Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves

Do wizards were funny hats? Do dragons have bad breath? Do dwarves have long, silly names without any vowels? Elf-indulgent collections of tales that skew the knight life, mock the magic, and hoot at hellspawn. By Boucher, Effinger, Ellison, Friesner, Resnick, Sheckley, Silverberg, Zelazny, and more. Stories in the collection: As Is by Robert Silverberg The Same to You Doubled by Robert Sheckley The Egg of the Glak by Harvey Jacobs Beibermann's Soul by Mike Resnick Thimgs by Theordore R. Cogswell Ms. Lipshutz and the Goblin by Marvin Kaye Unferno by George Alec Effinger Unicorn Variations by Roger Zelazny Yes Sir That's My by Daniel P. Dern Please Stand By by Ron Goulart Bottle Party by John Collier My Mother Was a Witch by William Tenn Djinn, NO Chaser by Harlan Ellison Up the Wall by Esther M. Friesner Trouble With Water by Horace L. Gold Savage Breasts by Nina Kiriki Hoffman Or the Grasses Grow by Avram Davidson Snulbug by Anthony Boucher This is a collection, edited by Alan Dean Foster, of short, humorous fantasy stories by some of the best known sci fi/fantasy writers. The humor of the stories varies from light, dark and mild to hilarious and is certainly worthy of being read. Nineteen contemporary humorous fantasy stories written by Robert Silverberg, Roger Zelazny, Esther M. Friesner, and others. A collection of funny tales by 18 fantasy storytellers