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Shahrezad and other stories

(2011)
A collection of stories by

 
 
Four fantasy and science fiction short stories by Ellen Guon.

"Disney on Ice": A young television writer is tempted into evil by a Hollywood agent.

"Shahrezad": Using only her words, a storyteller tries to save her own life and the lives of other hostages in a bank robbery.

"From Your Mouth to God's Ear": A disaster of their own making threatens the residents of a deep space transfer station.

"Six-Shooter": For this young woman, committing suicide was only the beginning of her nightmare.

Afterword: The stories behind these stories.

About the author: Ellen Guon has written three novels with Mercedes Lackey (Knight of Ghosts and Shadows, Summoned to Tourney, and Wing Commander: Freedom Flight), and also a solo novel (Bedlam Boyz). She has also published short stories and numerous non-fiction articles, and is a former children's television screenwriter. She has worked as a designer, writer, and producer of videogames for Disney, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and other companies.

These stories were previously published in short story anthologies by Baen Books and Roc/Penguin.

Total word count: 18,600 words


Genre: Science Fiction

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