Once Upon a Time

Ten of the top writers of fantasy present their views of the ways and byways of fairyland:

• ISAAC ASIMOV: A most unusual knight meets an even more unusual dragon.
• TERRY BROOKS: A boy and an elf discover courage conquers more than monsters.
• C.J. CHERRYH: Three wishes — and the strangest love story ever told.
• LESTER DEL REY: The little princess didn’t really believe in a fairy godmother.
• SUSAN DEXTER: The hermit boy didn’t know that his pet fawn was a unicorn.
• WAYLAND DREW: Each traveler claimed precedence — until a stranger joined them.
• BARBARA HAMBLY: Three strange children from a dragon’s lair were loved, until . . .
• KATHERINE KURTZ: A fairy learns of faith and love from a holy man.
• ANNE McCAFFREY: Humans and the descendants of Pegasus seek to escape their prison.
• LAWRENCE WATT-EVANS: Killing a dragon is easy — once one knows how.