{"product_id":"the-secret-history-of-fantasy","title":"The Secret History of Fantasy","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eExtraordinary writers including Gregory Maguire, Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Lethem, Steven Millhauser, Aimee Bender, Stephen King, Octavia Butler, and Ursula K. Le Guin redefine fantasy forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStep right up and buy your ticket to the impossible marvels of the Barnum Museum. If you dare, hunt feral archetypes deep within a haunted English forest. Or conquer the new world with a band of geographically-challenged Norsemen. Go from the depths of a dangerous English forest to the top of the Tower of Babel, or on a caffeinated journey to the Empire of Ice Cream. In this special new edition of a sold-out classic, Peter S. Beagle, author of the The Last Unicorn, has collected nineteen unexpected and delightful stories that expand imaginative frontiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIntroduction by Peter S. Beagle\u003cbr\u003eMaureen F. McHugh, \"Ancestor Money\"\u003cbr\u003eGregory Maguire, \"Scarecrow\"\u003cbr\u003ePatricia A. McKillip, \"Lady of the Skulls\"\u003cbr\u003eT. C. Boyle, \"We Are Norsemen\"\u003cbr\u003eSteven Millhauser, \"The Barnum Museum\"\u003cbr\u003eStephen King, \"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut\"\u003cbr\u003eTerry Bisson, \"Bears Discover Fire\"\u003cbr\u003eFrancesca Lia Block, \"Bones\"\u003cbr\u003eNeil Gaiman, \"Snow, Glass, Apples.\"\u003cbr\u003eAimee Bender, \"Fruit and Words\"\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Ford, \"The Empire of Ice Cream\"\u003cbr\u003eMichael Swanwick, \"The Edge of the World\"\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Lethem, \"Super Goat Man\"\u003cbr\u003eSusanna Clarke, \"John Uskglass and the Cumbrian Charcoal Burner\"\u003cbr\u003eOctavia E. Butler, \"The Book of Martha\"\u003cbr\u003eYann Martel, \"The Vita Æterna Mirror Company\"\u003cbr\u003ePeter S. Beagle, \"Sleight of Hand\"\u003cbr\u003eRobert Holdstock, \"Mythago Wood\"\u003cbr\u003eKij Johnson, \"26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss\"\u003cbr\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin, \"The Critics, the Monsters, and the Fantasists\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDavid G. Hartwell, \"The Making of the American Fantasy Genre\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAuthor: aa vv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eEdited by: Peter S. Beagle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePages: 379\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e9 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOn sale date: \u003c\/span\u003eApril 25, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003eTachyon Publications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tachyon Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48154750124246,"sku":"9781616964641","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6649\/7238\/files\/TheSecretHistoryofFantasy.jpg?v=1777064545","url":"https:\/\/telegraphhillbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-history-of-fantasy","provider":"Telegraph Hill Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}