So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction

Edited by Steve Berman.

Twenty-two captivating stories where queer culture and fey folklore meet!

The legends of Fairyland tell that one should never taste the food or sip the drink, or else risk being caught there forever. But the tempting morsels in So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction are irresistible! Lambda Award-finalist Steve Berman brings together acclaimed fantasy writers with some of the brightest names in LGBT fiction to create tales that are moving and magical. These stories of romance and grief, adolescence and identity, struggle and hope will enchant readers who long for a fantastic escape - and a wonderful twist! One sample of this bewitching treat is sure to trap you in its pages!

From the pains of loss in Holly Black's ''The Coat of Stars'' to dealing with issues of identity in Richard Bowes's ''The Wand's Boy'' to Melissa Scott's look at the dangers of love in ''Mister Seeley'' So Fey takes you into worlds that are at once amazing and familiar. With tales that tear and tug at the heart but never cease to enchant, this exciting and unique collection will long last in the minds of readers.

Other authors featured in So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction include: Tom Cardamone, Catherine Lundoff, Craig Laurance Gidney, Ruby deBrazier and Cassandra Clare, Sarah Monette, Kenneth D. Woods, Elspeth Potter, Aynjel Kaye, Laurie J. Marks, Christopher Barzak, M. Kate Havas, Carl Vaughn Frick, Delia Sherman, Sean Meriwether, Lynne Jamneck, Eugie Foster, Joshua Lewis, Eric Andrews-Katz.

Contents:

• A Faun's Tale by Tom Cardamone
• A Scent of Roses by Catherine Lundoff
• The Wand's Boy by Richard Bowes
• A Bird of Ice by Craig Laurance Gidney
• Charming, a Tale of True Love by Ruby deBlazier & Cassandra Clare
• Three Letters from the Queen of Elfland by Sarah Monette
• The Kings of Oak and Holly by Kenneth D. Woods
• Detox by Elspeth Potter
• From Asphalt to Emeralds and Moonlight by Aynjel Kaye
• The Price of Glamour by Steve Berman
• The Coat of Stars by Holly Black
• How the Ocean Loved Margie by Laurie M. Marks
• Isis in Darkness by Christopher Barzak
• Touch by M. Kate Havas
• Attracting Opposites by Carl Vaughn Frick
• The Faerie Cony-Catcher by Delia Sherman
• Exiles by Sean Meriwether
• Laura Left a Rotten Apple and Came Not to Regret the Cold of the Yukon by Lynne Jamneck
• Mr. Seeley by Melissa Scott
• Year of the Fox by Eugie Foster 
• Ever So Much More Than Twenty by Joshua Lewis
• Mr. Grimm's Fairy Tale by Eric Andrews-Katz