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Norilana Books is proud to present Returning My Sister's Face: and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice by Eugie Foster eugie, a striking debut collection of short fantasy fiction with a Far Eastern flavor, with an introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre.
"Whimsy and maliceyesalso mystery, a very female sensuality, and wit. An elegant and entertaining book."
Ursula K. Le Guin
"The tales are beautifully written, elegant, passionate, funny, and moving. The entire collection is a delightful, magical bridge across cultures. I hope many readers find their way to it."
Patricia A. McKillip
Returning My Sister's Face:
And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice
by Eugie Foster
Introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre
Enchantment, peril and romance pervade the shadowy Far East, from the elegant throne room of the emperor's palace to the humble teahouse of a peasant village. In these dozen stories of adventure and magic from the Orient, a maiden encounters an oni demon in the forest, a bride discovers her mother-in-law is a fox woman, a samurai must appease his sister's angry ghost, strange luck is found in a jade locket, and dark and light are two sides of harmony.
"Noted short story author Foster offers a dozen enchanting and sometimes chilling tales alive with elegantly sketched characters and sensibilities drawn from Asian folklore . . . Readers who long for a break from European medieval fantasy will be charmed and entertained by Foster's tales."
Publishers Weekly
Eugie Foster calls home a mildly haunted, fey-infested house in metro Atlanta that she shares with her husband, Matthew, and her pet skunk, Hobkin. After receiving her master's degree in Psychology, she retired from academia and became a corporate computer drone. When her company asked her to leave the phantoms and fairies in the South and return to the dead-cold lands of the Midwest, she said "no" and retreated to her library to pen flights of fancy.
Eugie's fiction has been translated into Greek, Hungarian, Polish, and French; received the Phobos Award; and been nominated for the British Fantasy, Bram Stoker, and Pushcart awards. Her publication credits number over 100 and include stories in Realms of Fantasy, Interzone, Cricket, Cicada, Fantasy Magazine, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, Jim Baen's Universe, and anthologies Best New Fantasy (Prime Books), Heroes in Training (DAW Books), Magic in the Mirrorstone (Mirrorstone Books), and Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 (Juno Books).
Visit her online at http://www.EugieFoster.com/
Cover artwork: "Kitsune" © 2009 by Ahyicodae.
Returning My Sister's Face: and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice
by Eugie Foster
Introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre
Norilana Books Fantasy
Trade Hardcover
March 1, 2009
Retail Price:
$23.95 USD - £16.00 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-60762-010-5
ISBN-10: 1-60762-010-3
212 pages
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Order Your Copy:
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- Barnes & Noble
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- Amazon CA
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Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 220 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles. For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/
Contact:
Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print: http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/
Norilana Books is proud to present Returning My Sister's Face: and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice by Eugie Foster eugie, a striking debut collection of short fantasy fiction with a Far Eastern flavor, with an introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre.
"Whimsy and maliceyesalso mystery, a very female sensuality, and wit. An elegant and entertaining book."
Ursula K. Le Guin
"The tales are beautifully written, elegant, passionate, funny, and moving. The entire collection is a delightful, magical bridge across cultures. I hope many readers find their way to it."
Patricia A. McKillip
Returning My Sister's Face:
And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice
by Eugie Foster
Introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre
Enchantment, peril and romance pervade the shadowy Far East, from the elegant throne room of the emperor's palace to the humble teahouse of a peasant village. In these dozen stories of adventure and magic from the Orient, a maiden encounters an oni demon in the forest, a bride discovers her mother-in-law is a fox woman, a samurai must appease his sister's angry ghost, strange luck is found in a jade locket, and dark and light are two sides of harmony.
"Noted short story author Foster offers a dozen enchanting and sometimes chilling tales alive with elegantly sketched characters and sensibilities drawn from Asian folklore . . . Readers who long for a break from European medieval fantasy will be charmed and entertained by Foster's tales."
Publishers Weekly
Eugie Foster calls home a mildly haunted, fey-infested house in metro Atlanta that she shares with her husband, Matthew, and her pet skunk, Hobkin. After receiving her master's degree in Psychology, she retired from academia and became a corporate computer drone. When her company asked her to leave the phantoms and fairies in the South and return to the dead-cold lands of the Midwest, she said "no" and retreated to her library to pen flights of fancy.
Eugie's fiction has been translated into Greek, Hungarian, Polish, and French; received the Phobos Award; and been nominated for the British Fantasy, Bram Stoker, and Pushcart awards. Her publication credits number over 100 and include stories in Realms of Fantasy, Interzone, Cricket, Cicada, Fantasy Magazine, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, Jim Baen's Universe, and anthologies Best New Fantasy (Prime Books), Heroes in Training (DAW Books), Magic in the Mirrorstone (Mirrorstone Books), and Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 (Juno Books).
Visit her online at http://www.EugieFoster.com/
Cover artwork: "Kitsune" © 2009 by Ahyicodae.
Returning My Sister's Face: and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice
by Eugie Foster
Introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre
Norilana Books Fantasy
Trade Hardcover
March 1, 2009
Retail Price:
$23.95 USD - £16.00 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-60762-010-5
ISBN-10: 1-60762-010-3
212 pages
Click for more information...
Order Your Copy:
- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon FR
- Amazon DE
- Amazon JP
Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 220 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles. For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/
Contact:
Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print: http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/