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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)/Fantasy_Required_Readings/04.16%3A_These_Deathless_BonesPlease read this fantasy horror story by Cassandra Khaw. A horror tale about the Witch Bride, second wife of a King, and the discord between her and her young stepson. These Deathless Bones
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)/Fantasy_Required_Readings/04.12%3A_The_Monkeys_PawThe talisman was in its place, and a horrible fear that the unspoken wish might bring his mutilated son before him ere he could escape from the room seized upon him, and he caught his breath as he fou...The talisman was in its place, and a horrible fear that the unspoken wish might bring his mutilated son before him ere he could escape from the room seized upon him, and he caught his breath as he found that he had lost the direction of the door. At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the same moment a knock, so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)/Fantasy_Required_Readings/04.20%3A_The_Merchant_and_the_Alchemists_GateAnother twist to SF and fantasy of the last ten years is the emergence of prominent international authors, and a more solid footing for authors of color. It is always interesting to note an absence wh...Another twist to SF and fantasy of the last ten years is the emergence of prominent international authors, and a more solid footing for authors of color. It is always interesting to note an absence when you finally observe a presence, and while there were (a few) black and Native American authors, and an increasing acceptance of woman authors, in the 20th century, you’ll notice very few, if any Asian names in “best of” anthologies before the 2000s.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)/Extra_Stories/05.24%3A_The_LotteryYou can read the text online via The New Yorker magazine. Or you can enjoy the audio version. An interactive or media element has been excluded from this version of the text. First published on June 2...You can read the text online via The New Yorker magazine. Or you can enjoy the audio version. An interactive or media element has been excluded from this version of the text. First published on June 26, 1948 in The New Yorker. Read her obituary from the New York Times. Reference entry on The Lottery Ferri, Jessica. “You’re Probably Misreading ‘The Lottery.’” The Daily Beast. A Reading of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”. This article was first published in the New Orleans Review , vol.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)This course introduces students to the genres of science-fiction and fantasy, focusing on major themes and how speculative fiction addresses contemporary human concerns.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)/Fantasy_Required_Readings/04.7%3A_The_Gray_WolfAs they finished their supper, the youth heard the sound as of the pattering of a dog’s feet upon the sand close to the door; but ere he had time to look out of the window, the door opened, and the yo...As they finished their supper, the youth heard the sound as of the pattering of a dog’s feet upon the sand close to the door; but ere he had time to look out of the window, the door opened, and the young woman entered. Then the old woman pointed to a bed of heather in one corner with a murmured apology; and the student, wearied both with the fatigues of the day and the strangeness of the night, threw himself upon it, wrapped in his cloak.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)/Extra_Stories/05.7%3A_The_Bone_WomanThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 1993 Not only dark, but urban fantasy—now we’re talking! See Course Packet.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)/Extra_Stories/05.17%3A_Goblin_MarketDays, weeks, months, years Afterwards, when both were wives With children of their own; Their mother-hearts beset with fears, Their lives bound up in tender lives; Laura would call the little ones And...Days, weeks, months, years Afterwards, when both were wives With children of their own; Their mother-hearts beset with fears, Their lives bound up in tender lives; Laura would call the little ones And tell them of her early prime, Those pleasant days long gone 550 Of not-returning time: Would talk about the haunted glen, The wicked, quaint fruit-merchant men, Their fruits like honey to the throat But poison in the blood; (Men sell not such in any town:) Would tell them how her sister stood In d…
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)/Science_Fiction_Required_Readings/03.8%3A_The_Game_of_Rat_and_DragonIn the fraction of a second between the telepaths’ awareness of a hostile something out in the black, hollow nothingness of space and the impact of a ferocious, ruinous psychic blow against all living...In the fraction of a second between the telepaths’ awareness of a hostile something out in the black, hollow nothingness of space and the impact of a ferocious, ruinous psychic blow against all living things within the ship, the telepaths had sensed entities something like the Dragons of ancient human lore, beasts more clever than beasts, demons more tangible than demons, hungry vortices of aliveness and hate compounded by unknown means out of the thin tenuous matter between the stars.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)/Science_Fiction_Required_Readings/03.17%3A_Pulp_MagazinesFor this reading and assignment, go to the website archive The Pulp Magazines Project. There are sooooo many pulp magazines out there, and most are various shades of delightful B-movie to downright “W...For this reading and assignment, go to the website archive The Pulp Magazines Project. There are sooooo many pulp magazines out there, and most are various shades of delightful B-movie to downright “WTF?” Explore the website. Pick a few issues, from various magazines and dates, and read/skim a few of the original scanned stories. For class discussion, we will be trying to figure out what qualities make something “pulp,” and how these qualities might be borrowed in our own modern media.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Poetry_Plays_Essays_and_other_Genres/Sci-fi_Fantasy_Anthology_(Hoppe)/Science_Fiction_Required_Readings/03.23%3A_Velvet_FieldsRead online Anne McCaffrey is best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series, which, with the dragons and all, should set her firmly in the fantasy genre. But fans know that that series takes a sci fi...Read online Anne McCaffrey is best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series, which, with the dragons and all, should set her firmly in the fantasy genre. But fans know that that series takes a sci fi turn very quickly, and much of her other work roots firmly in SF, like this story. Librarian Note Original publication info: Worlds of If, Nov/Dec 1973 Reprinted in “The Girl Who Heard Dragons” 1994.
