Enchanted Forests

by Katharine Kerr (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)

A collection of fantasy tales set in mysterious and bewitching forests includes the adventures of a woodcutter's daughter-turned-private detective, a young tribesman who is torn from his forest home, and a woodsman's unexpected encounter with a witch. Original.

* 13 • The Forest's Not for Burning • (1995) • short fiction by Katherine Lawrence
* 21 • "I'll Give You Three Wishes..." • (1995) • short fiction by Kevin Andrew Murphy
* 38 • The Triple Death • (1995) • short fiction by Ken St. Andre
* 49 • Out of the Woods • (1995) • short fiction by Lawrence Watt-Evans
* 65 • Viridescence • (1995) • short fiction by Connie Hirsch
* 72 • Fiat Silva • (1995) • short fiction by Jack Oakley
* 84 • Weeds • (1995) • short story by Julia H. West and Brook West
* 100 • Benbow • (1995) • short fiction by Nancy Etchemendy
* 115 • The Prism of Memory • (1995) • short fiction by Jo Clayton
* 125 • The Force That Through the Green Fuse • (1995) • short fiction by Mark Kreighbaum
* 135 • My Soul Into the Boughs • (1995) • short fiction by Teresa Edgerton
* 151 • These Shoes Strangers Have Died of • (1995) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers
* 166 • The Clearing • (1995) • short fiction by Lois Tilton
* 185 • How the Ant Made a Bargain • (1995) • short fiction by Karawynn Long
* 193 • In Fear of Little Nell • (1995) • short fiction by Gregory Feeley
* 215 • Wood Song • (1995) • short fiction by Kate Daniel
* 225 • Virginia Woods • (1995) • short fiction by Janni Lee Simner
* 239 • Ties of Love • (1995) • short fiction by Lawrence Schimel
* 242 • The Heart of the Forest • (1995) • short fiction by Dave Smeds
* 256 • Holy Ground • (1995) • short fiction by Thomas S. Roche
* 265 • Ghostwood • (1995) • short fiction by Michelle Sagara West [as Michelle Sagara]
* 289 • The Monsters of Mill Creek Park • (1995) • short fiction by Susan Shwartz
* 312 • The Memory of Peace • (1995) • short fiction by Kate Elliott
* 338 • Everything Has a Place • (1995) • short fiction by Barbara A. Denz
* 351 • Trees Perpetual of Sleep • (1995) • short fiction by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Genres: Fantasy, Anthologies, Short Stories, Magic, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy

ebook

First published December 1, 1995

About the author

Born in Ohio, 1944. Moved to San Francisco Bay Area in 1962 and has lived there ever since. Katharine Kerr has read extensively in the fields of classical archeology, and medieval and dark ages history and literature, and these influences are clear in her work. Her epic Deverry series has won widespread praise and millions of fans around the world.

Reviews

[Susan]

The Forest's Not for Burning • (1995) • shortstory by Katherine Lawrence
"I'll Give You Three Wishes...." • (1995) • shortstory by Kevin Andrew Murphy
The Triple Death • (1995) • shortstory by Ken St. Andre
Out of the Woods • (1995) • shortstory by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Viridescence • (1995) • shortstory by Connie Hirsch
Fiat Silva • (1995) • shortstory by Jack Oakley
Weeds • (1995) • shortstory by Julia H. West and Brook West [as by Brook West and Julia West ]
Benbow • (1995) • shortstory by Nancy Etchemendy
The Prism of Memory • (1995) • shortstory by Jo Clayton
The Force That Through the Green Fuse • (1995) • shortstory by Mark Kreighbaum
My Soul Into the Boughs • (1995) • shortstory by Teresa Edgerton
These Shoes Strangers Have Died of • (1995) • shortstory by Bruce Holland Rogers
The Clearing • (1995) • shortstory by Lois Tilton
How the Ant Made a Bargain • (1995) • shortstory by Karawynn Long
In Fear of Little Nell • (1995) • shortstory by Gregory Feeley
Wood Song • (1995) • shortstory by Kate Daniel
Virginia Woods • (1995) • shortstory by Janni Lee Simner
Ties of Love • (1995) • shortfiction by Lawrence Schimel
The Heart of the Forest • (1995) • shortstory by Dave Smeds
Holy Ground • (1995) • shortstory by Thomas S. Roche
Ghostwood • (1995) • novelette by Michelle West [as by Michelle Sagara ]
The Monsters of Mill Creek Park • (1995) • novelette by Susan Shwartz
The Memory of Peace • (1995) • novelette by Kate Elliott
Everything Has a Place • (1995) • shortstory by Barbara A. Denz
♦Trees Perpetual of Sleep by Nina Kiriki Hoffman RE-read 10/23/2015

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

My favorite flights of fancy included: Out of the Woods by Lawrence Watt-Evans; Fiat Silva by Jack Oatley; and These Shoes Strangers Have Died Of by Bruce Holland Rogers. There are a lot of great stories in this group.

[Salimbol · Rating 3 out of 5]

[3 and 1/2 stars]
Solid if mostly unremarkable collection of tree-themed fantasy stories. Kudos, though, to the editors for assembling such an variety of stories around that theme, and it gets an extra half star for a few standouts, including Kate Elliott's 'The Memory of Peace'.

[Bailey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four stars because... this is just such a cool idea for an anthology! Forest settings that still run the gambit (we've got it all: isekai, woodcutters in ye olden times that can't afford the permit needed to cut wood, college students turning into trees on a camping trip, and young men who fall for botanical beauties). As with all anthologies, these are the bees knees:

-Woodwork
*"I'll Give You Three Wishes..."-Kevin Andrew Murphey
*"Out of the Woods"-Lawrence Watt Evans

-Speaking Woods
*"Weeds"-Julia and Brook West
*"Benbow"-Nancy Etchemendy

-Inheritances
*"The Force That Through the Green Fuse"-Mark Kreighbaum
*"My Soul into the Boughs"-Teresa Edgerton

-The New World that Never Was
*"Wood Song"-Kate Daniel

-Impossible Loves
*"Ties of Love"-Lawrence Schimel
*"The Heart of the Forest"-David Smeds
*"Ghostwood"-Michelle Sagara

-Sanctuary
*"Trees Perpetual of Sleep"-Nina Kiriki Hoffman

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting and diverse collection of stories about 'forests'. Not all forests are natural.