''Mythical Beasties'' is an
anthology
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of
themed fantasy
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and
science fiction
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short stories on the subject of
legendary creatures edited by
Isaac Asimov
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,
Martin H. Greenberg and
Charles G. Waugh
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as the sixth volume in their
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy
''Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy'' is a series of twelve themed paperback fantasy and science fiction anthologies edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh, a companion set to the ten volume ''Isaac Asimov's Wonde ...
series. It was first published in paperback by
Signet/New American Library in May 1986. The first British edition was issued under the alternate title ''Mythic Beasts'' in trade paperback by Robinson in 1988.
The book collects thirteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various fantasy and science fiction authors.
Contents
*"Centaur Fielder for the Yankees" (
Edward D. Hoch)
*"
The Ice Dragon
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" (
George R. R. Martin
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)
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Prince Prigio ''Prince Prigio'' is a literary and comic fairy tale written by Andrew Lang in 1889 and illustrated by Gordon Browne. It draws in Lang's folklorist background for many tropes.
A sequel was published in 1893, ''Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia: Being ...
" (
Andrew Lang)
*"The Gorgon" (
Tanith Lee)
*"The Griffin and the Minor Canon" (
Frank R. Stockton
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*"The Kragen" (
Jack Vance)
*"
The Little Mermaid" (
Hans Christian Andersen
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)
*"Letters from Laura" (
Mildred Clingerman
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Clingerman was born Mildred McElroy in Allen, Oklahoma, and her family moved to Tucson, Arizona, in 1929. She graduated from Tucson High Sc ...
)
*"The Triumph of Pegasus" (
Frank A. Javor)
*"Caution! Inflammable!" (
Thomas N. Scortia
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)
*"The Pyramid Project" (
Robert F. Young
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)
*"The Silken-Swift" (
Theodore Sturgeon)
*"Mood Wendigo" (
Thomas A. Easton)
References
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1986 anthologies
Fantasy anthologies
Science fiction anthologies
Martin H. Greenberg anthologies
Isaac Asimov anthologies
Signet Books books