Imaginary Lands

10 best books like Imaginary Lands (Robin McKinley): The Dragon Quintet, Harrowing the Dragon, Catfantastic: Nine Lives and Fifteen Tales, A Wizard's Dozen: Stories Of The Fantastic, Sisters in Fantasy 2, The Line Between, Faery!, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection, The Fire Stone, McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories

The Dragon Quintet

Author	Marvin Kaye
ISBN	0765349116

Brand-new contributions to the hoard of dragon lore by five top fantasy authors.

Orson Scott Card's "In the Dragon's House" is a gothic yarn about the mysterious dragon that lives in the wiring of an old house, noticed by a young boy who shares its body in dreams and feels its true size and power.

Mercedes...

Harrowing the Dragon

Author	Patricia A. McKillip
ISBN	0441014437

A fantasist without equal, Patricia A. McKillip has created worlds of intricate beauty and unforgettably nuanced characters. For 25 years, she's drawn readers into her spell, spinning modern-day fables with a grace rarely seen. Now she presents a book of previously uncollected short stories, full...

Catfantastic: Nine Lives and Fifteen Tales

Author	Andre Norton
ISBN	0886773555

Two of the biggest names in the fantasy field have put together a unique collection of fantastical cat tales for friends of furry felines. Cats work a special magic in these stories from the future, from the past, and from dimensions people never dream of.

Introduction: Speaking of cats--
a...

A Wizard's Dozen: Stories Of The Fantastic

Author	Michael Stearns
ISBN	0590865420

Do you believe in magic? For this collection is overflowing with everything mystical, magical, fantastic and unbelievable. This book features stories by Patricia Wrede, Jane Yolen, Bruce Coville and many others. "A balanced and pleasing introduction to the genre".--School Library Journal.

"Do...

Sisters in Fantasy 2

Author	Martin H. Greenberg
ISBN	0451455037

Oh dear. The first Sisters in Fantasy was a pretty solid collection. This is not: it has a few stand outs and a few truly awful stories, and then a load of completely forgettable tales. The truly weird thing about this collection is that there were a number with no fantastical elements: Nancy Springer's...

The Line Between

Author	Peter S. Beagle
ISBN	1892391368

Featuring the Hugo and Nebula award-winning original novelette from the world of The Last Unicorn, "Two Hearts."

The long-awaited sequel to the popular classic The Last Unicorn is the centerpiece of this powerful collection of new tales from a fantasy master. As longtime fans have come to...

Faery!

Author	Terri Windling
ISBN	0441225640

1 • A Troll and Two Roses • Patricia A. McKillip
13 • The Thirteenth Fey • Jane Yolen
25 • Lullaby for a Changeling • (1976) • Nicholas Stuart Gray
43 • Brat • (1941) • Theodore Sturgeon
61 • Wild Garlic • William F. Wu
79 • The Stranger • (1978) • Shulamith...

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection

Author	Ellen Datlow
ISBN	0312206860

Over 250,000 words of the finest fantasy and horror

A. S. Byatt
Charles de Lint
Karen Joy Fowler
Neil Gaiman
Lisa Goldstein
Stephen King
Ellen Kushner
Patricia A. McKillip
Steven Millhauser
Michael Marshall Smith
Peter Straub
Jane Yolen

For...

The Fire Stone

Author	Riley Carney
ISBN	0984130705

Sixteen-year-old novelist Riley Carney works magic in this high fantasy adventure story brought to life by memorable, vibrant characters. The Fire Stone, the first book in the captivating Reign of the Elements series, is rooted in genuine adolescent thought and emotion throughout a journey of danger,...

McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories

Author	Michael Chabon
ISBN	1400078741

Michael Chabon is back with a brand-new collection that reinvigorates the stay-up-all-night, edge-of-the seat, fingernail-biting, page-turning tradition of literary short stories, featuring Margaret Atwood, Stephen King, Peter Straub, David Mitchell, Jonathan Lethem, Heidi Julavits,...

Sunken Treasure: Wil Wheaton's Hot Cocoa Box Sampler

Author

Wil Wheaton

Author Wil Wheaton says, "Sunken Treasure is a short collection of my favorite pieces from my books and blog, including a production diary from my 2008 role in Criminal Minds, and excerpts from a collaborative fiction I took part in called Ficlets. As a bonus feature, it also includes the never-before-seen...

Glade

Author	Chris d'Lacey
ISBN	1408302349

Third in The Dragons of Wayward Crescent series for middle-grade readers and revolving around the unusual Elizabeth Pennykettle, a potter, and her ten-year-old daughter, Lucy.

My Take
There are times to keep to a rule, and times you can’t. Especially when it means helping someone.

I...

Evil Cat: A Fluffy Kitty Gets Mean

Author	Elia Anie
ISBN	0399536736

A growing trend in novelty books are those whose contents were originally distributed in regular installments on the Internet. But whilst I Can Has Cheezburger relies on photographs, Elia Anie's Evil Cats: When Fluffy Cats Get Mean is illustrated, with virtually no text.

In real life, the...