The Green Man was the first book  in Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's mythic anthology series(which, naturally, means it the one I read last.)  The Green Man is the traditional lord of the forest in myth, though he wasn't given that name until recently(I always forget and the book says when but I'm too lazy to look) and Jack in Ridley Scott's ( Read more... )

Another very, very quick book post, sadly. (Gotta make them when I can...)

As its title indicates, Coyote Road is an anthology about  trickster tales from around the world(though, also as indicated by the title, more focused on American folklore than European or Eastern folklore and myth, which is what I prefer) Like it's sibling anthology, The ( Read more... )

The Faery Reel is a giant(530~ pages, trade paperback size) anthology editted by Terri Wingling and Ellen Datlow, two women who apparently like to go around winning awards for their anthologies.  It also has tiny but pretty pictures by Charles Vess on the first page of each story.  Most anthologies tend to range from "barely readable" to "pretty ( Read more... )