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LEGEND:

Addy in My Mind [Read | Ab]

• Helix #3 (2006) {Ez}
• Transcriptase July (2008) {Ez}

The Adventures of Manny the Mailmobile [Listen]

• Cicada, Jan/Feb (2002) {Ch}
• Ennea (9) #240 (2005) {Mag}
• Clonepod Aug (2008) {Pod}

♥ All in My Mind [Ab | SyB]

• Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown: The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology, Volume 2 (2003) {Anth}
• Nowa Fantastyka #274 (2005) {Mag}
• Galaktika #193 (2006) {Mag}

The Archer of the Sun and the Lady of the Moon [Listen]

• Paradox #9 (2006) {Mag}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

Ascendancy of Blood [Ab]

• Scrybe Press chapbook (2004) {Bk}

♥ ‡ Beautiful Summer

• Killers (2009) {Anth}

Beautiful Winter

• Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #13 (2009) {Ez}

Beauty’s Folly

• Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #5 (2007) {Ez}

The Better To…

• Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #37 (2008) {Mag}

Black Swan, White Swan

• End of an Aeon (2009) {Anth}

♥ Body and Soul Art

• Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #14 (2004) {Mag}
• The Best of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine: Horror (2007) {Anth}

A Box of Spoons [Read]

• Hub #68 (2008) {Ez}
• anthology project (title and publisher TBA) (2009) {Anth}

‡ The Bunny of Vengeance and the Bear of Death [SyB]

• Fantasy Magazine #1 (2005) {Mag}

Caesar’s Ghost [Listen]

• Revenant (2005) {Anth}
• Pseudopod May (2008) {Pod}

‡ The Center of the Universe [Read]

• Helix #5 (2007) {Ez}
• Transcriptase July (2008) {Ez}

Close to Death

• Shiny #1 (2007) {Ch | Ez}

The Conviction of Praxis [Read]

• Spacesuits & Sixguns #3 (2007) {Ez}

Cuhiya’s Husband

• Cricket Nov/Dec (2008) {Ch}

Cyberevenge Inc.

• Murky Depths #1 (2007) {Mag}

♥ ‡ Daughter of Bótù [Listen]

• Realms of Fantasy Aug (2008) {Mag}
• PodCastle July (2009) {Pod}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

The Devil and Mrs. Comstock’s Snickerdoodles

• Realms of Fantasy Feb (2007) {Mag}

The Dragon’s Breath Seed [Read]

• Reflection’s Edge July (2006) {Ez}

The End of the Universe [Read | Listen]

• Darker Matter May (2007) {Ez}
• Drabblecast Sept. (2009) {Pod}

Fade to Black

• Ennea (9) #292 (2006) {Mag}

The Few, the Proud, the Leech Corps [Ab]

• Oceans of the Mind #19 (2006) {Ez}
• Dreams of Decadence July (2010) (forthcoming) {Mag}

‡ Gifts Not Asked For

• Bards and Sages Quarterly {Ez}
  • Part I: The Horned Rabbit – April (2009)
  • Part II: Flame Dancer – July (2009)
  • Part III: Costs and Consequences – Oct (2009)
  • Part IV-V: The Temple of Mau and Healer’s Gift- Jan (2010)
• Bardic Tales and Sage Advice, Vol. II (2010) (forthcoming) {Anth}

The Goddess Queen’s Battlefield

• GrendelSong #2 (2007) {Mag}

Honor is a Game Mortals Play [SyB]

• Heroes in Training (2007) {Anth}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

Inside the Witch’s Oven [Read]

• Abyss & Apex #9 part ii (2004) {Ez}

Inspirations End [Ab]

• Erotic Fantasy (2004) {Anth}
• Scrybe Press chapbook (2005) {Bk}

An Interesting Week for Emmy

• Colin Harvey’s Another Showcase (2004) {Ez}
• Voices for the Cure (2007) {Anth}

Kaawwa, Naagan, and the Queen’s Diamond Necklace

• Dragonfly Spirit March (2006) {Ch | Ez}

The King of Rabbits and Moon Lake

• Cricket April (2006) {Ch}

Li T’ien and the Demon (Dragon) Nian

• Cricket Jan (2006) {Ch}
• Black Dragon, White Dragon (2008) {Anth}

♥ The Life and Times of Penguin [Read | Listen]

• Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #18 (2005) {Mag}
• Escape Pod Sept (2005) {Pod}
• Farrago’s Wainscot Part III (2007) {Ez}
• Triangulation: Taking Flight (2008) {Anth}

A Little Soul Music

• In the Outposts of Beyond (2003) {Anth}
• Writers for Relief: An Anthology to Benefit the Survivors of Katrina (2005) {Anth}

Living with a Shoulder Monster [Read]

• Aberrant Dreams July (2007) {Ez}
• Aberrant Dreams I: The Awakening (2009) {Anth}

Megumi’s Fire

• Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel (2009) {Anth}

Mistress Fortune Favors the Unlucky

• Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy (2007) {Anth}

Mortal Clay, Stone Heart

• The Dragon and the Stars (2010) (forthcoming) {Anth}

‡ The Music Company [Read]

• Hub #26 (2007) {Ez}

♥ My Friend is a Lesbian Zombie [Listen]

• Here & Now #7 (2005) {Mag}
• Escape Pod Feb (2006) {Pod}

Nobodies and Somebodies [Read | Listen]

• Aberrant Dreams #8 (2006) {Ez}
• Aberrant Dreams Podcast Oct (2008) {Pod}

♥ A Nose for Magic

• The Pagan Anthology of Short Fiction: 13 Prize Winning Tales (2008) {Anth}

♥ Nothing of Me

• Aegri Somnia (2006) {Anth}

Of Two Minds in Lanais

• Leading Edge #48 (2004) {Mag}
• Faeries #23 (2006) {Mag}

Only Springtime When She’s Gone [Read | Ab]

• Anaisdotmfk May (2005) {Ez}
• Neometropolis #7 (2005) {Ez}
• Apex Online May (2005) {Ez}

♥ ‡ Oranges, Lemons, and Thou Beside Me [Listen | Ab]

• Apex Digest #4 (2005) {Mag}
• Apex Digest Best of 2005 (2006) {Anth}
• Pseudopod Dec (2006) {Pod}

A Parade of Taylups [Read]

• Aberrant Dreams Jan (2007) {Ez}
• Aberrant Dreams I: The Awakening (2009) {Anth}

A Patch of Jewels in the Sky

• Dragonfly Spirit June (2006) {Ch | Ez}

Perfidious Beauty

• Embark to Madness (2005) {Anth}

Princess Bufo marinus, Also Known as Amy

• Magic in the Mirrorstone (2008) {Anth | Ch}

The Princess and the Golden Fish

• Cricket issue TBA (forthcoming) {Ch}

The Raven’s Brocade

• Cricket Dec (2007) {Ch}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

Razi and the Sunbird

• Cricket Feb (2005) {Ch}

The Red String

• Cricket issue TBA (forthcoming) {Ch}

♥ The Reign of the Wintergod [Listen]

• The Asylum Volume 3: The Quiet Ward (2003) {Anth}
• Pseudopod April (2009) {Pod}

♥ ‡ Returning My Sister’s Face [Listen | SyB]

• Realms of Fantasy Feb (2005) {Mag}
• Faeries #21 (2006) {Mag}
• Best New Fantasy (2006) {Anth}
• Pseudopod Sept (2006) {Pod}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

♥ ‡ Running on Two Legs [Read]

• The 3rd Alternative #40 (2004) {Mag}
• Writers for Relief 2 (2008) {Anth}
• The Fleas They Carried: Animal Aid Anthology (2009) {Anth}

Second Daughter [Read]

• Leading Edge #44 (2002) {Mag}
• Song of the Siren (2004) {Ez}
• Story Station July (2004) {Ch | Ez}
• The Sword Review #5 (2005) {Ez}
• Her Circle Ezine Fall (2006) {Ez}

Shim Chung the Lotus Queen

• GrendelSong #1 (2006) {Mag}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

Sins of the Mother

• Thou Shalt Not (2006) {Anth}

♥ Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast [Read | Listen]

• Interzone #220 (2009) {Mag}
• Escape Pod Sept. (2009) {Pod}
• Apex Magazine Aug. (2009) {Ez}

The Snow Woman’s Daughter [Listen]

• Cricket Feb (2007) {Ch}
• Escape Pod Sept (2007) {Pod}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

‡ The Son that Pain Made

• Aberrant Dreams #6 Jan (2006) {Ez}

Souls of Living Wood [Listen]

• Modern Magic: Dark Tales of Fantasy (2006) {Anth}

Spring Arrives on a Hob’s Tail [Read]

• Story Station Dec (2005) {Ch | Ez}

Still My Beating Heart [Ab]

• Scrybe Press chapbook (2005) {Bk}

The Storyteller’s Wife [SyB]

• Realms of Fantasy June (2005) {Mag}
• Faeries #19 (2005) {Mag}
• MechMuse Fall (2006) {Pod}

The Tanuki-Kettle [Listen]

• Cricket July (2007) {Ch}
• PodCastle Oct (2008) {Pod}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

The Tax Collector’s Cow

• Spider June (2006) {Ch}

The Tears of My Mother, the Shell of My Father

• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}
• Japanese Dreams (2009) {Anth}

A Thread of Silk

• Jim Baen’s Universe June (2008) {Ez}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

‡ The Tiger Fortune Princess [Listen | SyB]

• Paradox #7 (2005) {Mag}
• Drabblecast March (2008) {Pod}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

The Tortoise Bride

• Cricket Oct (2009) {Ch}

Wanting to Want [Listen]

• Hub #1 (2006) {Mag}
• Pseudopod June (2007) {Pod}

When the Lights Go Out

• Here & Now #5/6 (2005) {Mag}
• Ennea (9) #279 (2005) {Mag}

When Shakko Did Not Lie [Listen]

• Cricket Jan (2008) {Ch}
• PodCastle Jan (2010) {Pod}

Within Your Soul I Sightless See [Read]

• H.P. Lovecraft’s Magazine of Horror #5 (2009) {Ez}

The Wiggly People [Listen]

• Thou Shalt Not (2006) {Anth}
• Drabblecast June (2008) {Pod}

♥ The Wizard of Eternal Watch [SyB]

• Sages & Swords (2006) {Anth}
• Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 (2007) {Anth}

‡ Year of the Fox

• So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction (2007) {Anth}
• Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) {Bk}

Hardcover:

Trade Paperback:

Returning My Sister’s Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice, with an introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre, Norilana Books, 2009 (table of contents).

FREE FICTION: Listen to my reading of “The Archer of the Sun and the Lady of the Moon.”

Whimsy and malice—yes—also mystery, a very female sensuality, and wit. An elegant and entertaining book.
—Ursula K. Le Guin, Hugo, Nebula, Pushcart, and Newbery Award-winning author.

The tales are beautifully written, elegant, passionate, funny and moving. The entire collection is a delightful, magical bridge across cultures. I hope many readers find their way to it.
—Patricia A. McKillip, Locus, World Fantasy Best Novel, and World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning author.

Noted short story author Foster offers a dozen enchanting and sometimes chilling tales alive with elegantly sketched characters and sensibilities drawn from Asian folklore…Readers who long for a break from European medieval fantasy will be charmed and entertained by Foster’s tales.
—Publishers Weekly

Up till now, fans of Eugie Foster’s clever, crystalline fairy tales, drawn from Chinese and Japanese mythology, had to seek out single instances of her stories in various magazines and anthologies. However, with the March publication of Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice, old aficionados can relish 12 of her tales all in one place…I wholeheartedly recommend this collection of tender and well-written stories.
—Elizabeth A. Allen, The Fix

In this elegant collection of stories Eugie Foster bridges the gap between the traditional fairytale and historical fantasy. Throughout the collection she alternates between re-tellings of Chinese and Japanese legends and original stories with elements drawn from the same deep wells. There is a formality to the writing that suits the traditional strain, giving a timeless authority to all the stories without making them unapproachable. On the contrary, they are charming to read.
—Holly Phillips, Fantasy Magazine

Lovers of fairy and folk tales who crave, as I do, stories from cultures not their own will delight in these deceptively simple tales. They are layered with tragedy and superstition, with spirituality and most importantly, with a fine sense of the marvelous.
—Erzebet YellowBoy, Cabinet Des Fées

Read more reviews

Chapbooks:

Ascendancy of Blood, Scrybe Press, 2004. SOLD OUT This chapbook is out of print, but “Ascendancy of Blood” is now available at anthologybuilder.com. Combining elements of Sleeping Beauty and vampire tales, Ascendancy of Blood is a quick, sharply-told, gorgeously-described chapbook by up-and-coming author, Eugie Foster. Her strength here lies in the lush prose and seductive imagery that permeates the pages. —Michael M. Jones, SF Site “Ascendancy of Blood” is Eugie Foster’s retelling of the fairy tale, “Sleeping Beauty.” But this retelling is sinister, a children’s tale no more, fraught with peril and filled with blood. —Michael Gabriel Bailey, Tangent A refreshing look at a traditional tale. Eugie Foster has written an enchanting little tale that keeps the reader interested until the very last word. —Lesley, The Eternal Night Click for more

Inspirations End (reprint)/Still My Beating Heart, Scrybe Press, 2005. SOLD OUT This chapbook is out of print, but “Inspirations End” and “Still My Beating Heart” are now available at anthologybuilder.com. Eugie Foster’s vampire stories have everything a good vampire story needs to have . . . The author is a great story-teller, who pays attention to details, creates great characters, and uses a highly enjoyable style. Her choice of words and her use of language gives a very special flavour to these writings, which makes it hard to put this book down.For those who enjoy vampire fiction, this book is highly recommended. —Ilona Hegedus, Novelspot these two vampire short stories are beautifully written and darkly unsettling, each with a twist on accepted conventions that makes them at once familiar and new . . . Beautiful, and recommended. —Amanda A. Gannon, Shadow Muse: Naamah’s Journal

“All in My Mind” now available at anthologybuilder.com and also as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store.

Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown…a showcase of new writers, it’s impressive, and I’ll certainly look to see more from these folks.
—Rich Horton, Locus

Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown is a collection of stories by winners of the Phobos contest for short fiction…Best was a story by the fine new writer David D. Levine, “Ukaliq and the Great Hunt”, American Indian legends transposed to a new world. Also worth noting were stories by Eugie Foster, Carl Frederick, and Paul Pence.
—Rich Horton, Speculative Literature Foundation

Mind-expanding quality stories, supplemented with a new feature “The Coldest Place” by jury member Larry Niven, make for a rewarding immersion in other-worldly tale-telling. Hitting The Skids In Pixeltown is enthusiastically recommended to every dedicated fan of science fiction.
—James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review

Foster displays strengths for poetic writing, elegiac imagery, and evocative scenes, which all work to positive effect here, suited to the subtleties of a layered narration.
—Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, The Fix

“Beautiful Summer” by Eugie Foster takes on the obsessive ownership engendered by gazing upon extraordinary beauty—the first person narration is perfectly rational which makes the ending all the more startling.
—Karen Burnham, Spiral Galaxy Reviewing Laboratory

The Best of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine: Horror $10 (AUD)

Revenant Chapbook $4.95

“Honor is a Game Mortals Play” now available as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store.

a wonderful little adventure with treachery, vengeance and romance rolled into an unusual setting (sort of a cross between the Asian culture and mythology) with lots of action. I’ve read and enjoyed Foster’s stuff before, and this is one of her best
—BookSpotCentral

In many of her stories, Foster writes about characters whose stubborn, cruel interpretations of events suddenly change when they begin to feel affection or sympathy for others…With prose that often hits grace notes of beauty or poignancy, Foster uses her favorite theme to illustrate the flip sides of fear and desire and the ways in which a character’s own heart can often be the greatest obstacle to face.
—Elizabeth A. Allen, The Fix

“Inspirations End” now available at anthologybuilder.com. “An Interesting Week for Emmy” (reprint) in Voices for the Cure, James Palmer (ed.), White Rocket Books, 2007. A charity anthology to benefit the American Diabetes Association.Other authors include Robert J. Sawyer, Mike Resnick, Cory Doctorow, Lucy Snyder, Mur Lafferty, and Davey Beauchamp.

Foster’s writing is fun and breezy, with a style that matches the content of the story perfectly. We find ourselves easily able to sympathize with Emmy, and the ending is satisfying.
—Jessica E. Kaiser, The Fix

This is an excellent retelling of a traditional tale. Foster makes the characters interesting, keeps it simple, and keeps the pace while providing concrete details.
—John Ottinger III, The Fix

The final story ‘Life And Time Of Penguin’ by Eugie Foster about self-aware toys in the hands of a destructive child is both touching and uplifting
—Geoff Willmetts, SF Crowsnest

Told from the point of view of a balloon animal penguin, the toy’s brief but eventful life manages to jam in enough existential angst to give Kierkegaard indigestion, an astonishing emotional depth, and yet fully embrace the essentially absurd nature of [Eugie Foster's] story.
—Martin McGrath, The Fix

My particular favourite out of the collection is The Life and Times of Penguin by Eugie Foster, which is about self-aware toys living under the regime of a destructive child.
—Charles Packer, Sci-Fi Online

Story first appeared in anthology In the Outposts of Beyond, Tyree Campbell (ed.), Sam’s Dot Publishing, 2003.

Read enough anthologies in a row and pretty soon the stories all seem the same in your memory. The ones that stand out are the ones you mention when suggesting to a friend they read it. If I were to tell one of my friends to read In the Outposts of Beyond, I’d mention Ralan Conley’s “The Walking Man” or Eugie Foster’s “A Little Soul Music.”
—C. Dennis Moore, epinions.com

The Awakening Hardcover: $35.95 Signed LE: $50

Based on the myth of pitiable monster Scylla, the story reimagines the timeless story of Beauty and the Beast to make modern and poignant observations on the ugliness of self-hatred. Foster’s sure, restrained prose gives this one quiet power.
—Elizabeth A. Allen, Tangent

Out of Print

“Oranges, Lemons, and Thou Beside Me” now available at anthologybuilder.com.

The Awakening Hardcover: $35.95 Signed LE: $50

“A Parade of Taylups” (reprint) in Aberrant Dreams I: The Awakening, HD-Image, 2009 (forthcoming). “Perfidious Beauty” in Embark to Madness, C. Dennis Moore and Richard Lee (eds.), Coscom Entertainment, 2005. “Princess Bufo marinus, Also Known as Amy” in Magic in the Mirrorstone, Steve Berman (ed.), Mirrorstone Books, Feb. 2008.

The bookend stories are among the most fun. [Magic in the Mirrorstone] opens light—and quite funny—with Eugie Foster’s “Princess Bufo marinus, also known as Amy,” about a high school kid who discovers a frog princess.
—Rich Horton, Fantasy Magazine

I highly enjoy modern fairy-tales, and this book is one of the reasons why. My favorite story, ‘Princess Bufo Marinus, also known as Amy’ puts a spin on the tale of the frog prince
—Flamingnet
“The Reign of the Wintergod” in The Asylum Volume 3: The Quiet Ward, Victor Heck (ed.), Prime Books (House of Dominion imprint), 2003. “Returning My Sister’s Face” (reprint) in Best New Fantasy, Sean Wallace (ed.), Prime Books, Nov. 2006.

“Returning My Sister’s Face” now available as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store.

*Starred Review*
Wallace also showcases newcomers with stories that indicate abundant promise: Yoon Ha Lee’s mystical fable, “Eating Hearts”; M. Rickert’s homage to Stephen King, “A Very Little Madness Goes a Long Way”; and Eugie Foster’s haunting “Returning My Sister’s Face,” a retelling of a Japanese Edo tale.
—Publishers Weekly

“Running on Two Legs” (reprint) in The Fleas They Carried: Animal Aid Anthology, a charity anthology to benefit animal shelters and rescue groups that have been hit hardest by environmental disasters, J.K.Richárd (ed.), Bad Pony Press, May 2009. Other authors include Jetse de Vries, Jennifer Brozek, Michael Merriam, Michael Stone, Diane Payne, and Michael Jasper.

And Writers for Relief 2, a charity anthology to benefit the Bay Area Food Bank, Davey Beauchamp (ed.), Dragon Moon Press, Sept. 2008. Other authors include Todd McCaffrey, Mur Lafferty, Elizabeth Blue, A.C. Crispin and Christie Golden, David Drake, and Tony Ruggiero. “Sins of the Mother” and “The Wiggly People” in Thou Shalt Not, Lee A. Howard (ed.), Dark Cloud Press, Fall 2006. “Souls of Living Wood” in Modern Magic: Dark Tales of Fantasy, William H. Horner III (ed.), Fantasist Enterprises, 2006.

Foster juggles the hilarious personalities of the obstreperous customers well with the genteel voice of the house in a story that’s surprisingly gentle
—Elizabeth A. Allen, Tangent

wow, this was a terrific story…It’s ideas like this that draw me to science fiction and fantasy… Even better, Eugie takes this original idea and builds a terrific, moving story around it. Sometimes, great ideas get stuck in stories that don’t live up to their promise, but Eugie follows through with lovely writing, a captivating plot, and strong performances from the other characters in the story, all of whom come to life with an amazing economy of words.
—James Maxey, Phobos Award Winner, author of Nobody Gets the Girl

“The Tears of My Mother, the Shell of My Father” in Japanese Dreams, Sean Wallace (ed.), Lethe Press, July 2009 (forthcoming). “The Wizard of Eternal Watch” in Sages & Swords, Daniel E. Blackston (ed.), Pitch-Black Books, 2006; Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 (reprint), Paula Guran (ed.), Juno Books, 2007.

“The Wizard of Eternal Watch” now available as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store. “Year of the Fox” in So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction, Steve Berman (ed.), Haworth Press, Sept. 2007 (1st ed. out of print), reprinted by Lethe Press, 2009.
Received an Honorable Mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2008: 21st Annual Collection, edited by Ellen Datlow, Gavin Grant, and Kelly Link.

Favorite stories included Holly Black’s heartbreaking “The Coat of Stars” and Eugie Foster’s “Year of the Fox”
—The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2008: 21st Annual Collection

Despite its provocative title and aggressive opening vignette, sex and sexuality fade into the background of Berman’s quiet compilation of fantasy tales… Most tales also feature classic Shakespearean or Celtic-inspired faerie folk, though Eugie Foster’s “Year of the Fox” and Craig Laurance Gidney’s “A Bird of Ice” draw effectively on Asian motifs… this anthology is wholly readable and likely to engage general readers as well as its target audience.
—Publishers Weekly

Story after story, Foster achieves a delicate balance between high drama, passionate love, and poignant twists…Foster’s sensuous descriptions and philosophical framework respect the Chinese setting without exoticizing it.
—Elizabeth A. Allen, The Fix

]]> http://www.eugiefoster.com/bibliography.htm/feed 0 http://www.eugiefoster.com/bibliography_magazines.htm http://www.eugiefoster.com/bibliography_magazines.htm#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:55:19 +0000 Eugie Foster http://www.eugiefoster.com/new-test/?p=26 “The Adventures of Manny the Mailmobile,” (Greek reprint) Ennea (9), #240, Feb. 16, 2005. “All in My Mind,” (reprint) Nowa Fantastyka (Polish language magazine), #274, July 2005; Galaktika (Hungarian language magazine), #193, April 2006.

“All in My Mind” (English) now available at and also as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store.

“The Archer of the Sun and the Lady of the Moon,“Paradox, #9, June, 2006.

Another very good story is “The Archer of the Sun and the Lady of the Moon” by Eugie Foster, a Chinese fantasy and an enchanting love story.
—Sam Tomaino, SFRevu

Eugie Foster’s “The Archer of the Sun and the Lady of the Moon” gave me that frisson I get when reading Chinese myth…I forget for a time I’m reading in English—recalling the same enticing sense of Beyond the Fields We Know that I got when first exploring Chinese tales in library books when I was small…Jealousy, love, power, mercy, and ferocity imbue the beauty of the tale with real emotion, but what binds it together and fixes it among the stars is the question of whether the finite can find harmony with the infinite.
—Sherwood Smith, Tangent

“The Better To…,” Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, #37. “Body and Soul Art,” Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, #14, Aug/Sept 2004. Reprinted in the ASIM Best of Horror Anthology

“Body and Soul Art” made me squirm…Foster does a good job portraying Rusell’s agony, both physical and mental, as he wrestles with the consequences of his decisions.
—Chris Markwyn, Tangent

“The Bunny of Vengeance and the Bear of Death” in Fantasy Magazine, issue #1. Premiere issue debuted at the World Fantasy Convention, Nov. 2005.

Received an Honorable Mention in The Year’s Best Science Fiction Twenty-third Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois, and The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2006: 19th Annual Collection, edited by Ellen Datlow, Gavin Grant, and Kelly Link.

“The Bunny of Vengeance and the Bear of Death” now available as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store.

[Prime Books]…launched a slick new fantasy magaine, called, appropriately enough, Fantasy Magazine, edited by Sean Wallace. The premiere issue featured strong work by Jeff Ford, Tim Pratt, Eugie Foster, and others.
—Gardner Dozois, The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection.

In addition, Wallace debuted Fantasy Magazine at the World Fantasy Convention, which showcased some dark as well as light fantasy. The best darker stories were by Sarah Brandywine Johnson, Eugie Foster, Simon Logan, and Catherynne M. Valente.
—Ellen Datlow, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2006: 19th Annual Collection.

a profoundly strange supernatural look at the morality of revenge.
—Nick Gevers, Locus

If the cute animal personifications initially seem to promise a slight, warm fuzzy story, the impression is soon countered by the topics of their debate…the story is emotionally effective and, impressively, given its subject matter, makes its point through character and story rather than cold rhetoric. A strong story.
—Ben Payne, Tangent

“Cyberevenge Inc.,” Murky Depths, #1, Sept. 2007. “Daughter of Bótù,” Realms of Fantasy, Aug 2008.

Realms of Fantasy’s August issue has several nice, challenging, stories, including a rather shocking look at sacrifice from James Van Pelt, “Light of a Thousand Suns,” and a bittersweet Japanese fantasy, complete with fox and rabbit women, Eugie Foster’s “Daughter of Bótù”.
—Rich Horton, Locus

The August 2008 issue of Realms of Fantasy has an impressive list of contributors…but even among such strong company, I found “Daughter of Bótù” the clear standout.
—Aaron Hughes, Fantastic Reviews Blog (Story Recommendation of the Week, 9/9/2008)

Foster delivers rich description in a narrative style that flows naturally, shows character depth without lengthy explanation, and builds plot structure like a professional engineer. In a day of too-easily-bored ADD readers, Foster manages to walk that razor’s edge between verbosity and action, and come out with no cuts at a time when many other writers find themselves bleeding from multiple wounds.
—Scott M. Sandridge, The Fix

“The Devil and Mrs. Comstock’s Snickerdoodles,” Realms of Fantasy, Feb. 2007. “Fade to Black,” (Greek) Ennea (9), #292, Feb. 22, 2006. “The Few, the Proud, the Leech Corps,” Dreams of Decadence, July 2010 (forthcoming). “The Goddess Queen’s Battlefield,” GrendelSong, #2, Spring Equinox 2007.

Eugie Foster’s “The Goddess Queen’s Battlefield” is one of the standouts in issue #2 of GrendelSong…The language is stark and beautiful, like one of the ancient epics…Recommended.
—Aliette de Bodard, Tangent

“The Life and Times of Penguin,“Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, #18, April 2005.

“The Life And Times Of Penguin” by Eugie Foster is a beautiful fantasy, which employs the trappings of children’s fiction, with adult emotional themes of risk and mortality.
—Talie Helene, ASif

Eugie Foster’s “The Life and Times of Penguin” succeeds in being, by turns, funny, thought-provoking, and poignant…In this fairly brief story–an existentialist allegory, when you get right down to it–Foster manages to ask these questions, and she has something meaningful to say in return. It’s an impressive achievement. That she pulls it off in an entertaining way, without once sounding preachy, is also noteworthy; and if that weren’t enough, her prose is clean, taut, and relentlessly visual.
—Douglas Hoffman, Tangent

“My Friend is a Lesbian Zombie,” Here & Now, #7, Winter 2005. “Of Two Minds in Lanais,”Leading Edge, #48, Oct. 2004; Faeries (French reprint), #23, Winter 2006.

Magic! Poetry! Fisticuffs! All this and more make Eugie Foster’s “Of Two Minds in Lanais” the best story in the issue.
—E. Sedia, Tangent

“Oranges, Lemons, and Thou Beside Me,” Apex Digest, #4, Winter 2005. Nominated for the 2005 Pushcart and 2006 Southeastern Science Fiction (SESFA) Awards.

“Oranges, Lemons, and Thou Beside Me” now available at anthologybuilder.com.

“Oranges, Lemons, and Thou Beside Me” by Eugie Foster is a gripping tale…The ending was surprising and packed a punch…a well-done story, and a pleasant read.
—E. Sedia, Tangent

a well-rounded tale with appealing characters…with a finale that will not be easy to deduce and is shocking in its shrewdness.
—Matthew Tait, HorrorScope

an intense account of a painfully close relationship between twins…a well-structured story, driven by the character’s emotions.
—Catherine Davis, Whispers of Wickedness

“Returning My Sister’s Face,”Realms of Fantasy, Feb. 2005; Faeries (French reprint), #21, Spring 2006. Received an Honorable Mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2006: 19th Annual Collection, edited by Ellen Datlow, Gavin Grant, and Kelly Link.

“Returning My Sister’s Face” now available as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store.

Eugie Foster’s “Returning My Sister’s Face”…is a tale of revenge as delightful as it is grisly…Asian folk tales and legends appear to be a rich story vein, and Foster mines it well…well-researched and entertaining
—James Palmer, Tangent

“Returning My Sister’s Face” by Eugie Foster is a ghost story about avenging wronged love in a medieval oriental setting…The author maintains a sense of suspense throughout, and the narrative style is so compelling I could almost hear the slow, dignified plinking of ancient oriental music as I read it.
—Joyce Ellen Armond, Science Fiction Romance Newsletter

“Running on Two Legs,” The 3rd Alternative, #40, Winter 2004 (tenth anniversary issue). Nominated for the 2005 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story.

A wonderful story, one that I enjoyed reading tremendously. It’s one of the best stories I’ve ever critiqued in my years of teaching writing workshops.
—A.C. Crispin, New York Times bestselling author

It’s emotionally wrenching, and yet joyful…an interesting story-line, and a fine turn-of-phrase.
—Kathleen O’Malley, co-author of the Starbridge series (w/A.C. Crispin)

It’s a beautiful story—touching without being sentimental, with characters that come believably to life.
—Victoria Strauss, author of the Arm of the Stone series

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“Second Daughter,” Leading Edge, #44, Dec. 2002. “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast,” Interzone, #220, Jan-Feb. 2009.

Currently a finalist for the 2009 Nebula Award in the Novelette category and the 2009 BSFA Award in the Short Story category.

This far future science fiction tale is an exploration of self identity and the masks we all wear in public…a beautifully written and fast-paced tale
—Jason Sanford (Story Recommendation of the Week, 1/19/2009)

an elegantly strange slipstreamish fantasy
—Gardner Dozois, Locus

disconcerting and thought-provoking in equal measure and should rightly earn its author wider exposure—and perhaps appearances in the Year’s Best and on various award ballots.
—Colin Harvey, Suite 101

the broadening of the theme from science fantasy psycho-drama to full sf dystopia is a satisfying shock, and just when you think she’s going to wrap things up with a relatively redemptive ending, Foster sneaks in a suckerpunch in the end that’ll leave you wide-eyed and a bit breathless…the conception and plotting are top notch, and it’s a much more sf-nal story than it initially appears. Recommended.
—Paul Raven, Velcro City Tourist Board

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“Shim Chung the Lotus Queen,” GrendelSong, #1, Autumn Equinox 2006.

Foster lends her own twist to this Korean version of the Cinderella story. Strong characterization means you will definitely connect with Shim Chung and want to know what happens next.
—Nicole McClain, Tangent

“The Storyteller’s Wife,” Realms of Fantasy, June 2005; Faeries (French reprint), #19, Fall 2005.

“The Storyteller’s Wife” now available as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store.

Author Eugie Foster has consistently used words to craft vibrant mental images in past stories, and this tale is no exception.The story is replete with intense visuals…The author expertly builds tension early in the story…At its core, “The Storyteller’s Wife” is a love story, but the early elements that hint at suicide, and the sinister nature of the denizens of Faerie add a dark element that enriches the story.
—Michael Gabriel Bailey, Tangent

“The Tiger Fortune Princess,” Paradox, #7, Summer 2005.
Received an Honorable Mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2006: 19th Annual Collection, edited by Ellen Datlow, Gavin Grant, and Kelly Link.

“The Tiger Fortune Princess” now available as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store.

Foster writes with a graceful, easy touch, with just the right images, making the story into a tapestry.We’ve already seen the whole from the beginning, but that in no way takes away from the pleasure of going over it bit by bit in order to savor the details.
—Sherwood Smith, Tangent

Set in ancient China this masterfully combines Chinese legend and familiar European tales.
—Sam Tomaino, SFRevu

“When the Lights Go Out,” Here & Now, #5/6, Spring 2005; Ennea (9) (Greek reprint) #279, Oct. 23, 2005. “Wanting to Want,” Hub, #1 , Dec. 2006.

…I do recommend this magazine because one of the stories got an Excellent for me…The best story is “Wanting to Want” by Eugie Foster.
—Sam Tomaino, SFRevu

It’s quite a brutal description of the life of a junkie, enough, you would think, to put anyone off drugs. The narrative really gets inside the characters head though and you realise things aren’t that simple. A very well written piece.
—Gareth D Jones, Scifi UK Review

“Wanting to Want” is the strongest story to appear in the debut issue of Hub, and its position in the magazine will leave the readers with a positive feeling towards the magazine.
—Steven H Silver,Tangent

It’s an unflinching piece of writing, and takes the brave course of avoiding any happily-ever-after frippery with the ending…the descriptions of Bitty’s rough life on the streets is well-written and very believable…Foster’s warts-and-all handling of the scenery is well crafted, and this is a very contemporary piece of work which closes the magazine well.
—Paul Raven,Velcro City Tourist Board

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an entertaining story with observations on life and death
—Shaun C. Green, The Fix

From the first issue my favorite was Eugie Foster’s “Close to Death”, a lighthearted piece about a literal encounter with Death on an Atlanta freeway.
—Rich Horton

"Cuhiya’s Husband," Cricket, Nov/Dec. 2008. "Kaawwa, Naagan, and the Queen’s Diamond Necklace," Dragonfly Spirit, March 2006. "The King of Rabbits and Moon Lake," Cricket, April 2006. "Li T’ien and the Demon Nian," Cricket, Jan. 2006. "A Patch of Jewels in the Sky," Dragonfly Spirit, June 2006. "Princess Bufo marinus, Also Known as Amy" in YA anthology Magic in the Mirrorstone, Steve Berman (ed.), Mirrorstone Books, February 2008. "The Princess and the Golden Fish," Cricket, issue TBA (forthcoming). "The Raven’s Brocade," Cricket, Dec. 2007. "Razi and the Sunbird," Cricket, Feb. 2005. "The Red String," Cricket, issue TBA (forthcoming). "Spring Arrives on a Hob’s Tail," Story Station, Dec. 2005. FREE FICTION! "The Snow Woman’s Daughter," Cricket, Feb. 2007. "Second Daughter," (reprint) Story Station, July 2004. FREE FICTION! "The Tanuki-Kettle," Cricket, July 2007. "The Tax Collector’s Cow," Spider, June 2006. "The Tortoise Bride," Cricket, Oct. 2009. "When Shakko Did Not Lie," Cricket, Jan. 2008.

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]]> http://www.eugiefoster.com/bibliography_children_stories.htm/feed 0 http://www.eugiefoster.com/bibliography_audio_podcasts.htm http://www.eugiefoster.com/bibliography_audio_podcasts.htm#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:51:15 +0000 Eugie Foster http://www.eugiefoster.com/new-test/?p=28 “The Adventures of Manny the Mailmobile” (reprint) in Clonepod, Aug. 2008. FREE FICTION! “Caesar’s Ghost” (reprint) in Pseudopod, May 2008. FREE FICTION! “Daughter of Bótù” (reprint) in PodCastle, July 2009. FREE FICTION! “The End of the Universe” (reprint) in Drabblecast, Sept. 2009. FREE FICTION! “The Life and Times of Penguin” (reprint) in Escape Pod, Sept. 2005. FREE FICTION!

*Nominated for a 2006 Parsec Award in the Best Speculative Fiction Story (short form) category.

This impressive little tale features Penguin, a balloon animal, striving to understand the world in which he was created. Once again Eugie Foster proves, beyond a doubt, that she is truly a prolific writer with the ability to craft an interesting story from any topic.

—Joseph W. Dickerson, Aberrant Dreams #7, Spring 2006

“My Friend is a Lesbian Zombie” (reprint) in Escape Pod, Feb. 2006. FREE FICTION!

*Nominated for a 2006 Parsec Award in the Best Speculative Fiction Story (short form) category. “Nobodies and Somebodies” (reprint) in Aberrant Dreams Podcast, October 2008. FREE FICTION! “Oranges, Lemons, and Thou Beside Me” (reprint) in Pseudopod, Dec. 2006. FREE FICTION!

“Oranges, Lemons, and Thou Beside Me” now available at anthologybuilder.com. “The Reign of the Wintergod” (reprint) in Pseudopod, April 2009. FREE FICTION! “Returning My Sister’s Face” (reprint) in Pseudopod, Sept. 2006. FREE FICTION!

“Returning My Sister’s Face” now available as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store. “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” (reprint) in Escape Pod, Sept. 2009. FREE FICTION!

Currently a finalist for the 2009 Nebula Award in the Novelette category and the 2009 BSFA Award in the Short Story category.

yet another in a run of massively inventive, intelligent stories from Eugie.
—Alasdair Stuart

one of the most beautifully crafted stories I’ve ever read
—Nora Heineman-Fleck, “The Best Podcasted Short Fiction of this Year”

…each section of the story is a heightened emotional experience. The intensity of this story was spectacularly captured by Lawrence Santoro, who narrated in a dramatic manner that reminds me of Harlan Ellison. Bravo to author and narrator – a perfect match. A great story, truly worthy of a Nebula.
—Scott D. Danielson, SFFAudio.com

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“The Snow Woman’s Daughter” (reprint) in Escape Pod, Sept. 2007. FREE FICTION! “The Storyteller’s Wife” (reprint) in MechMuse, Fall 2006.

“The Storyteller’s Wife” now available as an eBook from Sony’s eBook Store. “The Tanuki-Kettle” (reprint) in PodCastle, October 2008. FREE FICTION!

engaging and charming, and not without incidental unexpected twists that give the story unusual immediacy.

—Paul S. Jenkins, The Fix

“The Tiger Fortune Princess” (reprint) in Drabblecast, March 2008. FREE FICTION! “Wanting to Want” (reprint) in Pseudopod, June 2007. FREE FICTION! “When Shakko Did Not Lie” (reprint) in PodCastle, Jan. 2010. FREE FICTION! “The Wiggly People” (reprint) in Drabblecast, June 2008. FREE FICTION! ]]> http://www.eugiefoster.com/bibliography_audio_podcasts.htm/feed 0 http://www.eugiefoster.com/bibliography_online.htm http://www.eugiefoster.com/bibliography_online.htm#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:27:42 +0000 Eugie Foster http://www.eugiefoster.com/new-test/?p=27 “Addy in My Mind” in Helix, #3, Winter 2006; Transcriptase (reprint), July, 2008. FREE FICTION!

“Addy in My Mind” now available at anthologybuilder.com.

“Beautiful Winter” in Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show, #13, July 2009, with my author’s notes at the editor’s blog, Side-show Freaks. “Beauty’s Folly” in Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show, #5, July 2007, with my author’s notes at the editor’s blog, Side-show Freaks. “A Box of Spoons” in Hub, issue #68, Oct. 29, 2008. FREE FICTION!

Foster’s characters are three-dimensional and sympathetic, and her writing lacks no polish
—Douglas Hoffman, The Fix

“The Center of the Universe” in Helix, #5, Summer 2007; Transcriptase (reprint), July, 2008. FREE FICTION!

Received an honorable mention in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois. “Close to Death” in Shiny, #1, Sept. 2007.

an entertaining story with observations on life and death
—Shaun C. Green, The Fix

From the first issue my favorite was Eugie Foster’s “Close to Death”, a lighthearted piece about a literal encounter with Death on an Atlanta freeway.
—Rich Horton

“The Conviction of Praxis” in Spacesuits & Sixguns, #3, Summer 2007. FREE FICTION! “The Dragon’s Breath Seed” in Reflection’s Edge, July 2006. FREE FICTION! “The End of the Universe” in Darker Matter, May 2007. FREE FICTION! “The Few, the Proud, the Leech Corps” in Oceans of the Mind, “Tribute to the Pulps” Spring 2006, issue XIX.

“The Few, the Proud, the Leech Corps” now available at anthologybuilder.com.

“The Few, the Proud, the Leech Corps” mixes elements from different genres, and while technology and urban guerrilla tactics certainly play a role in the action parts of this graphic story, it is the immortal fascination with vampires and the attractive, sensual imagery associated with them that captivates . . . reminiscent of one of David Cronenberg’s nightmarish scenes.
—Yael Artom, Tangent

“Gifts Not Asked For” in Bards and Sages Quarterly.

• Part I: The Horned Rabbit – April 2009
• Part II: Flame Dancer – July 2009
• Part III: Costs and Consequences – Oct. 2009
• Part IV: The Temple of Mau and Part V: Healer’s Gift (conclusion) – Jan. 2010

“Inside the Witch’s Oven,” in Abyss & Apex, #9 part ii, May/June 2004. FREE FICTION! “An Interesting Week for Emmy” in Colin Harvey’s Another Showcase, Jan. 2004. “Kawwaa, Naagan, and the Queen’s Diamond Necklace” in Dragonfly Spirit, March 2006. “The Life and Times of Penguin” (reprint) Farrago’s Wainscot, Part III, Summer 2007. FREE FICTION! “Living with a Shoulder Monster” in Aberrant Dreams, July 2007. FREE FICTION! “The Music Company” in Hub, issue #26, Oct. 1, 2007. Received an Honorable Mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2008: 21st Annual Collection, edited by Ellen Datlow, Gavin Grant, and Kelly Link. FREE FICTION! “Nobodies and Somebodies” in Aberrant Dreams, issue #8, July 2006. FREE FICTION!

Foster effectively chronicles the protagonist’s transition to an alternate plane of existence which appears to parallel a descent into madness, but is in truth a heightened reality.
—Nicole McClain, Tangent

“Only Springtime When She’s Gone” in Anaisdotmfk May 2005, premier issue; Neometropolis (reprint), issue #7; Apex Online, May 2005. FREE FICTION!

“Only Springtime When She’s Gone” now available at anthologybuilder.com.

“A Parade of Taylups” in Aberrant Dreams, January 2007. FREE FICTION! “A Patch of Jewels in the Sky” in Dragonfly Spirit, June 2006. “Second Daughter” (reprint) in Song of the Siren, Jan. 2004; Story Station, July 2004; The Sword Review, #5, Aug. 2005; Her Circle Ezine, Fall 2006. FREE FICTION! “The Son that Pain Made” in Aberrant Dreams, issue #6, Jan. 2006. Received an honorable mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2007: 20th Annual Collection, edited by Ellen Datlow, Gavin Grant, and Kelly Link.

(Then check out the”Son the Stain Made” series of the Aberrant Dreams web comic, Slip of the Pen.)

Eugie Foster’s darkly fantastic take on the origins of the vampire . . . This is a wonderful story, the other standout of the issue, along with Page’s Aihai. Foster is meant for great things.
—James Palmer, Tangent

“Spring Arrives on a Hob’s Tail” in Story Station, Dec. 2005. FREE FICTION! “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” (reprint) in Apex Magazine, Aug. 2009. FREE FICTION!

Currently a finalist for the 2009 Nebula Award in the Novelette category and the 2009 BSFA Award in the Short Story category.

Eugie Foster’s stunning novelette, “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” [originally published in Interzone] is the highlight of Apex Magazine’s August 2009 issue…Foster paints this uniquely imagined society in vivid hues, by turns beautiful and terrifying. She draws the reader in with lush descriptions and holds her by doling out tantalizing morsels just as the reader craves them. From its intriguing beginning to its shocking end, “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” is a gem not to be missed.
—Kimberly Lundstrom, The Fix

A gorgeous, dark and unexpectedly creepy story…With this tale Foster questions not just societal roles, but those of relationships, gender and caste as well. A highly recommended read.
—Michele Lee, BookLove

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“A Thread of Silk” in Jim Baen’s Universe, June 2008.

While this tale is grounded in the well-known story of Taira no Masakado, Foster skillfully slips this variation in between the cracks of the historical account and the subsequent legends, warping it in a different direction. The ending of the frame story delivers a strong final twist…RECOMMENDED
—Lois Tilton, The Internet Review of Science Fiction

“Within Your Soul I Sightless See,” H.P. Lovecraft’s Magazine of Horror, #5, Spring 2009. FREE FICTION! ]]> http://www.eugiefoster.com/bibliography_online.htm/feed 0 http://www.eugiefoster.com/returning-my-sisters-face.htm http://www.eugiefoster.com/returning-my-sisters-face.htm#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:40:28 +0000 Eugie Foster http://www.eugiefoster.com/?p=1566 Returning My Sister’s Face cover art: “Kitsune” by Ahyicodae.

RETURNING MY SISTER’S FACE AND OTHER FAR EASTERN TALES OF WHIMSY AND MALICE

Enchantment, peril, and romance pervade the shadowy Far East, from the elegant throne room of the emperor’s palace to the humble teahouse of a peasant village. In these dozen stories of adventure and magic from the Orient, a maiden encounters an oni demon in the forest, a bride discovers her mother-in-law is a fox woman, a samurai must appease his sister’s angry ghost, strange luck is found in a jade locket, and dark and light are two sides of harmony.

Introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre.

Table of Contents:
  1. Daughter of Bótù
  2. The Tiger Fortune Princess
  3. A Thread of Silk
  4. The Snow Woman’s Daughter
  5. The Tanuki-Kettle
  6. Honor is a Game Mortals Play
  7. The Raven’s Brocade
  8. Shim Chung the Lotus Queen
  9. The Tears of My Mother, the Shell of My Father
  10. Year of the Fox
  11. The Archer of the Sun and the Lady of the Moon (listen to me read this story)
  12. Returning My Sister’s Face

212 pages
Hardcover (March 2009): $23.95 (£16.00)
ISBN-10: 1-60762-010-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-60762-010-5

Trade paperback (July 2009): $11.95 (£9.00)
ISBN-10: 1-60762-011-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-60762-011-2

Press release

Whimsy and malice—yes—also mystery, a very female sensuality, and wit. An elegant and entertaining book.
—Ursula K. Le Guin, Hugo, Nebula, Pushcart, and Newbery Award-winning author.

The tales are beautifully written, elegant, passionate, funny and moving. The entire collection is a delightful, magical bridge across cultures. I hope many readers find their way to it.
—Patricia A. McKillip, Locus, World Fantasy Best Novel, and World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning author.

Noted short story author Foster offers a dozen enchanting and sometimes chilling tales alive with elegantly sketched characters and sensibilities drawn from Asian folklore…Readers who long for a break from European medieval fantasy will be charmed and entertained by Foster’s tales.
—Publishers Weekly

Up till now, fans of Eugie Foster’s clever, crystalline fairy tales, drawn from Chinese and Japanese mythology, had to seek out single instances of her stories in various magazines and anthologies. However, with the March publication of Returning My Sister’s Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice, old aficionados can relish 12 of her tales all in one place…I wholeheartedly recommend this collection of tender and well-written stories.
—Elizabeth A. Allen, The Fix

In this elegant collection of stories Eugie Foster bridges the gap between the traditional fairytale and historical fantasy. Throughout the collection she alternates between re-tellings of Chinese and Japanese legends and original stories with elements drawn from the same deep wells. There is a formality to the writing that suits the traditional strain, giving a timeless authority to all the stories without making them unapproachable. On the contrary, they are charming to read.
—Holly Phillips, Fantasy Magazine

Lovers of fairy and folk tales who crave, as I do, stories from cultures not their own will delight in these deceptively simple tales. They are layered with tragedy and superstition, with spirituality and most importantly, with a fine sense of the marvelous.
—Erzebet YellowBoy, Cabinet Des Fées

Foster’s tone ranges from dark to light and whimsical…Lovers of fairytale fiction will find much to enjoy.
—Craig Laurance Gidney, Fantasy With Bite

Among collections by relatively new writers, I found Deborah Biancotti’s A Book of Endings, Eugie Foster’s Returning My Sister’s Face, and Cat Rambo’s Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight the most compelling.
—Jeff VanderMeer on The Best of 2009, Locus

[Eugie] tells her tales with such energy, grace and heart that one feels instantly transported and moved…I recommend this collection highly.
—Ken Schneyer

The writing is filled with both the graceful simplicity I have come to associate with Far Eastern literature and poetry as well as the modern edginess which comes with the meeting between two cultures…Returning My Sister’s Face remains one of the brighter sparks in the output of published writing for the year.
—Nin Harris, M/C Reviews

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ASCENDANCY OF BLOOD

In a magic forest where deep shadows pulse across the surfaces of lace-veined leaves, and night blooms ripple in shades of swirling indigo, there is an enchanted castle. Courtiers, pages, cooks, and stable boys slumber as still as death, and a golden princess languishes in her rose-strewn bower, waiting for her prince charming.

But the princess sleeps with a black wood stake through her heart, and her petal-soft lips conceal a pair of razor fangs. Is the prince savior or her ill-fated prey, lured to sinister purpose by a night fiend ruling a castle of the damned?

This is not the fairy tale you remember.

32 pages
Chapbook (2004): SOLD OUT
ISBN-10: 0-9748340-7-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-9748340-7-8

This chapbook is out of print, but “Ascendancy of Blood” is now available at anthologybuilder.com.

Combining elements of Sleeping Beauty and vampire tales, Ascendancy of Blood is a quick, sharply-told, gorgeously-described chapbook by up-and-coming author, Eugie Foster. Her strength here lies in the lush prose and seductive imagery that permeates the pages.

—Michael M. Jones, SF Site

“Ascendancy of Blood” is Eugie Foster’s retelling of the fairy tale, “Sleeping Beauty.” But this retelling is sinister, a children’s tale no more, fraught with peril and filled with blood.

—Michael Gabriel Bailey, Tangent

A refreshing look at a traditional tale. Eugie Foster has written an enchanting little tale that keeps the reader interested until the very last word.

—Lesley, The Eternal Night

Foster’s got this style, this way of phrasing that makes you forget that you know what’s going to happen, and instead get lost in the flow of her words . . . . She’s a very good writer and I hope we start to hear a lot more from her.
—C. Dennis Moore, The Swamp

Just when readers think nothing new can be done to an old fable, along comes Foster. She reinvents sleeping beauty. Her take entertains and her twist, surprises . . . A fast, horror read that will surprise fable lovers.
—Christina Francine Withcher, Yet Another Book Review Site

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INSPIRATIONS END

Cybele is inspiration incarnate, a lissome goddess who metes out passion, releasing the words and melodies that seethe, locked in Rail’s mind. She is everything he desires, and gives him everything he’s ever dreamed of having. But she requires payment, her fair due. The coveted attention of a muse does not come without a price. And the price is high.

STILL MY BEATING HEART

William’s heart thrums in his chest, a rhythm his mistress abhors. Not dead enough, not cold enough to walk the night at her side, but too bloodthirsty to dwell with men. Redemption pounds in his chest, echoing the beat of his undead heart. He yearns to escape the monster, the vampire he has become, but must he learn instead to discard what remains of the man?

36 pages
Chapbook (2005): SOLD OUT
ISBN-10: 1-933274-06-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-93327-406-5

This chapbook is out of print, but “Inspirations End” and “Still My Beating Heart” are now available at anthologybuilder.com.

Eugie Foster’s vampire stories have everything a good vampire story needs to have . . . The author is a great story-teller, who pays attention to details, creates great characters, and uses a highly enjoyable style. Her choice of words and her use of language gives a very special flavour to these writings, which makes it hard to put this book down.For those who enjoy vampire fiction, this book is highly recommended.
—Ilona Hegedus, Novelspot

these two vampire short stories are beautifully written and darkly unsettling, each with a twist on accepted conventions that makes them at once familiar and new . . . Beautiful, and recommended.
—Amanda A. Gannon, Shadow Muse: Naamah’s Journal

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