Name: A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
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Author: Oh, Ellen ; Chapman, Elsie ; Ahdieh, Renée
ISBN: 9780062671158

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Publisher

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

20.8 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm

Weight

0.36 kg.

ISBN13

9780062671158

Synopsis "A Thousand Beginnings and Endings "

Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries. Sixteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate.Compiled by We Need Diverse Books's Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman--who both contributed stories to this edition, as well--the authors included in this exquisite collection are: Renée Ahdieh, Sona Charaipotra, Preeti Chhibber, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Rahul Kanakia, Lori M. Lee, E. C. Myers, Cindy Pon, Aisha Saeed, Shveta Thakrar, and Alyssa Wong.A mountain loses her heart. Two sisters transform into birds to escape captivity. A young man learns the true meaning of sacrifice. A young woman takes up her mother's mantle and leads the dead to their final resting place.From fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge, these stories will beguile readers from start to finish. For fans of Neil Gaiman's Unnatural Creatures and Ameriie's New York Times-bestselling Because You Love to Hate Me.

Renée Ahdieh

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Renée Ahdieh has spent part of her life in South Korea, though she currently resides in North Carolina. In 2015, she published the highly successful The Wrath & the Dawn (Nocturna, 2017), a reinterpretation of The Arabian Nights whose plot concludes in The Rose & the Dagger (Nocturna, 2017), which will soon be made into a film by Imagine Entertainment.

With The Flame in the Mist (Nocturna, 2018) she begins another successful series set in feudal Japan that immediately entered the New York Times bestseller list.

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