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LAMMAS NIGHT
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this
book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely
coincidental.
Copyright ┬й 1996 by Mercedes Lackey
All material is original to this volume and is copyright ┬й 1996 by the
individual authors.
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions
thereof in any form.
A Baen Books Original
Baen Publishing Enterprises P.O. Box 1403 Riverdale, N.Y. 10471
ISBN: 0-671-87713-5 Cover art by Victoria Poyser First printing, February 1996
Distributed by SIMON & SCHUSTER 1230 Avenue of the America^ New York, N.Y.
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Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS
Introduction, Josepha Sherman.......................... 1
Lammas Night, Mercedes Lackey....................... 3
Hallowmas Night, Mercedes Lackey................... 7
Harvest of Souls, Doranna Durgin................... 23
The Heart of the Grove, Ardath Mayhar......... 41
Miranda, Ru Emerson...................................... 45
Demonheart, Mark Shepherd............................ 62
Sunflower, Jody Lynn Nye ............................... 73
Summer Storms, Christie Golden..................... 93
A Choice of Many, Mark Garland.................. HO
The Captive Song, Josepha Sherman.............. 124
Midsummer folly, Elisabeth Waters.............. 141
The Mage, the Maiden and the Hag,
S.M. Stirling and Jan Stirling........................153
The Road Taken, Laura Anne Gilman........... 175
A Wanderer of Wizard-Kind,
Nina Kiriki Hoffman......................................191
Circle of Ashes, Stephanie D. Shaver.............200
A Choice of Dawns, Susan Shwartz...............215
Miranda's Tale, Jason Henderson...................231
Lady of the Rock, Diana L. Paxson................249
Before, Gael Baudino......................................267
Introduction
First there was the song.
Several years back, Mercedes Lackey wrote "Lammas Night," a spooky,
supernatural baUad that ended with the wizard protagonist facing a very
perilous choice that was left to the listener to decide.
Then came the birthday present that wasn't.
Bill Jahnel and friends put together a collection of endings for the song,
intending to offer it as a tribute to Mercedes, known to her friends as
"Misty." However, the best laid plans often don't come off as intended. The
project was shelved for a time, then offered to Baen Books for possible
publication. Unfortunately, while this project, in its original form, made a
lovely tribute ana Misty was quite touched, it was felt that a book made up