Search Worlds Without End

Sixteen spellbinding tales of those who dared to learn their futures through the magic of the cards...

Table of Contents:

• 11 - Shuffling Through History: A Brief Introduction - essay by Lawrence Schimel
• 16 - Song of the Cards - poem by Jane Yolen
• 18 - Symbols Are a Percussion Instrument - novelette by Tanya Huff
• 47 - The Court of the Invisible - short story by Billie Sue Mosiman
• 65 - New Beginner's Luck - short story by Mark Garland
• 80 - House of Cards - short story by Don Webb
• 91 - Articles of Faith - short story by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• 106 - Wild Horses - [Newford] - novelette by Charles de Lint
• 135 - The Intersection of Anastasia Yeoman and Light - short story by Rosemary Edghill
• 150 - Chattel - short story by Lucy Taylor
• 162 - Elvis Lives - short story by Nancy Springer
• 179 - In the Cards - short story by Barbara Delaplace
• 197 - Turn of the Card - novelette by Michelle West
• 227 - Solo in the Spotlight - short story by George Alec Effinger
• 246 - The Gates of Joriun - novelette by Kate Elliott
• 270 - Tower of Brass - novelette by Teresa Edgerton
• 293 - The Sixteenth Card - novelette by Susan Wade

"Castle of hope, honor, and dreams - Camelot - it was the citadel of chivalry in a land besieged by barbarian invaders, legendary home to a ruler of mythic proportions - King Arthur. He was hailed as Britain's last and brightest hope, raised from obscurity to unite a troubled land, tutored by Merlin, master of sorcery, betrayed by those dearest to him and closest to his throne.

Now, Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table live again in these original and imaginative tales set in that place of true enchantment - Camelot! Let such heirs to the bard Taliesin as Brian Stableford, Mike Ashley, Nancy Springer, Rosemary Edghill, Gregory Maguire, Ian McDowell, and Fiona Patton carry you away to this magical realm. You'll find yourself spellbound by stories ranging from the tale of a young man caught up in the power struggle between Merlin and Morgan le Fey, to that of the knight appointed to defend Lancelot when he's accused of committing adultery with the Queen."

Table of Contents:

• 11 - Introduction: The Court with a Thousand Scribes (Camelot Fantastic) - essay by Lawrence Schimel
• 14 - The Raven's Quest - novelette by Fiona Patton
• 51 - The Queen's Broidery Woman - novelette by Nancy Springer
• 72 - The Architect of Worlds - novelette by Brian Stableford
• 124 - The Bridge of Fire - novelette by Mike Ashley
• 169 - The Feasting of the Hungry Man - novelette by Ian McDowell
• 206 - Builder of Keeps - novelette by Gregory Maguire
• 244 - The Sword of the North - novelette by Rosemary Edghill