Elves, pixies, sprites, fairies, gremlins, leprechauns... they are the creatures who inhabit a world just beyond the edges of our dreams. When they enter our conscious lives, they can be delightful and charming--or menacing and frightening. Now, meet these elusive beings--venture into the realms of the... LITTLE PEOPLE!
Contents
1 • Working With the Little People • • shortstory by Harlan Ellison
15 • United Imp • [W. Wilson Newbury] • • shortstory by L. Sprague de Camp
31 • A Cabin on the Coast • • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
45 • Cargo • • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
73 • Housing Problem • • shortstory by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as by Henry Kuttner ]
89 • The Goobers • • shortstory by Avram Davidson
99 • Fairy Tale • • novelette by Jack Dann [as by Jack M. Dann ]
127 • A Gift of the People • • shortstory by Robert Sampson
147 • Trouble with Water • • shortstory by H. L. Gold [as by Horace L. Gold ]
169 • Send No Money • • shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Susan Casper
181 • The Hob • [The Ragged World] • • novelette by Judith Moffett
221 • Further Reading • • essay by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
Elves, pixies, sprites, fairies, gremlins, leprechauns... they are the creatures who inhabit a world just beyond the edges of our dreams. When they enter our conscious lives, they can be delightful and charming--or menacing and frightening. Now, meet these elusive beings--venture into the realms of the... LITTLE PEOPLE!
Contents
1 • Working With the Little People • • shortstory by Harlan Ellison
15 • United Imp • [W. Wilson Newbury] • • shortstory by L. Sprague de Camp
31 • A Cabin on the Coast • • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
45 • Cargo • • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
73 • Housing Problem • • shortstory by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as by Henry Kuttner ]
89 • The Goobers • • shortstory by Avram Davidson
99 • Fairy Tale • • novelette by Jack Dann [as by Jack M. Dann ]
127 • A Gift of the People • • shortstory by Robert Sampson
147 • Trouble with Water • • shortstory by H. L. Gold [as by Horace L. Gold ]
169 • Send No Money • • shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Susan Casper
181 • The Hob • [The Ragged World] • • novelette by Judith Moffett
221 • Further Reading • • essay by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois