Fantastic Beasts

A griffin, a werewolf, a sun bird... These are some of the fantastic creatures you'll find within these pages. From the cockatoocan, whose laughter changes the face of an entire kingdom, to the shapeless, wandering beast that stalks a forest. A whole collection of fabulous and unusual species that have never existed anywhere, except in the rich landscapes of imagination.
The sixteen stories in this bestiary have been selected by the master storyteller Neil Gaiman. Authors such as Saki, E. Nesbit, Diana Wynne Jones, Larry Niven, Samuel R. Delany, and Neil Gaiman himself, among others, are the creators of these strange and wonderful beings. They will thrill you, delight you, and very possibly give you goosebumps.

Table of Contents:

"Inksplot", Gahan Wilson.
"The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees", E. Lily Yu.
"The Griffin and the Minor Canon", Frank R. Stockton.
"Ozioma the Wicked", Nnedi Okorafor.
"The Sunbird", Neil Gaiman.
"The Sage of Theare", Diana Wynne Jones.
"Gabriel-Ernest", Saki.
"The Cockatoocan, or Great-Aunt Willoughby", E. Nesbit.
"The Moving Beast", Maria Dahvana Headley.
"The Flight of the Horse", Larry Niven.
"Prismatica", Samuel R. Delany.
"The Manticore, the Mermaid, and Me", Megan Kurashige.
"The Perfect Werewolf", Anthony Boucher.
"The Smile on the Face", Nalo Hopkinson.
"Or All the Seas with Oysters", Avram Davidson.
"Come, Lady Death", Peter S. Beagle.

A griffin, a werewolf, a sun bird... These are some of the fantastic creatures you'll find within these pages. From the cockatoocan, whose laughter changes the face of an entire kingdom, to the shapeless, wandering beast that stalks a forest. A whole collection of fabulous and unusual species that have never existed anywhere, except in the rich landscapes of imagination.
The sixteen stories in this bestiary have been selected by the master storyteller Neil Gaiman. Authors such as Saki, E. Nesbit, Diana Wynne Jones, Larry Niven, Samuel R. Delany, and Neil Gaiman himself, among others, are the creators of these strange and wonderful beings. They will thrill you, delight you, and very possibly give you goosebumps.

Table of Contents:

"Inksplot", Gahan Wilson.
"The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees", E. Lily Yu.
"The Griffin and the Minor Canon", Frank R. Stockton.
"Ozioma the Wicked", Nnedi Okorafor.
"The Sunbird", Neil Gaiman.
"The Sage of Theare", Diana Wynne Jones.
"Gabriel-Ernest", Saki.
"The Cockatoocan, or Great-Aunt Willoughby", E. Nesbit.
"The Moving Beast", Maria Dahvana Headley.
"The Flight of the Horse", Larry Niven.
"Prismatica", Samuel R. Delany.
"The Manticore, the Mermaid, and Me", Megan Kurashige.
"The Perfect Werewolf", Anthony Boucher.
"The Smile on the Face", Nalo Hopkinson.
"Or All the Seas with Oysters", Avram Davidson.
"Come, Lady Death", Peter S. Beagle.