Young Warriors (29 page)
Tamora Pierce has captured the imagination of readers everywhere with her fifteen magical novels set in the medieval realm of Tortall, as well as with her numerous other fantasy books. She lives in New York City with her spouse-creature, Tim, and their three cats and two birds. Visit her at
www.tamorapierce.com
.
Josepha Sherman is a bestselling fantasy and science-fiction novelist, editor, folklorist, and storyteller. Among her most recent titles are
Magic Hoofbeats: Horse Tales from Many Lands
and the reissue of
The Secret of the Unicorn Queen: Swept Away!
She also is the owner of Sherman Editorial Services, is a big fan of horses, aviation, computers, and the ever-hopeful but long-suffering New York Mets, and is a native New Yorker.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the
product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual
persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Compilation copyright © 2005 by Tamora Pierce and Josepha Sherman
“The Gift of Rain Mountain” copyright © 2005 by Bruce Holland Rogers
“The Magestone” copyright © 2005 by S. M. and Jan Stirling
“Eli and the Dybbuk” copyright © 2005 by Janis Ian
“Heartless” copyright © 2005 by Holly Black
“Lioness” copyright © 2005 by Pamela F. Service
“Thunderbolt” copyright © 2005 by Esther M. Friesner
“Devil Wind” copyright © 2005 by India Edghill
“The Boy Who Cried âDragon!' ” copyright © 2005 by Kirinyaga, Inc.
“Student of Ostriches” copyright © 2005 by Tamora Pierce
“Serpent's Rock” copyright © 2005 by Laura Anne Gilman
“Hidden Warriors” copyright © 2005 by Margaret Mahy
“Emerging Legacy” copyright © 2005 by Doranna Durgin
“An Axe for Men” copyright © 2005 by Rosemary Edghill
“Acts of Faith” copyright © 2005 by Lesley McBain
“Swords That Talk” copyright © 2005 by Brent Hartinger
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Young warriors / edited by Tamora Pierce [and] Josepha Sherman.
p. cm.
SUMMARY: Fifteen original short stories by various authors relate the exploits of
teenage warriors who defeat their enemies with cunning and skill as they strive to
fulfill their destinies.
eISBN: 978-0-307-43412-8
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