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The minstels of SF serenade readers with this magnificent medley of 20 all-original stories, in which music is the featured performer. From the compelling account of a detective/choral singer whose perfect ear for music aids her in fighting crime to a space beacon keeper who must rely on music... read more

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Twenty original science fiction tales based on the theme of music--by such authors as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Charles de Lint, and Gene Wolfe--include the story of a singer whose ear for music helps her fight crime.

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Introduction
Bird in the Hand
Calling Them Home
Saskia
Songchild
A Song of Strange Revenge
Our Father's Gold
Thunderbird Road
Scarborough Fair
Soulfedge Rock
Ever After
The Impossible Place
A Hole in the Sky
Drift
Heavenside Song
Swan Song
Space Station Annie
Roundelay
The Last Song of Sirit Byar
To Drive the Cold Winter Away
Bluesberry Jam

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This is book 1044 of 911 in DAW Books. (publisher series)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Anne McCaffrey (Editor)
  2. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Editor)

Other Contributors:

  1. Robin Wayne Bailey (Contributor) - Songchild
  2. Anne McCaffrey (Contributor) - Bird in the Hand
  3. Jody Lynn Nye (Contributor) - Calling Them Home
  4. Charles de Lint (Contributor) - Saskia
  5. Josepha Sherman (Contributor) - A Song of Strange Revenge
  6. Elisabeth Waters (Contributor) - Our Father's Gold
  7. Leslie Fish (Contributor) - Thunderbird Road
  8. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Contributor) - Scarborough Fair
  9. Suzette Haden Elgin (Contributor) - Soulfedge Rock
  10. Paula Lalish (Contributor) - Ever After
  11. Alan Dean Foster (Contributor) - The Impossible Place
  12. Margaret Ball (Contributor) - A Hole in the Sky
  13. Steven Brust (Contributor) - Drift
  14. Lyn McConchie (Contributor) - Swan Song
  15. Cynthia McQuillin (Contributor) - Space Station Annie
  16. Mary C. Pangborn (Contributor) - Roundelay
  17. Peter S. Beagle (Contributor) - The Last Song of Sirit Byar
  18. Marion Zimmer Bradley (Contributor) - To Drive the Cold Winter Away
  19. Gene Wolfe (Contributor) - Blueberry Jam
  20. Warren Norwood - aka: Warren C. Norwood
  21. Anne McCaffrey (Introduction)
  22. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Introduction)

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