Epic Fantasy Stories book - Flame Tree Publishing

George R.R. Martin drew inspiration from Tolkien, who was influenced by William Morris, medieval epics, and Norse mythology. This new collection of epic fantasy stories explores classic themes of good and evil, the low-born hero, and the arrogant ruler, blending them with a touch of magic that reaches back to early sources and mixes them with the voice of today's new storytellers.

This new title in our successful Gothic Fantasy Short Stories collection features a fantastic blend of classic and entirely new writing, with contemporary authors from the USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Contemporary authors include Brian Bogart, Ramsey Campbell, Evey Brett, Leah Cypess, Kate Dollarhyde, Lucinda Gunnin, Joshua K. Haarstad, Anne Leonard, E.H. Mann, Alison McBain, Emily McCosh, Dan Micklethwaite, Wendy Nikel, Mary O'Donnell, Aimee Ogden, Cassandra Taylor, M. Elizabeth Ticknor, and Nemma Wollenfang.

Classic stories by William Beckford, Ernest Bramah, Erica Rücker Eddison, Richard Garnett, Robert E. Howard, CJ Cutcliffe Hyne, Andrew Lang, George MacDonald, William Morris, Edith Nesbit, Howard Pyle, Clark Ashton Smith, and Chrétien de Troyes.

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