false 270266 2 <i>Bending the Landscape</i> will be a series of anthologies focused on homosexual issues in genre fiction, but this one isn't so neatly pigeonholed as all that. Gayness, or someone's discovery of his or her gayness, is indeed a common motif to all the stories, but in some it is central; in others, it's just a quality a character has--they happen to be having or have had a relationship with someone of the same sex. It's generous in size, 22 stories, and generous in its embrace, ranging in tone from sitcom-like light entertainment ("In Mysterious Ways," by Tanya Huff, and "Magicked Tricks" by K. L Berac), to realism ("Gestures Too Late on a Gravel Road" by Mark W. Tiedemann, and "Full Moon and Empty Arms" by M. W. Keiper), to realistic horror ("The House of the Man in the Moon" by Richard Bowes). Mythic fantasy, fairy tales, and ghost stories are all here too, so this is more like reading a survey than a tightly thematic anthology. The variety is appropriate. Neither fantasy nor sex comes in just one flavor. If you're at all interested in anything besides vanilla, sample this. Contents Introduction (Bending the Landscape: Fantasy) • (1997) • essay by Nicola Griffith and Steve Pagel Frost Painting • (1997) • short story by Carolyn Ives Gilman Gary, in the Shadows • (1997) • short story by Mark Shepherd Prince of the Dark Green Sea • (1997) • short story by Mark McLaughlin Water Snakes • (1997) • short story by Holly Wade Matter Gestures Too Late on a Gravel Road • (1997) • short story by Mark W. Tiedemann The Fall of the Kings • [The World of Riverside] • (1997) • novelette by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman Cloudmaker • (1997) • short story by Charlee Jacob Magicked Tricks • (1997) • novelette by K.L. Berac The Sound of Angels • (1997) • short story by Lisa S. Silverthorne The King's Folly • (1997) • short story by James A. Moore Beside the Well • (1997) • short story by Leslie What The Home Town Boy • (1997) • short story by B.J. Thrower Expression of Desire • (1997) • short story by Dominick Cancilla There Are Things Which Are Hidden from the Eyes of the Everyday • (1997) • short story by Simon Sheppard Full Moon and Empty Arms • (1997) • short story by M.W. Keiper Mahu • (1997) • novelette by Jeff Verona The Stars Are Tears • (1997) • short story by Robin Wayne Bailey Desire • (1997) • short story by Kim Antieau Young Lady Who Loved Caterpillars • (1997) • short story by Jessica Amanda Salmonson In Memory of • (1997) • short story by Don Bassingthwaite In Mysterious Ways • (1997) • novelette by Tanya Huff In the House of the Man in the Moon • (1997) • short story by Richard Bowes Contributors' Bios (Bending the Landscape: Fantasy) • (1997) • essay by uncredited 3231726 1997 Bending the Landscape: Original Gay and Lesbian Fantasy Writing total:35|5:2|4:14|3:16|2:0|1:3| 35 117 72 3 4 2 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 22 23:59:22 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 09 14:08:12 -0700 2009
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