This anthology contains: Introduction – Isaac Asimov "Mazirian the Magician" – Jack Vance "Please Stand By" – Ron Goulart "What Good Is a Glass Dagger?" – Larry Niven "The Eye of Tandyla" – L. Sprague de Camp "The White Horse Child" – Greg Bear "Semley's Necklace" – Ursula K. Le Guin "And the Monsters Walk" – John Jakes "The Seeker in the Fortress" – Manly Wade Wellman "The Wall Around the World" – Theodore R. Cogswell "The People of the Black Circle" – Robert E. Howard

FIRST BARNES and NOBLE EDITION. 2000 trade paperback, Isaac Asimov (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor). Faeries-legends about them abound throughout the world. They are evil creatures conjured up to frighten children. Or they are glittering spirits, blessed with wisdom and magic beyond the understanding of mere mortals. They are the unseen, dwelling in subterranean depths, luscious green meadows, or realms caressed by the night's cool shadows. - Amazon