Maybe You've Heard Of Me? Fifteen Fantastical Tales of Famous Figures

by Laura Resnick

Synopsis

In this collection of fifteen of her previously published short stories, Campbell Award winning fantasy author Laura Resnick riffs on the fantastical misadventures of the famous and infamous, both human and otherwise. Robin Hood experiences supply and demand problems, Merlin the Magician tries to turn a recalcitrant musician into a war leader, a lonely boy meets the Loch Ness Monster, Ramses the Mediocre hires a spin wizard to turn him into Ramses the Great, King Arthur looks for meaning in his life as he faces his death, the world's most famous consulting detective assists a bloodsucking client who wants to be immortalized by an Irish novelist, and Santa tries to find work in a tropical clime for the abominable snowman.

This volume contains the following stories:

* Camelot's Greatest Hits
* By Any Other Name
* Under A Sky More Fiercely Blue
* The Lily Maid of Astolat
* The Abominable Snowman
* The Fortunes of Temperance
* Qadishtu
* The Adventure of the Missing Coffin
* Licensed To Reclaim
* Grievous Wounds
* Those Rowdy Royals!
* The Spin Wizard
* Curren's Song
* The Quin Quart
* Avant Vanguard


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Laura Resnick is the author of the popular Esther Diamond urban fantasy series, whose releases include Disappearing Nightly, Doppelgangster, Unsympathetic Magic, Vamparazzi, and the upcoming Polterheist. She has also written traditional fantasy novels such as In Legend Born, The Destroyer Goddess, and The White Dragon, which made the "Year's Best" lists of Publishers Weekly. An opinion columnist, frequent public speaker, and the Campbell Award-winning author of many sf/f short stories, she is on the Web at www.LauraResnick.com.

Release date: February 20, 2011

Publisher: Blonde Trifecta

Print pages: 259