The Weerde 2 The Book of the Ancients Author:Neil Gaiman (Editor), Mary Gentle (Editor), Roz Kaveney (Editor) A quirky anthology collection of short stories . Weerde are creatures which are shape changers, vampires and elves.... second intelligent life form on Earth, descended from mammals--developed shape changing skills as a response to the challenge posed by the dinosaurs. Shapeshifting creatures have been living alongside humanity f... more »or millennia, mostly concealing themselves, but occasionally giving rise to legends of supernatural monsters.
Contents:
Prologue: Raised Voices in a Reading Room: I • shortfiction by Roz Kaveney
Imaginary Time • shortstory by Stephen Baxter
The Girl Who Changed Everything • novelette by Colin Greenland
Deep in the Native Land • shortstory by Michael Ibeji
Ignorance of Perfect Reason • novella by Roz Kaveney
Sounds and Sweet Airs • novelette by Graham Higgins
Serpent's Blood • shortstory by Molly Brown
Cover Story • novella by Liz Holliday
The If Game • novelette by Paula Wakefield
The Lions in the Desert • shortstory by David Langford
The Missing Martian • novelette by Marcus L. Rowland
The Deconstruction of the Known World • novelette by Elizabeth M. Young
Red, Hot and Dark • [Ancient of Days • 2] • novelette by Charles Stross
Epilogue: Raised Voices in a Reading Room: II • shortfiction by Roz Kaveney
A Midnight Rose shared world anthology: Temps, Euro Temps, The Weerde 1 & 2, Villains!. Midnight Rose was a name taken by a group of United Kingdom science fiction and fantasy writers for a series of shared world anthologies.