The Green Man
Tales from the Mythic Forest
Published on 24. March 2020
393 pages
978-1-5040-6038-7 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on the mythology of the Green Man and the power of nature, Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, and others serve up "a tasty treat for fantasy fans" (
Booklist).
There are some "genuine gems" in this "enticing collection" of fifteen stories and three poems, all featuring "diverse takes on mythical beings associated with the protection of the natural world," most involving a teen's coming-of-age. Delia Sherman "takes readers into New York City's Central Park, where a teenager wins the favor of the park's Green Queen." Michael Cadnum offers a "dynamic retelling of the Daphne story." Charles de Lint presents an "eerie, heartwarming story in which a teenager resists the lure" of the faerie world. Tanith Lee roots her tale in "the myth of Dionysus, a god of the Wild Wood." Patricia A. McKillip steeps her story in "the legend of Herne, guardian of the forest. Magic realism flavors Katherine Vaz's haunting story. Gregory Maguire takes on Jack and the Beanstalk, and Emma Bull looks to an unusual Green Man-a Joshua tree in the desert" ( Booklist). These enduring works of eco-fantasy by some of the genre's most popular authors impart "a real sense of how powerful nature can be in its various guises" ( School Library Journal).
"A treasure trove for teens and teachers exploring themes of ecology and folklore." - Kirkus Reviews
"The stories are well-written and manage to speak to both the intellect and the emotions." -SF Site
There are some "genuine gems" in this "enticing collection" of fifteen stories and three poems, all featuring "diverse takes on mythical beings associated with the protection of the natural world," most involving a teen's coming-of-age. Delia Sherman "takes readers into New York City's Central Park, where a teenager wins the favor of the park's Green Queen." Michael Cadnum offers a "dynamic retelling of the Daphne story." Charles de Lint presents an "eerie, heartwarming story in which a teenager resists the lure" of the faerie world. Tanith Lee roots her tale in "the myth of Dionysus, a god of the Wild Wood." Patricia A. McKillip steeps her story in "the legend of Herne, guardian of the forest. Magic realism flavors Katherine Vaz's haunting story. Gregory Maguire takes on Jack and the Beanstalk, and Emma Bull looks to an unusual Green Man-a Joshua tree in the desert" ( Booklist). These enduring works of eco-fantasy by some of the genre's most popular authors impart "a real sense of how powerful nature can be in its various guises" ( School Library Journal).
"A treasure trove for teens and teachers exploring themes of ecology and folklore." - Kirkus Reviews
"The stories are well-written and manage to speak to both the intellect and the emotions." -SF Site
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Persons
Ellen Datlow, an acclaimed science fiction and fantasy editor, is credited with nearly one hundred anthologies of speculative fiction, including
The Best Horror of the Year,
The Doll Collection, and
Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories. She has often collaborated with renowned coeditor Terri Windling, with whom she worked on the adult fairy tale series beginning with
Snow White, Blood Red. She has received multiple Shirley Jackson, Bram Stoker, Hugo, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards, as well as Life Achievement Awards from the Horror Writers Association and the World Fantasy Association. Datlow resides in New York.
Terri Windling is a writer, editor, and artist specializing in fantasy literature, folklore, and mythic arts. She has published over forty books, receiving nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Award (for her novel The Wood Wife), the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFWA's Solstice Award for "outstanding contributions to the speculative fiction field as a writer, editor, artist, educator, and mentor." She writes essays on folklore and fantasy; maintains a popular blog on these subjects (Myth & Moor); and is on the board of theChichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Speculative Fiction (Chichester University). She also creates myth-inspired visual art for exhibition in the US and Europe; and she's a member of theModern Fairiesmusic-and-folklore project (Oxford & Sheffield Universities). A former New Yorker, she now lives with her British husband and family in Devon, England.
Terri Windling is a writer, editor, and artist specializing in fantasy literature, folklore, and mythic arts. She has published over forty books, receiving nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Award (for her novel The Wood Wife), the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFWA's Solstice Award for "outstanding contributions to the speculative fiction field as a writer, editor, artist, educator, and mentor." She writes essays on folklore and fantasy; maintains a popular blog on these subjects (Myth & Moor); and is on the board of theChichester Centre for Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Speculative Fiction (Chichester University). She also creates myth-inspired visual art for exhibition in the US and Europe; and she's a member of theModern Fairiesmusic-and-folklore project (Oxford & Sheffield Universities). A former New Yorker, she now lives with her British husband and family in Devon, England.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
- Introduction by Terri Windling
- Going Wodwo by Neil Gaiman
- Grand Central Park by Delia Sherman
- Daphne by Michael Cadnum
- Somewhere in My Mind There Is a Painting Box by Charles de Lint
- Among the Leaves So Green by Tanith Lee
- Song of the Cailleach Bheur by Jane Yolen
- Hunter's Moon by Patricia A. McKillip
- Charlie's Away by Midori Snyder
- A World Painted by Birds by Katherine Vaz
- Grounded by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
- Overlooking by Carol Emshwiller
- Fee, Fie, Foe, et Cetera by Gregory Maguire
- Joshua Tree by Emma Bull
- Ali Anugne O Chash (The Boy Who Was) by Carolyn Dunn
- Remnants by Kathe Koja
- The Pagodas of Ciboure by M. Shayne Bell
- Green Men by Bill Lewis
- The Green Word by Jeffrey Ford
- A Biography of Ellen Datlow
- A Biography of Terri Windling
- About the Contributors
- Copyright
