false 888551 2 Think all heroes have washboard abs? Think all heroines wear Size 3 Junior Petite? Think again! Come join Gene Wolfe, Elizabeth Anne Scarborough, Jane Yolen, Jody Lynn Nye, and Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, who along with nineteen other authors, introduce you to some of the funniest, wildest, sexiest, most powerful, and normal (considering these are science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories) fat people on earth and a few other planets. Meet a pirate named "Valkyrie" and a cardsharp named "Fat Moriah." Meet a xeno-fitness instructor and an earth-mage who don't apologize for taking up space. Meet fat cats on a mission and a very different kind of vampire. Meet characters for whom "plus-size" is about body size and heart. Brought together in this first-of-its-kind collection are stories that raise the set point on adventure and redraw the picture of "the hero" along the way. Tales of power and abundance that prove that heroes and heroines come in all sizes. Contents Foreword (Such a Pretty Face)by Judy Sullivan Introduction (Such a Pretty Face)by Lee Martindale Fat Is Not A Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen Worse Than The Curse by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough A Hero, Plain and Simple by Ralph Gamelli Seliki by Cynthia McQuillin The Blood Orange Tree by Marian Crane Eater by Jon Hansen Demon Bone by Teresa Noelle Roberts The Fat Cats' Tale by Martha A. Compton Vadija by Catherine Lundoff Lady Emerdirael's Rescue by Lisa Deason The Wife of Ben-Y-Ghloe by Laura J. Underwood Chance Hospitality by Carol Y. Huber and Mike C. Baker The Fat Magician by Gene Wolfe The Search For A Sipping House by Joette M. Rozanski A Taste of Song by K.D. Wentworth Casting Against Type by Jody Lynn Nye Meluse's Counsel by Connie Wilkins Polyformus Perfectus by Paula L. Fleming Eleven To Seven by Bradley H. Sinor Last Chance Gravity Fill Station by Celeste Allen Nuclear Winter by Selina Rosen The Djinn Game by Patricia E. Sarath Stoop Ladies by Barbara Krasnoff Naratha's Shadow by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller 873800 8 6 2000 Such a Pretty Face: Tales of Power and Abundance total:15|5:4|4:7|3:4| 15 60 36 1 3 0 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 19:18:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 19:20:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 08:36:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 08:36:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Sep 25 13:11:44 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:11:33 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 13:11:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 14:14:36 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:14:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 11:35:35 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 11:35:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 24 11:39:44 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 11:39:44 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 10 13:32:11 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 13:32:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 11:14:55 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 15:38:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 09 21:26:15 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 21:26:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 06 17:49:45 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 17:49:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 22 21:06:39 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 17:56:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 21:08:45 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 21:08:45 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 14:36:18 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 14:36:18 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 03 12:14:43 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 12:14:43 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 08 08:37:08 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 08:37:08 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Nov 17 10:45:09 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 10:45:09 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Oct 28 21:07:34 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 19:40:01 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 21:07:34 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 24 13:09:25 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 13:09:25 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 24 12:54:35 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 12:54:35 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 22 23:38:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 23:38:00 -0700 2008