One of our most universal myths is that of the Green Man-the spirit who stands for Nature in is most wild and untamed form. Through the ages and around the world, the Green Man and other nature spirits have appeared in stories, songs, and artwork, as well as many beloved fantasy novels, including Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Now Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, the acclaimed editors of over thirty anthologies, have gathered some of today's finest writers of magical fiction to interpret the spirits of nature in short stories and poetry. Folklorist and artist Charles Vess brings his stellar eye and brush to the decorations, and Windling provides an introduction exploring the Green Man symbolism and forest myth. The Green Man is required reading-not only for fans of fantasy fiction but for those interested in mythology and the mysteries of the wilderness.
The Green Man
Preface
by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
Introduction
by Terri Windling
Going Wodwo (poem)
by Neil Gaiman
Grand Central Park
by Delia Sherman
Daphne
by Michael Cadnum
Somewhere in My Mind There Is a Painting Box
by Charles de Lint
Among the Leaves So Green
by Tanith Lee
Song of the Cailleach Bheur (poem)
by Jane Yolen
Hunter's Moon
by Patricia A. McKillip
Charlie's Away
by Midori Snyder
A World Painted by Birds
by Katherine Vaz
Grounded
by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Overlooking
by Carol Emshwiller
Fee, Fie, Foe, et Cetera
by Gregory Maguire
Joshua Tree
by Emma Bull
Ali Anugne O Chash (The Boy Who Was)
by Carolyn Dunn
Remnants
by Kathe Koja
The Pagodas of Ciboure
by M. Shayne Bell
Green Men (poem)
by Bill Lewis
The Green Word
by Jeffrey Ford
About the Editors
About the Artist
