The Poison Eaters and Other Stories (19 page)

Holly would like to thank Steve Berman, Kelly Link, and Cassandra Clare for reading and commenting on the stories. She would also like to thank the editors of the anthologies in which they originally appeared. Lastly, she'd like to thank Kelly and Gavin for their encouragement and enthusiasm in putting together this book.

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” The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” (
Eternal Kiss,
2009)

” A Reversal of Fortune” (
The Coyote Road,
2007)

” The Boy Who Cried Wolf” (
Troll's Eye View,
2009)

” The Night Market” (
The Faery Reel,
2004)

"The Dog King” appears here for the first time.

” Virgin” (
Magic in the Mirrorstone,
2008)

” In Vodka Veritas” (
21 Proms,
2007)

” The Coat of Stars” (
So Fey,
2007)

” Paper Cuts Scissors” (
Realms of Fantasy,
2007)

” Going Ironside” (
Endicott Journal of Mythic Arts,
2007)

"The Land of Heart's Desire” appears here for the first time.

” The Poison Eaters” (
The Restless Dead,
2007)

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Holly Black (blackholly.com) is a bestselling author of contemporary fantasy. Some of her titles include
Tithe, Valiant
(winner of the Andre Norton Award)
, Ironside
, the Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), and the graphic novel series The Good Neighbors (with Ted Naifeh). She lives in Amherst, MA, with artist Theo Black in a house with a secret library. She is currently working on a new series, The Curse Workers, which begins this spring with
White Cat.