Heroic Visions Explained

Heroic Visions
Editor:	Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Publisher:	Ace Books
Release Date:	1983
Media Type:	Print (Paperback)
Pages:	214
Isbn:	0-441-32821-0
Followed By:	Heroic Visions II

Heroic Visions is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in 1983.^{[1] [2]}

The book collects eleven new short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Salmonson.^[3] A second anthology was published in 1986 as Heroic Visions II.^[4]

Contents

• "Introduction" (Jessica Amanda Salmonson)
• "The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars" (Fritz Leiber)
• "Sister Light, Sister Dark" (Jane Yolen)
• "Tales Told to a Toymaker" (Phyllis Ann Karr)
• "Prophecy of the Dragon" (Charles E. Karpuk)
• "Before the Seas Came" (F. M. Busby)
• "Thunder Mother" (Alan Dean Foster)
• "Dancers in the Time-Flux" (Robert Silverberg)
• "Sword Blades and Poppy Seed" (Joanna Russ)
• "The Nun and the Demon" (Grania Davis)
• "Vovko" (Gordon Derevanchuk)
• "The Monkey's Bride" (Michael Bishop)

External links

• Fantastic Fiction entry

Notes and References

1. News: May 22, 1983 . Washington Post Book World Service . In honor of Philip K. Dick . October 7, 2024 . . F2 . Newspapers.com.
2. News: Strachan . Don . April 17, 1983 . Soft Cover . October 7, 2024 . . The Book Review: 6 . Newspapers.com.
3. News: Gottlieb . Peter . July 3, 1983 . Books/Suspense . October 7, 2024 . . F7 . Newspapers.com.
4. News: McGuirk . Carol . September 7, 1986 . Science Fiction . October 7, 2024 . . City Lights: 10 . Newspapers.com.