Маги, шаманы, колдуны, знахари, прорицатели, ведуньи, чародеи, волшебники… Те, кто общается с духами и взывает к сокрытым силам, те, перед кем распахнуты древние загадки, те, кто способен видеть сразу в двух мирах — материальном мире и мире духов, те, кто может служить посредником между ними.Иногда они доброжелательны и мудры, иногда — злы и вредоносны, а в некоторых случаях совмещают эти качества. Но кем бы ни были эти люди и какие бы ритуалы ни вершили, их таинственное ремесло всегда будоражило воображение…

“Vivid, gripping and actually riveting as the Red Danger takes a whole new meaning here. Loved it.”

—The Book Smugglers

It is the waning days of the Russian monarchy. A reckless man rules the land and his dragons rule the sky. Though the Tsar aims his dragons at his enemies—Jews and Bolsheviks—his entire country is catching fire. Conspiracies suffuse the royal court: bureaucrats jostle one another for power, the mad monk Rasputin schemes for the Tsar’s ear, and the desperate queen takes drastic measures to protect her family.

Revolution is in the air—and the Red Army is hatching its own weapons.

Discover Russia’s October Revolution re-imagined in flight by the acclaimed mother-and-son writing team of the Locus Award-winning novel, Pay the Piper, and the Seelie Wars series.

This acclaimed series, winner of numerous World Fantasy Awards, continues its tradition of excellence with scores of short stories from such writers as K. W. Jeter, Karl Edward Wagner, Terry Bisson, S. P. Somtow, Charles de Lint, Kobo Abe, Jane Yolen and many others. Supplementing the stories are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantastic fiction, Edward Bryant's witty roundup of the year's fantasy films, and a long list of Honorable Mentions—all of which adds up to an invaluable reference source, and a font of fabulous reading.