''Heroes in Training'' is an
anthology
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In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...
of
fantasy
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stories, edited by
Martin H. Greenberg
Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ov ...
and
Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines (born April 15, 1974) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer.
Life and work
Hines was a volunteer crisis counselor in East Lansing and worked as the Male Outreach Coordinator for the Michigan State University, MSU Safe ...
. It was first published in
paperback
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by
DAW Books in September 2007.
The book collects thirteen short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Hines. It "follows the transformation of ordinary people into extraordinary heroes, including a shape-shifter who is forced unexpectedly into her first solo mission."
[Publisher's blurb.]
Contents
*''Introduction'' (
Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines (born April 15, 1974) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer.
Life and work
Hines was a volunteer crisis counselor in East Lansing and worked as the Male Outreach Coordinator for the Michigan State University, MSU Safe ...
)
*"Roomies" (
Esther Friesner
Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner (born July 16, 1951) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is also a poet and playwright. She is best known for her humorous style of writing, both in the titles and the works themsel ...
)
*"Three Names of the Hidden God" (
Vera Nazarian
Vera Nazarian (born 1966 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is an Armenian-Russian (by ethnicity) American writer of fantasy, science fiction and other "wonder fiction" including Mythpunk, an artist, and the publisher of Norilana Books. She is a member of ...
)
*"The Princess, the Page, and the Master Cook's Son" (
Sherwood Smith
Sherwood Smith (born 1951) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer for young adult literature, young adults and adults. Smith is a Nebula Award finalist and a longtime writing group organizer and participant.
Smith's works include t ...
)
*"The Children's Crusade" (
Robin Wayne Bailey
Robin Wayne Bailey (born 1952) is an American writer of speculative fiction, both fantasy and science fiction. He is a founder of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame (1996) and a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ...
)
*"The Apprentice" (
Catherine H. Shaffer)
*"Beneath the Skin" (
James Lowder
James Daniel Lowder (born January 2, 1963 in Quincy, Massachusetts) is an American author and editor, working regularly within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres, and on tabletop role-playing games and critical works exploring popular ...
)
*"Giantkiller" (
G. Scott Huggins)
*"Drinker" (
Michael Jasper
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)
*"King Harrowhelm" (
Ed Greenwood
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)
*"Honor is a Game Mortals Play" (
Eugie Foster
Eugie Foster (December 30, 1971 – September 27, 2014) was an American short story writer, columnist, and editor. Her stories were published in a number of magazines and book anthologies, including '' Fantasy Magazine'', ''Realms of Fantasy'', ' ...
)
*"The Wizard's Legacy" (
Michael A. Burstein)
*"A Touch of Blue: a Web Shifters Story" (
Julie Czerneda
Julie E. Czerneda (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written many novels, including four Aurora Award for Best Novel winners (''In the Company of Others'', ''A Turn of Light'', ''A Play of Shadow'', an ...
)
*"Sir Apropos of Nothing and The Adventure of the Receding Heir" (
Peter David
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)
*"About the Authors"
Notes
2007 books
Martin H. Greenberg anthologies
Fantasy anthologies
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