Heroic Visions II
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| name = Heroic Visions II
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| image = Heroic Visions II.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first edition.
| editor= Jessica Amanda Salmonson
| cover_artist = Stephen Hickman
| country = United States
| language = English
| series =
| genre = Fantasy
| publisher = Ace Books
| release_date = 1986
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| media_type = Print (Paperback)
| pages = 206
| isbn = 0-441-32821-0
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| preceded_by = Heroic Visions
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Heroic Visions is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson.{{Cite news |last=McGuirk |first=Carol |date=September 7, 1986 |title=Science Fiction |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/156691440/ |access-date=October 7, 2024 |work=New York Daily News |pages=City Lights: 10 |via=Newspapers.com}} It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in July 1986.
The book collects thirteen new short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Salmonson.
Contents
- "Masterpieces of Heroic Fantasy: An Introduction" (Jessica Amanda Salmonson)
- "The Inn at the World's End" (Keith Roberts)
- "Voices" (Michael Bishop)
- "Lazarus" (Ellen Kushner)
- "La Strega" (Richard A. Russo)
- "Honor" (Jody Scott)
- "The Lingering Minstrel" (Jessica Amanda Salmonson)
- "The Head of Shemesh the Eshurian" (Avram Davidson)
- "The Lion of Elirhom's Anger" (Michael Nicholas Richard)
- "Eammon's Banshee" (Gillian Fitzgerald)
- "The Slaughter of the Gods" (Manly Wade Wellman)
- "Cohen the Clam-Killer" (Steven Bryan Bieler)
- "The Word-Woman of Dza" (Grania Davis)
- "Masquerade of a Dead Sword" (Thomas Ligotti)
References
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External links
- [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/jessica-amanda-salmonson/heroic-visions-ii.htm Fantastic Fiction entry]
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