The Dragon Book (76 page)
Authors: Jack Dann,Gardner Dozois
Tags: #Fantasy, #Fiction, #General, #Romance, #Young Adult, #Juvenile Fiction, #Fantasy & Magic, #Anthologies, #Science Fiction, #Adventure, #Short Stories
All this happened a long time ago, but many who were alive then are with us today, and the mountains are yet full of fire and marvel, for those who care to look. Buzzard’s Rock is still miles from any place, but it’s no longer quite so lonesome. In good weather, a right many people hike up there, along a new-made path called the Appalachian Trail. The trail-head is off Highway 311, just past the Catawba Grocery, but don’t bother to look for a Buzzard’s Rock sign. The place now is called the Dragon’s Tooth, for reasons I think you know.
Don’t expect to see me up there, either. Mind you, I walk the A.T. in all weathers, whenever I take a notion, but no one sees me do it except friends of mine. In the vicinity of the Tooth, for example, I like to visit a certain old couple and find out how their boy is getting along. He’s a big one, but he gets that honest, as mountain people say; he’s also proud and brave and knows his own mind, and he gets that honest, too.
“Dragon’s Deep” by Cecelia Holland. Copyright © 2009 by Cecelia Holland.
“Vici” by Naomi Novik. Copyright © 2009 by Temeraire LLC.
“Bob Choi’s Last Job” by Jonathan Stroud. Copyright © 2009 by Jonathan Stroud.
“Are You Afflicted with
Dragons
?” by Kage Baker. Copyright © 2009 by Kage Baker.
“The Tsar’s Dragons” by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple. Copyright © 2009 by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple.
“The Dragon of Direfell” by Liz Williams. Copyright © 2009 by Liz Williams.
“Oakland Dragon Blues” by Peter S. Beagle. Copyright © 2009 by Avicenna Development Corporation.
“Humane Killer” by Diana Gabaldon and Samuel Sykes. Copyright © 2009 by Samuel Sykes and Diana Gabaldon.
“Stop!” by Garth Nix. Copyright © 2009 by Garth Nix.
“Ungentle Fire” by Sean Williams. Copyright © 2009 by Sean Williams.
“A Stark and Wormy Knight” by Tad Williams. Copyright © 2009 by Tad Williams.
“None So Blind” by Harry Turtledove. Copyright © 2009 by Harry Turtledove.
“JoBoy” by Diana Wynne Jones. Copyright © 2009 by Diana Wynne Jones.
“Puz_le” by Gregory Maguire. Copyright © 2009 by Gregory Maguire.
“After the Third Kiss” by Bruce Coville. Copyright © 2009 by Bruce Coville.
“The War That Winter Is” by Tanith Lee. Copyright © 2009 by Tanith Lee.
“The Dragon’s Tale” by Tamora Pierce. Copyright © 2009 by Tamora Pierce.
“Dragon Storm” by Mary Rosenblum. Copyright © 2009 by Mary Rosenblum.
“The Dragaman’s Bride” by Andy Duncan. Copyright © 2009 by Andy Duncan.
