Heroes in Training
 Cover of Heroes in Training | |
| Editors | Martin H. Greenberg Jim C. Hines |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy short stories |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | viii, 311 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-7564-0438-3 |
| OCLC | 144228432 |
| 813.0876608 222 | |
| LC Class | PS648.F3 H463 2007 |
Heroes in Training is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Jim C. Hines.[1] It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in September 2007.[2]
The book collects thirteen short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Hines. It "follows the transformation of ordinary people into extraordinary heroes, including a shape-shifter who is forced unexpectedly into her first solo mission."[3]
Contents
[edit]- Introduction (Jim C. Hines)
- "Roomies" (Esther Friesner)
- "Three Names of the Hidden God" (Vera Nazarian)
- "The Princess, the Page, and the Master Cook's Son" (Sherwood Smith)
- "The Children's Crusade" (Robin Wayne Bailey)
- "The Apprentice" (Catherine H. Shaffer)
- "Beneath the Skin" (James Lowder)
- "Giantkiller" (G. Scott Huggins)
- "Drinker" (Michael Jasper)
- "King Harrowhelm" (Ed Greenwood)
- "Honor is a Game Mortals Play" (Eugie Foster)
- "The Wizard's Legacy" (Michael A. Burstein)
- "A Touch of Blue: a Web Shifters Story" (Julie Czerneda)
- "Sir Apropos of Nothing and The Adventure of the Receding Heir" (Peter David)
- "About the Authors"
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Heroes in Trainingon Fantastic Fiction".
- ^ Heroes in Training title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ Publisher's blurb.
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