"Asaro, Catherine - Irres" - читать интересную книгу автора (Asaro Catherine)

Albany, Auckland 1310, New Zealand



Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England

First published by New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.



First Printing, February 2004



The Work and "Stained Glass Heart" copyright й Catherine Asaro and Tekno Books, 2004; "Winterfair Gifts" copyright й Lois McMaster Bujold, 2004; "The Alchemical Marriage" copyright й Mary Jo Putney, 2004; "Skin Deep" copyright й Deb Stover, 2004; "The Trouble with Heroes" copyright й Jo Beverley Publications, Inc., 2004; "Shadows in the Wood" copyright й Jennifer Roberson, 2004

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE

These are works of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.





To the dancers and teachers of

The Ballet Theatre of Maryland for their expertise,

kindness, insights and most of all for helping a starry-eyed young girl reach for her dreams.


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank the people who made this book possible. To Denise Little, who listened to my dreams of such an anthology and led the way; to Laura Anne Gilman, our much appreciated editor at Roc; to our agent Lucienne Diver, who worked wonders for us; to Marty Greenberg, for his help and support; to my assistant editors, Jeri Smith-Ready and Tricia Schwaab, for their thoughtful input; to the publisher and all the fine people at NAL who put out this book; to publicist Binnie Syril Braunstein, for her enthusiasm on our behalf; and to the authors, who were a joy to work with.