Have you ever wondered what the fairy tales of alien cultures are like? For hundreds of years scholars and writers have collected and retold folk and fairy stories from around our world. They are not alone. On distant planets alien chroniclers have done the same. For just as our world is steeped in legends and half-remembered truths of the mystic and the magical, so are theirs.
Now, for the first time, we can share some of these tales with you…
1. Introduction – David Gullen 2. The Little People – Una McCormack 3. Lost in the Rewilding – Paul Di Filippo 4. Goblin Autumn – Adrian Tchaikovksy 5. Myths of Sisyphus – Allen Ashley 6. The Land of Grunts and Squeaks – Chris Beckett 7. The Blood Rose – Susan Oke 8. Starfish – Liz Williams 9. The Raveller’s Tale – Neil Williamson 10. The Tiny Traveller – Aliya Whiteley 11. The Tale of Suyenye the Wise, the Ay, and the People of the Shining Land – Gaie Sebold 12. Wanderlust – Kim Lakin-Smith 13. Pale Sister – Jaine Fenn 14. Alpha42 and the Space Hermits – Stephen Oram 15. The Teller and the Starborn – Peter Sutton 16. The Winternet – Ian Whates 17. The Awakening – Bryony Pearce 18. About the Authors
Long ago, in a galaxy far far away...
"This is a first-rate set of stories, and the authors have produced some very readable tales based on an unusual theme... NewCon has yet again shown the superior writing that some small presses are publishing at the moment." - Carol Goodwin, Birmingham SF Reviews
"So, do I recommend ‘Once Upon A Parsec’? Absolutely, yes. It has some clever stories, some really nice writing and some ideas which will stick around after you’re finished." - SF Crowsnest
The book is available as a paperback, and a numbered limited hardback signed by the editor |