Heroic Visions II

Heroic Visions is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson.^[1] It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in July 1986.

Heroic Visions II

Cover of the first edition.
Editor	Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Cover artist	Stephen Hickman
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	1986
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	206
ISBN	0-441-32821-0
Preceded by	Heroic Visions

The book collects thirteen new short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Salmonson.

Contents

• "Masterpieces of Heroic Fantasy: An Introduction" (Jessica Amanda Salmonson)
• "The Inn at the World's End" (Keith Roberts)
• "Voices" (Michael Bishop)
• "Lazarus" (Ellen Kushner)
• "La Strega" (Richard A. Russo)
• "Honor" (Jody Scott)
• "The Lingering Minstrel" (Jessica Amanda Salmonson)
• "The Head of Shemesh the Eshurian" (Avram Davidson)
• "The Lion of Elirhom's Anger" (Michael Nicholas Richard)
• "Eammon's Banshee" (Gillian Fitzgerald)
• "The Slaughter of the Gods" (Manly Wade Wellman)
• "Cohen the Clam-Killer" (Steven Bryan Bieler)
• "The Word-Woman of Dza" (Grania Davis)
• "Masquerade of a Dead Sword" (Thomas Ligotti)

References

• Heroic Visions II title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

1. McGuirk, Carol (September 7, 1986). "Science Fiction". New York Daily News. pp. City Lights: 10. Retrieved October 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Fantastic Fiction entry