Lev Grossman is the author of the New York Times bestselling Magicians trilogy. He lives in New York City. Visit him online at levgrossman.com.
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Jon Skovron is the author of Struts & Frets, Misfit, Man Made Boy, This Broken Wondrous World, and most recently, Hope & Red, the first book in the Empire of Storms series. He lives just outside Washington, DC, with his two sons and two cats. Visit him online at jonskovrom.com.
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CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
HEAD, SCALES, TONGUE, TAIL
BY LEIGH BARDUGO
THE END OF LOVE
BY NINA LACOUR
LAST STAND AT THE CINEGORE
BY LIBBA BRAY
SICK PLEASURE
BY FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK
IN NINETY MINUTES, TURN NORTH
BY STEPHANIE PERKINS
SOUVENIRS
BY TIM FEDERLE
INERTIA
BY VERONICA ROTH
LOVE IS THE LAST RESORT
BY JON SKOVRON
GOOD LUCK AND FAREWELL
BY BRANDY COLBERT
BRAND NEW ATTRACTION
BY CASSANDRA CLARE
A THOUSAND WAYS THIS COULD ALL GO WRONG
BY JENNIFER E. SMITH
THE MAP OF TINY PERFECT THINGS
BY LEV GROSSMAN
ANTHOLOGIES ALSO EDITED BY STEPHANIE PERKINS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
COPYRIGHT
These short stories are works of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these stories are either products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously.
SUMMER DAYS AND SUMMER NIGHTS. Copyright © 2016 by Stephanie Perkins. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
“Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail.” Copyright © 2016 by Leigh Bardugo. “The End of Love.” Copyright © 2016 by Nina LaCour. “Last Stand at the Cinegore.” Copyright © 2016 by Libba Bray. “Sick Pleasure.” Copyright © 2016 by Francesca Lia Block. “In Ninety Minutes, Turn North.” Copyright © 2016 by Stephanie Perkins. “Souvenirs.” Copyright © 2016 by Tim Federle. “Inertia.” Copyright © 2016 by Veronica Roth. “Love Is the Last Resort.” Copyright © 2016 by Jon Skovron. “Good Luck and Farewell.” Copyright © 2016 by Brandy Colbert. “Brand New Attraction.” Copyright © 2016 by Cassandra Clare, LLC. “A Thousand Ways This Could All Go Wrong.” Copyright © 2016 by Jennifer E. Smith Inc. “The Map of Tiny Perfect Things.” Copyright © 2016 by Lev Grossman.
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Cover art and interior illustrations by Jim Tierney
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First Edition: May 2016