The Speculative Short Fiction of Josepha Sherman

Josepha Sherman (1946-2012) was an American author, folklorist, and anthologist. In 1990 she won the Compton Crook Award for the novel The Shining Falcon. She died in 2012, and is remembered for her large and diverse output of both high-quality fiction and nonfiction. She wrote dozens of short stories and novels. She also wrote Star Trek and Buffy, the Vampire Slayer novels, and co-wrote several books with authors including Mercedes Lackey, Laura Anne Gilman, and Susan Shwartz. Contents: A Gift of War, You'd Better Win!, A Hero for the Gods, A Matter of Honor, A Question of Faith, A Song of Strange Revenge, Cat-Friend, Doggedly, Fangs for the Memory, Feeding Frenzy or The Further Adventures of the Frog, Prince, Ferret and Red, Healer, Ilian, Images, Knight Mare, Mightier Than the Sword, Monsieur Verne and the Martian Invasion, Mother Knows Best, Netted, Never Say... Uh... Die, Nothin' But a Hound Dog, Opening Doors, Shiftless, Stacked, Swordplay, The Captive Song, The Case of the Headless Corpse, The Case of the Purloined L'Isitek, The Cat Who Wasn't Black, The Coyote Virus, The Love-Gift, The Murder of Mr. Wolf, The Theft of Destiny, Welcome to the Sorcerer's Academy, Final Exam, Wise One's Tale, One Late Night, with Jackal, A Game of Mehen, The Scroll of Wisdom, Old Woman Who Created Life, The Trick of the Tricksters Tricked, Teacher's Pet, The Defender of Central Park, A Dance with Darkness, The Ring of Lifari, Runaways, The Price of the Wind, Red Wings, Tallain 1 - The Case of the Haunted City, Tallain 2 - The Lost and Found Talisman, Valdemar 1 - Babysitter, Valdemar 2 - In the Eye of the Beholder, Ancient Dreams, Changes, Danar's Hawk, Dancer's Fire, Racehorse Predicts the Future!, Witch-Horse, I've Got The Horse, Right Here, Wild Hope, Derwen 1 - Eira, Derwen 2 - The Grey Stones, Derwen 3 - The Name-Quest, Dragon's Destiny, Falcon and Dragon, The Warrior and the Dragon's Son, Of Flame and Air, River's Friend, The Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of, The Silver Flame, What Must Be, Monkey Girl, Spacer's Gamble, The Murdered Agent, The Little Horrors, The Forest's Justice, The Glashtyn, The Magic-Stealer, Zerail.