Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction

fantasy fans, because the manner in which Bradley described her imaginary planetary society and the mental powers of the local i ...

The Talisman(1999) is a tale of possession. When a family moves into their new home, they take little notice of a statue that pr ...

Bailey, Robin Wayne(1952– ) Robin Wayne Bailey made his debut with Frost (1983), the story of a woman in a typical fantasy world ...

thoughtful fantasy that deserves more recognition than it has received. Swords against the Shadow- lands(1998) was to have been ...

five separate realities, but for some reason we have been cut off from the others, which otherwise still communicate with one an ...

often charming and attractive, dark and mysteri- ous, or are described as living in tribes hidden within human society, where th ...

much like ours in which the “Righteous States of America” is on the brink of war with a mythical kingdom. The protagonists visit ...

cally transformed into the shape of a young human woman for the confrontation with King Haggard, the brooding villain, which res ...

Selected Stories (1988) won the Bram Stoker Award for a short story collection. The Beckoning Fair One Oliver Onions (1911) Brit ...

The House with a Clock in Its Walls(1973) in- troduced the recurring character of Chubby Lewis. Chubby’s uncle recently purchase ...

novels, both as Kiraly, are Leanna(1986), a moder- ately successful ghost story, and Madeline(1996), another strong effort in wh ...

with her mother in a decaying house where they are barely able to survive and are shunned by the rest of the community. That cha ...

A short time later the narrator encounters an- other cat, remarkably similar to Pluto and also lacking one eye, which follows hi ...

demons tell him that the old laws are no longer in effect and that the Antichrist is unnecessary be- cause “God is dead,” thus e ...

that would be reflected in most of Blaylock’s work during the 1990s. The Digging Leviathan(1984) is also quite play- ful despite ...

appeared in book form as It’s All in Your Mind.The novel features a young man who acquires a num- ber of psychic powers while ou ...

Blood(1970). During the 1940s he also wrote for radio. He was an unusually accessible author, often responding to letters from f ...

rambling philosophical text or perhaps a descrip- tion of an odious secret society. His next discovery is even more startling, f ...

A young boy discovers that he has a limited ability to travel back and forth through time. Boston, who spent much of her life re ...

usually take one of two forms. A few writers such as Tim POWERSemphasize their inhuman cruelty and powers, as in his excellent n ...