Thief of Camorr

‘Wonders of the Invisible World’ by Patricia A. McKellip is a collection of 16 stories, started by an introduction by Charles de Lint and completed by a short of ‘What Inspires Me’, a Guest of Honour speech given at WisCon 2004.With the first piece and the collection itself named for a book written by Cotton Mather in 1693, it ties the short story nicely to reality and adds a taste of science fiction, a fitting start to the collection.From there we see a woman taken in by magic, and how painters and poets deal with the overlapping of love and primal urges. We see dangerous and beautiful faeires, and how the hunter can become the hunted.Within this collection we see ancient myths become modern masterfully, opening a window in the reader to reveal less thought-of aspects of the world and ourselves. There’s a wide range ensuring something will be there to your liking, ranging from terror to the strange, and everything in between.My favourite would have to be ‘Twelve Dancing Princesses’, for I loved another version, as a child, and love what McKellip has done with it now. Another favourite is 'The Fortune-Teller', as a story I haven't heard of before (possibly entirely her own).Highly recommended, especially to those who love writing by Kate Forsyth and Juliet Marillier.Review also posted here: http://sentientonline.net/?p=3641