A surprising and exciting new collection of speculative and experimental stories that explore animal intelligences, gender, and the nature of stories.The Privilege of the Happy Ending collects award-winning writer Kij Johnson’s speculative fiction from the last decade. The stories explore gender, animals, and the nature of stories, and range in form from classically told tales to deeply experimental works. The collection includes the World Fantasy Award-wi...

The Fox Woman is a powerful first novel, singing with lyrical prose and touching the deepest emotions. A historically accurate fantasy, it gives us a glimpse into, and an understanding of, the history that shaped the people of one of our world's greatest nations.But it is also a story about people trying to understand each other and the times they live in, people trying to see through illusions to confront the truth of who they are.Kij Johnson has cr...

A sparkling debut collection from one of the hottest writers in science fiction: her stories have received the Nebula Award the last two years running. These stories feature cats, bees, wolves, dogs, and even that most capricious of animals, humans, and have been reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, and The Secret History of Fantasy.At the Mouth of the River of Bees26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss

In this delightful dive into the bygone world of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows staunch Mole, sociable Water Rat, severe Badger, and troublesome and ebullient Toad of Toad Hall are joined by a young mole lady, Beryl, and her dear friend, Rabbit. There are adventures, kidnappings, lost letters, and family secrets-lavishly illustrated throughout by award-winning artist Kathleen Jennings.Praise for Kij Johnson:The Fox Woman immediately sets the au...

The multi-award-winning author returns to the universe of The Fox Woman with the story of sometime woman warrior and occasional philosopher Kagaya-hime.Fudoki is the tale of a being who starts her journey on the kami, or spirit road, as a humble—if ever a being such as a Cat can be humble—small tortoiseshell feline. She has seen her family destroyed by a fire that decimated most of the Imperial city. This loss r...

One of NPR's Best Books of 2016 and a Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell, and Locus Award finalist for Best NovellaProfessor Vellitt Boe teaches at the prestigious Ulthar Women’s College. When one of her most gifted students elopes with a dreamer from the waking world, Vellitt must retrieve her."Kij Johnson's haunting novella The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe is both a commentary on a classic H.P. Lovecraft tale and a profound reflection on a wom...

Stories of the archetypal Trickster from Michael Cadnum, Charles de Lint, Patricia A. McKillip, Jeffrey Ford, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and others.World Fantasy Award FinalistThe mythic Trickster is both good and bad, wise and witless, sacred and profane. He appears in many different guises in world mythology, taking the form of a god in Greek legend; a coyote, raven, or rabbit in Native American lore; a meddlesome faery in English folktales; a ...

The Mad Butterfly's Ball is an essential compendium of stories dedicated to the lurking horror and profound wonder of those that live, largely unseen, in the world around us—the enigmatic insect! Featuring original and new works by Clive Barker, Jeffrey Thomas, Kaaron Warren, Paul Di Filippo, Eugen Bacon, and many more, alongside classics of the subgenre, The Mad Butterfly's Ball is the largest and most comprehensive anthology of its kind, with stunning illustrations by R...

Four new Lovecraftian tales told by four amazing talents in this ebundle, Reimagining Lovecraft. Government agents, monstrous P.I.s, walkers of dreams and magical hustlers meet in the pages of this astonishing anthology of four novellas.The Ballad of Black Tom — the Nebula Award-nominated novella from Victor LaValle.The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe — the Nebula Award-nominated novella from Kij Johnson.Hammers on Bone ...

Please enjoy this convenient anthology of Tor.com Publishing's 2017 Hugo finalists, including four novellas, two novelettes, and three short stories.Best NovellaThe Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleThe Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij JohnsonEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireA Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante WilsonBest Novelette“The Art of Space Travel” by Nina Allan“The Jewel and Her Lapidary” by Fran Wilde...

When a fire destroys her home and scatters her colony, Small Cat sets out to find the home of her ancestor, the Cat From the North, and to make her own name along the way."Johnson’s customarily elegant style and matter-of-fact narration keep the story from ever coming close to the Hello Kitty Frodo tale its title would seem to imply."--LocusAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Short StoryIf you want to be friends with The Other Girls, you're going to have to give something up; this is the way it's always been, as long as there have been Ponies.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.