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Los mejores relatos de fantasía #3
Beyond Lands of Never: A Further Anthology of Modern Fantasy
Jenseits der Niemandslande - Neun magische Geschichten - bk1152; DTV Verlag; Verschiedene AutorenInnen; pocket_book; 1987
- GenresFantasy
166 pages, Paperback
First published July 30, 1984
About the author
Maxim Jakubowski
284 books163 followersMaxim Jakubowski is a crime, erotic, and science fiction writer and critic.
Jakubowski was born in England by Russian-British and Polish parents, but raised in France. Jakubowski has also lived in Italy and has travelled extensively. Jakubowski edited the science fiction anthology Twenty Houses of the Zodiac in 1979 for the 37th World Science Fiction Convention (Seacon '79) in Brighton. He also contributed a short story to that anthology. He has now published almost 100 books in a variety of areas.
He has worked in book publishing for many years, which he left to open the Murder One bookshop[1], the UK's first specialist crime and mystery bookstore. He contributes to a variety of newspapers and magazines, and was for eight years the crime columnist for Time Out and, presently, since 2000, the crime reviewer for The Guardian. He is also the literary director of London's Crime Scene Festival and a consultant for the International Mystery Film Festival, Noir in Fest, held annually in Courmayeur, Italy. He is one the leading editors in the crime and mystery and erotica field, in which he has published many major anthologies.
His novels include "It's You That I Want To Kiss", "Because She Thought She Loved Me", "The State Of Montana", "On Tenderness Express", "Kiss me Sadly" and "Confessions of a Romantic Pornographer". His short story collections are "Life in the World of Women", "Fools for Lust" and the collaborative "American Casanova". He is a regular broadcaster on British TV and radio and was recently voted the 4th Sexiest Writer of 2,007 on a poll on the crimespace website.
Jakubowski was born in England by Russian-British and Polish parents, but raised in France. Jakubowski has also lived in Italy and has travelled extensively. Jakubowski edited the science fiction anthology Twenty Houses of the Zodiac in 1979 for the 37th World Science Fiction Convention (Seacon '79) in Brighton. He also contributed a short story to that anthology. He has now published almost 100 books in a variety of areas.
He has worked in book publishing for many years, which he left to open the Murder One bookshop[1], the UK's first specialist crime and mystery bookstore. He contributes to a variety of newspapers and magazines, and was for eight years the crime columnist for Time Out and, presently, since 2000, the crime reviewer for The Guardian. He is also the literary director of London's Crime Scene Festival and a consultant for the International Mystery Film Festival, Noir in Fest, held annually in Courmayeur, Italy. He is one the leading editors in the crime and mystery and erotica field, in which he has published many major anthologies.
His novels include "It's You That I Want To Kiss", "Because She Thought She Loved Me", "The State Of Montana", "On Tenderness Express", "Kiss me Sadly" and "Confessions of a Romantic Pornographer". His short story collections are "Life in the World of Women", "Fools for Lust" and the collaborative "American Casanova". He is a regular broadcaster on British TV and radio and was recently voted the 4th Sexiest Writer of 2,007 on a poll on the crimespace website.
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November 14, 2014
-Nivel medio, como la propia antología afirma, aunque podría haber sido todavía más sincera.-
Género. Relatos.
Lo que nos cuenta. Recopilación de relatos de Fantasía, dirigida por Maxim Jakubowski que además incluye un relato propio, que en realidad nos ofrece más bien una antología de Narrativa Fantástica en sus diferentes manifestaciones, y que trata, entre otros temas, las aspiraciones de un joven campesino y lo que está dispuesto a hacer por ellas, la captura de una joven por unos gigantes, la caza de un peligroso dragón y posibles reencarnaciones, entre otros temas.
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Género. Relatos.
Lo que nos cuenta. Recopilación de relatos de Fantasía, dirigida por Maxim Jakubowski que además incluye un relato propio, que en realidad nos ofrece más bien una antología de Narrativa Fantástica en sus diferentes manifestaciones, y que trata, entre otros temas, las aspiraciones de un joven campesino y lo que está dispuesto a hacer por ellas, la captura de una joven por unos gigantes, la caza de un peligroso dragón y posibles reencarnaciones, entre otros temas.
¿Quiere saber más de este libros, sin spoilers? Visite:
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February 2, 2017
This anthology was first published in 1984, though the stories in it do not seem to have dated at all. If anything they felt much fresher than a lot of modern fantasy works. This is probably a combination of several factors. These are short, bus-journey-friendly stories, a length that forces a writer to approach the subject quickly and concisely - even if world building is required - compared to the multi-volume epics currently in vogue. More importantly, there are some damn fine writers in these pages. Jane Gaskell, author of the 'Atlan' series. Robert Holdstock of 'Mythago Wood' fame. And of course, the late, great Tanith Lee, one of my all time favourite authors, whose 'Draco Draco' begins this anthology.
With 10 stories contained in 166 pages, this is well worth a read, and stands a good chance of re-igniting your fantasy candle if, like mine, it was burning a little low.
With 10 stories contained in 166 pages, this is well worth a read, and stands a good chance of re-igniting your fantasy candle if, like mine, it was burning a little low.
November 2, 2025
"Draco, Draco" by Tanith Lee. 5/5 stars. The editor leads off with the strongest story. This is one of the better Lee stories I've read so far. The detailed descriptions of the dragon are marvelous. Also, there's a plot twist which I saw coming a mile away, but that didn't diminish my enjoyment of the tale.
"Caves" by Jane Gaskell. 3/5 stars. It must have been quite a coup, in 1984, to land a story by Gaskell. She had not published since 1977 (Some Summer Lands) and would not again until 1990 (her final novel, Sun Bubble). Alas, this one was not to my taste. It is not a complete story, but appears to be an excerpt from an unpublished pornographic fantasy novel. I bought the collection expressly for this story, but there are a couple others in here that pleased me more.
"The Last of his Breed" by Rob Chilson. 4/5 stars. Marginal 4 stars. I didn't buy the premise of a flying horse, but the characterization of the cowboy main character and prose are well done.
"The House that Joachim Jacober Built" by Garry Kilworth. 3/5 stars. A sentimental tale about a man falling in love with a house.
"Hode of the High Place" by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. 3/5 stars. What happens to a misanthropic boy who runs away from home? He grows up to become a cannibal, of course! I probably would have rated this more highly if the main character had any redeeming characteristics at all, but he doesn't. Salmonson was once the editor of a magazine called Fantasy Macabre, and this story would have fit that title well. It's as much a horror story as a fantasy story.
"Daniel the Painter" by Paul Ableman. 4/5 stars. Nothing much happens, and the main character is a nonentity. And yet, I found this strangely appealing. I may read more by Ableman if I can find it.
"The Girl Who Went to the Rich Neighborhood" by Rachel Pollack. 1/5 stars. The editor calls it "a fascinating attempt at creating a modern form of fairy tale." Except for the fascinating part, he's right. But experiments often fail. Kudos for the attempt.
"Oblique Strategies" by Maxim Jakubowski. 0/5 stars. And kudos to the editor for assembling this intriguing anthology, but the less said about this story, the better.
"The Boy Who Jumped the Rapids" by Robert Holdstock. 3/5 stars. Holdstock, at this early point, was already an accomplished writer. But I think he bit off more than he could chew with this one. There are several plot threads, which prove to be too much for the short format. Holdstock, of course, went on to a long and illustrious career.
"In the Place of Power" by Dave Langford. 1/5 stars. I read this quite recently and I admit I can remember almost nothing about the story, which is not a recommendation.
"Caves" by Jane Gaskell. 3/5 stars. It must have been quite a coup, in 1984, to land a story by Gaskell. She had not published since 1977 (Some Summer Lands) and would not again until 1990 (her final novel, Sun Bubble). Alas, this one was not to my taste. It is not a complete story, but appears to be an excerpt from an unpublished pornographic fantasy novel. I bought the collection expressly for this story, but there are a couple others in here that pleased me more.
"The Last of his Breed" by Rob Chilson. 4/5 stars. Marginal 4 stars. I didn't buy the premise of a flying horse, but the characterization of the cowboy main character and prose are well done.
"The House that Joachim Jacober Built" by Garry Kilworth. 3/5 stars. A sentimental tale about a man falling in love with a house.
"Hode of the High Place" by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. 3/5 stars. What happens to a misanthropic boy who runs away from home? He grows up to become a cannibal, of course! I probably would have rated this more highly if the main character had any redeeming characteristics at all, but he doesn't. Salmonson was once the editor of a magazine called Fantasy Macabre, and this story would have fit that title well. It's as much a horror story as a fantasy story.
"Daniel the Painter" by Paul Ableman. 4/5 stars. Nothing much happens, and the main character is a nonentity. And yet, I found this strangely appealing. I may read more by Ableman if I can find it.
"The Girl Who Went to the Rich Neighborhood" by Rachel Pollack. 1/5 stars. The editor calls it "a fascinating attempt at creating a modern form of fairy tale." Except for the fascinating part, he's right. But experiments often fail. Kudos for the attempt.
"Oblique Strategies" by Maxim Jakubowski. 0/5 stars. And kudos to the editor for assembling this intriguing anthology, but the less said about this story, the better.
"The Boy Who Jumped the Rapids" by Robert Holdstock. 3/5 stars. Holdstock, at this early point, was already an accomplished writer. But I think he bit off more than he could chew with this one. There are several plot threads, which prove to be too much for the short format. Holdstock, of course, went on to a long and illustrious career.
"In the Place of Power" by Dave Langford. 1/5 stars. I read this quite recently and I admit I can remember almost nothing about the story, which is not a recommendation.
February 17, 2025
Se deja leer y es corto. Como todo libro de relatos de varios autores los hay mejores y peores. El que más me ha gustado ha sido el primero, de Tanith Lee, así que si podéis, echadle un vistazo. Una cosa que me ha llamado la atención es la cantidad de relatos que tienen un contexto sexual... Bastante raro, además jaja.
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