A Quest-Lover’s Treasury of the Fantastic

From Homer’s Odysseus on his epic ten-year voyage to King Arthur’s Knights seeking the Holy Grail to Tolkien’s adventurous hobbits in The Lord of the Rings, from ancient myths told around tribal fires to modern fantasy classics, the tale of the quest has long been a popular storytelling art form. Entrenched in human mythology, the theme of the hero traveling far and wide to dangerous lands is symbolic of man’s eternal search for knowledge and wisdom.

Now Margaret Weis, coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Dragonlance and Death Gate series, gathers new visions of ageless quests from the finest names in fantasy, including:

POUL ANDERSON
TANYA HUFF
KARL EDWARD WAGNER
… and many more.

Sometimes the hunt is for a dragon’s hoard or a wizard’s talisman ror a unicorn or a destiny. Sometimes the object of the pursuit is the soul’s salvation or true love. Whatever the destination, the enchantment of the journey is the quest’s real treasure.

Gwydion and the Dragon by C J. Cherryh
Misericorde by Karl Edward Wagner
The Barbarian by Poul Anderson
The Silk and the Song by Charles L. Fontenay
Mirror, Mirror on the Lam by Tanya Huff
Chivalry by Neil Gaiman
Firebearer by Lois Tilton
The Bully and the Beast by Orson Scott Card
A Time for Heroes by Richard Parks
The Cup and the Cauldron by Mercedes Lackey
The Lands Beyond the World by Michael Moorcock