So Fey

So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction is a 2007 anthology of LGBT-themed fantastical fiction involving fairy folklore. The book is edited by Steve Berman.

Contents:

• "A Faun's Tale" - Tom Cardamone's nervous faun is drawn to the wolves lurking the Rambles.
• "A Scent of Roses" - Catherine Lundoff builds upon the heartaches of Tam Lin.
• "The Wand's Boy" - Lambda Award-winner Richard Bowes offers a new world of romantic intrigue and urban fantasy.
• "A Bird of Ice" - A Buddhist monk is the object of mischievous affection in Craig Laurance Gidney's story.
• "Charming, A Tale of True Love" - Witty, this sweet story by Ruby deBrazier & Cassandra Clare will enchant.
• "Three Letters from the Queen of Elfland" - Sarah Monette's award-winning short story of desire and devotion.
• "The Kings of Oak and Holly" - Kenneth D. Woods has penned a fantastical allegory of sero-divergence.
• "Detox" - Elspeth Potter's clever tale shows what happens when a brownie's talents are taken for granted.
• "From Asphalt to Emeralds and Moonlight" - The bold fey in Anyjel Kaye's story scheme and hunt the wrong soul.
• "The Coat of Stars" - Holly Black has created a moving tale of sumptuous dresses, kidnapping, and true love.
• "How the Ocean Loved Margie" - Laurie Marks's powerful story of a pregnant woman who finds herself on an island off the coast of Maine.
• "Isis in Darkness" - Christopher Barzak's tale of outcasts hiding away from not only society but their troubled pasts.
• "Touch" - A young girl makes a mistake in the woods but the trees have memories in this story by M. Kate Havas.
• "Dark Collection" - A brother tries to rescue his sister from an agressive elven collector in Luisa Prieto's story.
• "Attracting Opposites" - Carl Vaughn Frick's radical faeries might be surprised to discover a real fey in their midst.
• "The Faery Cony-Catcher" - Delia Sherman's delightful period story, reprinted here, was the inspiration for this anthology.
• "Exiles" - Sean Meriwether offers a very New York fantasy of a man recovering from being gaybashed.
• "How Laura Left a Rotten Apple and Came Not to Regret the Cold of the Yukon" - Lynne Jamneck's romance may have the longest title but it won't leave you cold.
• "Mr. Seeley" - Another Lambda Award-winner, Melissa Scott cleverly translates some famous fey to the backroads of a rural county.
• "Year of the Fox" - Eugie Foster has a tale of foxes seeking revenge but finding something more.
• "Ever So Much More Than Twenty" - There is banter and second chances in this story of regret by first-time author Joshua Lewis.
• "Mr. Grimm's Faery Tale" - Eric Andrews-Katz closes the anthology on a note of hope and whimsy.

• About the Editor - p.341
• Contributors - p.343
• Acknowledgements - p.349

Editions

• 2007: Haworth Positronic Press

See also

• WisCon 31 readings ("Fey Faery Readings"), a selection of readings from the anthology

External links

• http://www.steveberman.com/sofey.htm