Journal Entry 1 by elsi from Sanger, Texas USA on Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Twenty short stories and six poems from Jane Yolen, described by Robin McKinley as "both artist and craftsman—if you can catch your breath long enough from simply marveling at these tales, you will be drawn in all over again by her skill in telling them."

Dragonfield begins:

There is a spit of land near the farthest shors of the farthest islands. It is known as Dragonfield. Once dragons dwelt on the isles in great herds, feeding on the dry brush and fueling their flames with the carcasses of small animals and migratory birds. There are no dragons there now, though the nearer islands are scored with long furrows as though giant claws had been at work, and the land is fertile from the bones of the buried behemoths. Yet though the last of the great worms perished long before living memory, there is a tale still told by the farmers and fisherfolk of the isles about that last dragon....

Journal Entry 2 by elsi at Sanger, Texas USA on Tuesday, September 07, 2010

I tried to read this book, but my dislike of short stories won out. I'm sure that some of them are very good, but I couldn't get interested in any of them since I knew that they were short and wouldn't last long enough to keep me engaged. 

Journal Entry 3 by elsi at SFF VBB, BookObsessed Swap -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (9/7/2010 UTC) at SFF VBB, BookObsessed Swap -- Controlled Releases

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Mailed to appaloosatb who selected it from the SFF VBB at BookObsessed. 

Journal Entry 4 by appaloosatb at Byron, Minnesota USA on Wednesday, September 15, 2010

This is safe here in my hands. Thanks! 

Journal Entry 5 by appaloosatb at Rochester, Minnesota USA on Monday, December 27, 2010

I really love Jane Yolen, and have always enjoyed short stories, so this was a win-win! These were earlier stories of Yolen's, and some lack some of the polish and clarity of her more mature works, but I nonetheless found the stories likeable.