, and you have two birthdays, both on Halloween. And that's the part of your life that's normal. But with this birthday, everything is going to change.

"Portrait of Vengeance" by Kara Dalkey "The Skin and Knife Game" by Lee Barwood and Charles de Lint "Strings Attached" by Nathan A. Bucklin "The Tale of the Stuffed Levar" by Jane Yolen "An Act of Love" by Steven Brust, Gregory Frost, and Megan Lindholm "Spells...