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The Marble Web

Short story. 7200 words.

In which we learn the tale of The Conjuror and of Jausande Marguerite, whose strange disappearance is foretold in a dream.
  1. The Book Of The Dead.
  2. The Secret Books Of Paradys 3 & 4.
  3. The Secret Books Of Paradys: The Complete Paradys Cycle.
Medra

Short story. 6000 words.

Medra lives alone on the 89th floor of an abandoned hotel in a partly ruined city on a deserted planet. One day, she is visited by Jaxon, who has come searching for a hidden machine of colossal energy. What he finds, however, is not what he expects.
  1. Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Vol 8 No 6 (No 79), June 1984. Pages: 69-82.
  2. The 1985 Annual World's Best SF. New York: DAW Books, 1985. Reprint anthology. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, editors.
  3. Dreams Of Dark And Light.

    Czech Translations:

  1. Donald A. Wollheim Představuje Nejlepší Povídky Sci-Fi 1985. (Translation of The 1985 Annual World's Best SF). Plzeň [Czech Republic]: Laser-Books, 2000. Reprint anthology. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, editors. As "Medra", translator unknown.

    French Translations:

  1. Emblèmes. Emblèmes Spécial No. 1, Juillet 2004. As "Medra", translated by Estelle Valls de Gomis. Pages: 159-174.

    Italian Translations:

  1. Il Meglio Della Fantascienzia 1985. (Translation of The 1985 Annual World's Best SF). Milan: SIAD Edizioni, 1986. Reprint anthology. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, editors. As "Medra", translated by Giampaolo Cossato and Sandro Sandrelli. Pages: 277-294.

    Polish Translations:

  1. Don Wollheim Proponuje, 1985: Najlepsze Opowiadania Science Fiction Roku 1984. (Translation of The 1985 Annual World's Best SF). Warszawa: Wydawn Alfa, 1985. Reprint anthology. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, editors. As "Medra", translated by Andrzej Ziembicki.
Memorial Stone: 1945

Poem. 42 lines.

  1. Dragonfields, Tales Of Fantasy. No 4, Winter 1983. Page: 26.
Meow

Short story. 4500 words.

The relationship between Cathy and Stil, an author and a magician, is strangely affected by the presence of her five cats.
  1. Shadows 4. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1981. Original anthology. Charles L. Grant, editor. Pages: 95-105. Note: reprinted in Great Britain as Shadows (Headline, 1987).
  2. The Gorgon And Other Beastly Tales.
  3. Shadows. London: Headline, 1987. Original anthology. Charles L. Grant, editor. Pages: 95-105. Note: reprinted in the Unuted States as Shadows 4 (Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1981).
  4. Nightshades: Thirteen Journeys Into Shadow.

    French Translations:

  1. Territoires Des L'Inquiétude 4. Paris: Denoël. Collection Présence Du Fantastique, 1992. Alain Dorémieux, editor. As "Miaou", translated by Jean-Daniel Brèque. Pages: 121-139.
The Mermaid

Short story. 4200 words.

The narrator recounts a story, heard one stormy night, of a young man's meeting with a mythical creature from the sea.
  1. Final Shadows. New York: Doubleday Foundation, 1991. Original anthology. Charles L. Grant, editor. Pages: 268-278.
  2. Nightshades: Thirteen Journeys Into Shadow.
Midday People

Novelette. 9000 words.

During a vacation in Italy, Chrissie’s noon-time encounter with two golden people - whom she names Arrigo and Gina - leads to a surprising turn of events.
  1. Dark Terrors 6: The Gollancz Book Of Horror. London: Gollancz, 2002. Original anthology. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, editors. Pages: 435-455.
Midnight

Vignette. 900 words.

Elvira, a girl of the cinders, goes to the Prince's ball on instructions from her mistress, but does not leave the party at midnight.
  1. Weird Tales.No 335 (Vol 60 No 3), March-April 2004. Pages: 31-32.
The Minstrel's Tale

Short story. 4100 words.

The minstrel tells of a visit he made to the house of a shepherd, and of his meeting with Rosemay, the shepherd's wife.
  1. Invitation To Camelot: An Arthurian Anthology Of Short Stories. New York: Ace, 1988. Original anthology. Parke Godwin, editor. Pages: 19-29.
Mirage And Magia

Novelette. 7500 words.

Taisia-Tua, the magia, lived in Qon Oshen in a mansion of masks and mirrors. Many young men of the town followed her to her home, and were forever changed by what they experienced there. Then one day, a magician-musician appears in Qon Oshen. He too follows the magia to her mansion, but he is not the one changed by their encounter.
  1. Hecate's Cauldron. New York: DAW Books, 1982. Original anthology. Susan M. Shwartz, editor. Pages: 23-39.
  2. The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 9. New York: DAW Books, 1983. Reprint anthology. Arthur W. Saha, editor.
  3. Women As Demons.

    Translations:

  1. Emblèmes. Ed 11, Janvier 2004. Revue Doubles Et Miroirs. As "Mirage Et Magia", translated by Sire Cédric. Pages: 119-136.

    Spanish Translations:

  1. Mujeres: Ángeles O Demonios (Women As Demons). As "Ilusión Y Magia", translated by Alejandra Vassallo. Pages: [213]-228.
Mirror, Mirror

Short story. 2600 words.

The narrator tries to prove that her mother's friend Miriam is a vampire.
  1. Weird Tales. No 308 (Vol 54 No 3), Spring 1994. Pages: 25-27.
  2. Weird Tales 307-8 (Summer 1993-Spring 1994). Holicong PA.: Wildside Press, 2003. Anthology/omnibus, internally a facsimile reprint of two issues of Weird Tales. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at Wildside Press. Darrell Schweitzer, editor. Pages 25-27.

    French Translations:

  1. Ecrit Avec Du Sang. As "Miroir, Miroir," translated by Sandrine Jehanno. Pages: 143-153.
Monkey's Stagger

Short story. 4900 words.

Edmund, an Inglish hero on Darzilla-Ny, must solve the riddle of the Monkey's Stagger to release himself from the clutches of a demon.
  1. Sorcerer's Apprentice. No 4, Fall 1979. Pages: 16-20.
  2. The Gorgon And Other Beastly Tales.
The Moon Is A Mask

Short story. 6000 words.

A mask purchased in a curio shop transforms Elsa Garba in a strange and wonderful way.
  1. The Book Of The Dead.
  2. The Secret Books Of Paradys 3 & 4.
  3. The Secret Books Of Paradys: The Complete Paradys Cycle.
Moonblind

Novelette. 8500 words.
Yet once more, from an idea by John Kaiine.
Also available as an Electronic Book

On the night of a Full Moon, Kevariz participates in the Hunt and finds something he had never wanted.
  1. Realms Of Fantasy. Vol 9 No 4, April 2003. Pages: 39-45.
  2. The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 4. New York: Eos, 2004. Reprint anthology. David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer, editors.
Moon Wolf

Short story. 4000 words.
Note: The introduction mentions Daughter of the Night.

On Lunar Outpost Chrisium Base 15, there are rumors of a creature half man and half wolf. In reality, the fabled creature may not be that foreign.
  1. Asimov's Science Fiction. Vol 28 No 8 (No 343), August 2004. Pages: 39-51.
Morcara's Room

Novelette. 7600 words.

Rendart spends an evening listening to Monsieur and Mademoiselle de Venne as they tell the story of Morcara Venka, and of the fate that awaits all who enter the tower room where Morcara died.
  1. The Book Of The Dead.
  2. The Secret Books Of Paradys 3 & 4.
  3. The Secret Books Of Paradys: The Complete Paradys Cycle.
The Murderous Dove

Short story. 6000 words.

Beset in the desert by one of the Knights of the Angel, Cyrion comes to the Fortress of Klove to warn Grand Master Hulem of an assassination plot launched by the Grand Master of the Fortress of Heruzala.
  1. Heroic Fantasy. New York: DAW Books, 1979. Original anthology. Gerald W. Page & Hank Reinhardt, editors. Pages 139-152.
  2. Cyrion.

    French Translations:

  1. Cyrion (Cyrion). As "La Colombe Assassine", translated by Gérard Lebec. Pages: 109-[130].

    German Translations:

  1. Cyrion: Schwert Und Magie (Cyrion). As "Der Assassine", translated by Eva Eppers. Pages: 121-139.

    Hungarian Translations:

  1. Galaktika. Vol 7 No 132, September 1991. As "A Gyilkos Galamb", translated by Sándor Nagy. Pages: 53-62.

    Italian Translations:

  1. Cyrion (Cyrion). As "La Colomba Sanguinaria", translated by Paola Gimigliano. Pages: 93-111.
Nicholas

Short story. 1200 words.

Her love for Nicholas will survive all obstacles, including his own indifference.
  1. Forests Of The Night.
A Night On The Hill

Short story. 1500 words.

Hone disregards the warnings of the villagers, assuming that they must be hiding something valuable, when they tell him not to spend a night on the hill.
  1. After Hours. Vol 2 No 3 (No 7), Summer 1990. Pages: 3-4.
Night's Daughter, Day's Desire

Novelette. 9000 words.

Beetle returns from the forest with many precious gifts, and with tales of a golden prince and a princess who was the daughter of night itself. Yet when three priests from the village ride out in search of the fabled couple, they return with something quite different.
  1. Night's Sorceries.
  2. Tales From The Flat Earth: Night's Daughter.
  3. The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 14. New York: DAW Books, 1988. Reprint anthology. Arthur W. Saha, editor.
The Nightmare's Tale

Novelette. 13,500 words.

Jean de St. Jean travels from Paradys to the island of Haïssa, where he plans to avenge the deaths of his parents by killing Monsieur Dargue. On the island, Jean encounters death in a form that is new to him.
  1. Women Of Darkness II. New York: Tor, 1990. Original anthology. Kathryn Ptacek, editor. Pages: 161-200.
  2. The Book Of The Dead.
  3. The Secret Books Of Paradys 3 & 4.
  4. The Secret Books Of Paradys: The Complete Paradys Cycle.
Nightshade

Novella. 39,000 words.

Arrogant, pale-eyed Kristian is a wealthy aesthete, and the husband of a much younger wife. She, the prize ornament of his collection of treasures, is white-skinned, black-haired Sovaz, wayward and beautiful yet seemingly soulless - as if vampirised by some unknown force. She is currently toying with Adam, a handsome, ingenuous American who is the latest of her youthful lovers. And as the fates of this doomed trio converge, somewhere outside the glowing casements a creature of darkness prepares to feed ...(dustwrapper copy, Nightshades: Thirteen Journeys Into Shadow)
  1. Nightshades: Thirteen Journeys Into Shadow.
Northern Chess

Novelette. 7700 words.
One of the Jaisel stories.
Shortlisted in the Best Short Fiction category for the 1980 Coveted Balrog Award.

Jaisel comes upon a group of knights preparing to attack Maudras's haunted last castle. She thinks their plans are foolish, considering the numbers who have died mysterious deaths in earlier attacks. And yet, that night, she finds herself compelled to enter the castle alone.
  1. Amazons!. New York: DAW Books, 1979. Original anthology. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, editor. Pages: 171-187.
  2. Women As Demons.

    Spanish Translations:

  1. Mujeres: Ángeles O Demonios (Women As Demons). As "Ajedrez En El Norte", translated by Alejandra Vassallo. Pages: [249]-264.

    Italian Translations:

  1. Amazzoni Ed Eroine: L'Heroic Fantasy Al Femminile. (Translation of Amazons!). Rome: Fanucci Editore, 1987. Original anthology. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, editor. As "Scacco A Nord", translated by Maria Teresa Tenore. Pages: 137-174(?).
Nunc Dimittis

Novelette. 8500 words.
Nominated for the 1984 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella.
Nominated as no. 20 (tie) in the Best Short Story category in the 1984 Locus Poll.

With the realization that he is dying, Vasyelu Gorin sets out to find his own replacement: a new servant for his Princess, Darejan Draculas, the Vampire.
  1. The Dodd, Mead Gallery Of Horror. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1983. Original anthology. Charles L. Grant, editor. Pages: 243-263. Note: reprinted as Gallery Of Horror (Penguin/Roc, 1996).
  2. The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection. New York: Bluejay Books, 1984. Reprint anthology. Gardner Dozois, editor.
  3. Dreams Of Dark And Light.
  4. Killing Me Softly: Erotic Tales Of Unearthly Love. New York: Harper Prism, 1995. Original/reprint anthology. Gardner Dozois, editor.
  5. Gallery Of Horror. New York: Penguin/Roc, 1996. Original anthology. Charles L. Grant, editor. Pages: 243-263. Note: previously printed as The Dodd, Mead Gallery Of Horror (Dodd, Mead & Company, 1983).
  6. Rivals Of Dracula. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1996. Reprint anthology. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, editors. Pages: 139-157.
  7. Popular Fiction: An Anthology. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 1998. Reprint anthology. Gary Hoppenstand, editor.

    French Translations:

  1. Ecrit Avec Du Sang. As "Nunc Dimittis," translated by Estelle Valls de Gomis. Pages: 155-181.

    Spanish Translations:

  1. Horror: Lo Mejor Del Terror Contemporáneo (Translation of The Dodd, Mead Gallery Of Horror). Barcelona: Ediciones Martínez Roca, 1986. As "Nunc Dimittis", translated by César Terrón. Pages: 229-248.
  2. Horror: Lo Mejor Del Terror Contemporáneo (Translation of The Dodd, Mead Gallery Of Horror). Barcelona: Ediciones Martínez Roca, 1993. As "Nunc Dimittis", translated by César Terrón. Pages: 229-248.
Odds Against The Gods

Novelette. 13,000 words.

In which Truth, a foundling, escapes after spending all of her first seventeen years with the Brides of Donsar, has numerous adventures, and encounters a kindred spirit named Nazarn.
  1. Swords Against Darkness II. New York: Zebra Books, 1977. Original anthology. Andrew J. Offutt, editor. Pages: 181-225.
  2. The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 4. New York: DAW Books, 1978. Reprint anthology. Lin Carter, editor.
  3. Dreams Of Dark And Light.

    Hungarian Translations:

  1. Galaktika. Vol 8 No 147, December 1992. As "Esély Az Istenek Ellen", translated by Attila Németh. Pages: 75-86.
Oh, Shining Star

Novelette. 10,700 words.

Indu and Vashari are cina stars of the highest order. They are the perfect couple, idolized by millions. Yet their popularity comes with a price attached.
  1. Tamastara, Or, The Indian Nights.

    German Translations:

  1. Indische Nächte: Eine Magische Reise In Eine Dunkle Welt (Tamastara, Or, The Indian Nights). As "Strahlender Stern", translated by Dr. Elisabeth Sautter. Pages: [195]-235.

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