Link, Kelly

Pretty monsters : stories by Kelly Link ( Book )
15 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 1,559 libraries worldwide
A collection of nine short stories for young adults.

Magic for beginners by Kelly Link ( Book )
11 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 840 libraries worldwide
Collection of nine short stories.

An Introduction to A wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin by Dan Stone ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 709 libraries worldwide
Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) is arguably the most widely admired American fantasy novel of the past fifty years. The book's elegant diction, geographical sweep, and mounting suspense are quite irresistible. Earthsea, composed of an archipelago of many islands, is a land of the imagination, like Oz, Faerie, or the dream-like realm of our unconscious. Earthsea may not be a "real" world but it is one that our souls recognize as meaningful and "true." Actions there possess an epic grandeur, a mythic resonance that we associate with romance and fairy tale. Songs, poems, runes, spells --- words matter a great deal in Earthsea, especially those in the "Old Speech" now spoken only by dragons and wizards. To work a spell one must know an object or person's "true name," which is nothing less than that object or person's fundamental essence. In Earthsea, to know a person's true name is to gain power over him or her. "A mage," we are told, "can control only what is near him, what he can name exactly and wholly." Understanding the nature of things, not possessing power over them, is the ultimate goal of magic. Indeed, the greatest wizards do all they can to avoid using their skill. They recognize that the cosmos relies on equilibrium, appropriateness, and "balance" --- the very name Earthsea suggests such balance --- and that every action bears consequences. To perform magic, then, is to take on a heavy responsibility: One literally disturbs the balance of the universe. The young Ged is born, a fated seventh son, on the island of Gont and, by accident, discovers that he possesses an innate talent for magic. Even as an untrained boy he is able to use his nascent powers to save his town from marauders. Soon, though, he goes to study with gentle Ogion the Silent, whom he foolishly fails to appreciate. Sent to complete his studies at the Archmage's school for wizards on the island of Roke, Ged grows increasingly proud, over-confident, and competitive. To display his much-vaunted skills, he rashly attempts a dangerous spell --- with dire consequences for Earthsea and himself. Hoping to repair the damage he has caused, the chastened Ged embarks on a series of journeys around Earthsea --- and eventually beyond the known world ....

Stranger things happen by Kelly Link ( Book )
4 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in English and held by 428 libraries worldwide
Collects eleven short stories incorporating ghosts, aliens, and the living dead, including the stories "Survivor's Ball, or, The Donner Party" and "Louise's Ghost"

The year's best fantasy & horror. 2008 : twenty-first annual collection ( Book )
2 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 351 libraries worldwide
Collects fantasy, horror, fairy tales, and gothic stories chosen from the past year, including works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, and Bill Lewis.

The year's best fantasy & horror : eighteenth annual collection ( Book )
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 324 libraries worldwide
The oakthing / Gregory Maguire-- Horton's store / R.T. Smith-- Rite of spring / Margo Lanagan-- A hazy shade of winter / Simon Bestwick-- The skin of the world / Douglas Clegg-- Zora and the zombie / Andy Duncan-- The changeling / Theodora Goss-- Revenge of the calico cat / Stepan Chapman-- Frozen Charlottes / Lucy Sussex-- Reports of certain events in London / China Mieville-- House of ice / Jean Esteve-- Restraint / Stephen Gallagher-- The Baum plan for financial independence / John Kessel-- Dancing on air / Frances Oliver-- Cold fires / M. Rickert-- And the sea shall give up its dead / Richard Mueller-- A trick of the dark / Tina Rath-- The bad magician / Philip Raines and Harvey Welles-- Speir-Bhan / Tanith Lee-- Hunting meth zombies in the Great Nebraskan Wasteland / John Farris-- Guts / Chuck Palahniuk-- Water babies / Simon Brown-- Mr. Aickman's air rifle / Peter Straub-- We find things old / Bentley Little-- Wonderwall / Elizabeth Hand-- Postcretaceous Era / D. Ellis Dickerson-- Watch and wake / M.T. Anderson-- The oracle alone / Catherynne M. Valente-- A night in the tropics / Jeffrey Ford-- Clownette / Terry Dowling-- Stripping / Joyce Carol Oates-- Seven feet / Christopher Fowler-- Singing my sister down / Margo Lanagan-- Bulldozer / Laird Barron-- These various methods of brightness / Anna Ross-- The cajun knot / Melanie Fazi-- Tales from the City of Seams / Greg van Eekhout-- The specialist / Alison Smith-- Here is the church / Shelley Jackson-- The Witch of Truro / Alice Hoffman-- Lapland, or Film Noir / Peter Straub-- What her mother said / Theodora Goss-- The owl / Conrad Williams-- The silver dragon / Elizabeth A. Lynn.

The year's best fantasy and horror 2007 ( Book )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 313 libraries worldwide
Collects fantasy, horror, fairy tales, and gothic stories chosen from the past year, including works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, and Bill Lewis.

The year's best fantasy & horror : seventeenth annual collection ( Book )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 264 libraries worldwide
Collects fantasy, horror, fairy tales, and gothic stories chosen from the past year, including works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, and Bill Lewis.

The year's best fantasy & horror : nineteenth annual collection ( Book )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 222 libraries worldwide

Pretty monsters [stories by Kelly Link ( Recording )
3 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 188 libraries worldwide
In these nine stories, blending humor, the supernatural, and teen angst, bizarre and wonderful things occur.