After the King

After the King: Stories In Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien
Author	Martin H. Greenberg, Jane Yolen (eds.)
Publisher	Tor Books
Released	November 15, 1991 (1st ed.)
Format	Hardcover
Pages	448
ISBN	978-0312851750

After the King: Stories In Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien, is a Festschrift anthology published to celebrate the centenary of J.R.R. Tolkien's birth. The book contains nineteen short stories of fantasy and science fiction, and also includes an introduction on the role of Tolkien for the genre of fantasy.

• Note: None of the short stories are set in, or directly related to, Tolkien's legendarium.

Contents

• Introduction (Jane Yolen)
• "Reave the Just" (Stephen R. Donaldson)
• "Troll Bridge" (Terry Pratchett)
• "Long Night's Vigil at the Temple" (Robert Silverberg)
• "The Dragon of Tollin" (Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
• "Faith" (Poul and Karen Anderson)
• "In the Season of the Dressing of the Wells" (John Brunner)
• "The Fellowship of the Dragon" (Patricia A. McKillip)
• "Decoy Duck" (Harry Turtledove)
• "Nine Threads of Gold" (Andre Norton)
• "Conjure Man" (Charles de Lint; story starts with a quote from Tolkien)
• "Silver or Gold" (Emma Bull)
• "Up the Side of the Air" (Karen Haber)
• "The Naga" (Peter S. Beagle)
• "Revenge of the Sugar Plum Fairies" (Mike Resnick)
• "Winter's King" (Jane Yolen)
• "Gotterdammerung" (Barry N. Malzberg)
• "Down the River Road" (Gregory Benford)
• "Death and the Lady" (Judith Tarr)
• "Halfling House"(Dennis McKiernan)