Once Upon a Parsec: The Book of Alien Fairy Tales

by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Chris Beckett, David Gullen (Editor)

Have you ever wondered what the fairy tales of alien cultures are like? For hundreds of years scholars and writers have collected and retold folk and fairy stories from around our world. They are not alone. On distant planets alien chroniclers have done the same; for just as our world is steeped in legends and half-remembered truths of the mystic and the magical, so are theirs. Now, for the first time, we can share some of these tales with you... 1. Introduction - David Gullen
2. The Little People - Una McCormack
3. Lost in the Rewilding - Paul Di Filippo
4. Goblin Autumn - Adrian Tchaikovksy
5. Myths of Sisyphus - Allen Ashley
6. The Land of Grunts and Squeaks - Chris Beckett
7. The Blood Rose - Susan Oke
8. Starfish - Liz Williams
9. The Raveller's Tale - Neil Williamson
10. The Tiny Traveller - Aliya Whiteley
11. The Tale of Suyenye the Wise, the Ay, and the People of the Shining Land - Gaie Sebold
12. Wanderlust - Kim Lakin-Smith
13. Pale Sister - Jaine Fenn
14. Alpha42 and the Space Hermits - Stephen Oram
15. The Teller and the Starborn - Peter Sutton
16. The Winternet - Ian Whates
17. The Awakening - Bryony Pearce
18. About the Authors Long ago, in a galaxy far far away...

228 pages, Paperback

Published September 3, 2019

About the author

ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY was born in Lincolnshire and studied zoology and psychology at Reading, before practising law in Leeds. He is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor and is trained in stage-fighting. His literary influences include Gene Wolfe, Mervyn Peake, China Miéville, Mary Gently, Steven Erikson, Naomi Novak, Scott Lynch and Alan Campbell.