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In Merovingen, a watery canal-laced city, much like Earth's Venice, society is segregated along class lines between the lower and upper cities. Against her better judgment, Altair Jones, 17, rescues an unconscious man from a canal near her poleboat. She is fascinated by Mondragon's good looks and elegant ways and begins to fall in love with him. Even though she knows there is no future for a water rat like herself with such a man, she decides to watch over him and rescue him from his enemies; enemies who turn out to be the most powerful people in the upper city...

In her highly acclaimed novel Angel with the Sword, Hugo Award winner C.J. Cherryh introduced readers to Merovingen. Now, in Festival Moon, she elaborates upon the intricately conceived characters, traditions, and legends from her cornerstone novel.

Table of Contents:

• Festival Moon - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• First Night Cruise - novelette by Leslie Fish
• Festival Moon (reprised) - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Two Gentlemen of the Trade - short story by Robert Asprin
• Festival Moon (reprised) [2] - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Cat's Tale - novelette by Nancy Asire
• Festival Moon (reprised) [3] - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Deathangel - [Merovingen Nights] - novelette by Mercedes Lackey
• Festival Moon (reprised) [4] - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Sword Play - novella by Janet Morris and Chris Morris
• Festival Moon (reprised) [5] - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• First-Bath - novelette by Lynn Abbey
• Festival Moon (reprised) [6] - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Night Action - short story by Chris Morris
• Festival Moon (final reprise) - novelette by C. J. Cherryh
• Merovingian Ecology - essay by Mercedes Lackey
• Index to City Maps - essay by C. J. Cherryh
• Merovingian Song: Guardian - (1983) - poem by Leslie Fish
• Merovingian Song: Black Water (Suicide) - (1986) - poem by Mercedes Lackey and C. J. Cherryh
• Merovingian Song: Private Conversation - (1986) - poem by Mercedes Lackey and C. J. Cherryh

In Angel with the Sword, Hugo Award-winning author C.J. Cherryh introduced readers to Merovingen. Once again, she has assembled a series of closely linked tales by herself and other top writers such as Lynn Abbey and Janet and Chris Morris that continue the wonder of Merovingen.

Table of Contents:

• Fever Season - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Hearts and Minds - novelette by Chris Morris
• Fever Season (reprised) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• A Plague on Your Houses - short fiction by Mercedes Lackey
• Fever Season (reprised) [2] - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• War of the Unseen Worlds - novelette by Leslie Fish
• Fever Season (reprised) [3] - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Night Ride - novelette by Nancy Asire
• Fever Season (reprised) [4] - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Life Assurance - novelette by Lynn Abbey
• Fever Season (final reprise) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Instant Karma - novelette by Janet Morris
• Fever Season (song) - poem by Mercedes Lackey and C. J. Cherryh
• Mist Thoughts (A Waltz with a Limp) - poem by Mercedes Lackey and C. J. Cherryh
• Merovingian Songs: Partners - poem by Mercedes Lackey and C. J. Cherryh
• Index of Isles and Buildings by Regions - essay by uncredited
• Merovan Ecology - essay by uncredited

Table of Contents:

• Troubled Waters - novella by C. J. Cherryh
• A Tangled Web We Weave - novella by Mercedes Lackey
• By a Woman's Hand - novelette by Nancy Asire
• The Prisoner - novelette by Janet Morris
• Strange Bedfellows - novelette by Lynn Abbey
• Saying Yes to Drugs - novelette by Chris Morris
• Nessus' Shirt - short story by Roberta Rogow
• Treading the Maze - novelette by Leslie Fish
• Merovingian Pharmacology 103, or, Poison in Jest - essay by uncredited
• Raj's Letters - short fiction by uncredited
• Merovingian Songs: Partners - (1987) - poem by Mercedes Lackey and C. J. Cherryh
• Merovingian Songs: A Song for Marina - (1987) - poem by Mercedes Lackey and C. J. Cherryh

Spring comes to Merovingen, City of a Thousand Bridges--and the ferment of religious mania threatens hightowners and canalsiders alike. Hugo Award-winning author C.J. Cherryh returns with another stunning collection of tales set amid the winding byways of Merovingen.

Table of Contents:

• More Than Meets the Eye - novelette by Mercedes Lackey
• Paper Chase - short story by Roberta Rogow
• A Fish Story - novelette by Nancy Asire
• A Harmless Excursion - (1988) - short story by Robert Asprin
• Mystery - novella by Chris Morris and Janet Morris
• Smuggler's Gold - novelette by C. J. Cherryh
• A Day in the Life - novelette by Lynn Abbey
• Fair Game - novelette by Leslie Fish
• Merovingian Folklore 101, or, Alarums, Excursions, and Rumors - short story by Mercedes Lackey
• Golden Rule - poem by Mercedes Lackey
• The Cats of Jane - poem by Mercedes Lackey
• Ladies of the Hightown - poem by Mercedes Lackey
• Dark Lover - poem by Mercedes Lackey
• Falken Lover - poem by Mercedes Lackey
• Canalers' Love Song - poem by Mercedes Lackey

Table of Contents:

• Seeds of Destruction - novelette by C. J. Cherryh
• Run Silent, Run Cheap - novella by Leslie Fish
• Farren's Folly: Meeting of Minds - short story by Roberta Rogow
• Run Silent, Run Cheap (Reprised) (#1) - short fiction by Leslie Fish
• Foggy Night - short story by Bradley H. Sinor
• Seeds of Destruction (Reprised) (#1) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Second Opinion - novelette by Janet Morris
• Seeds of Destruction (Reprised) (#2) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Second Opinion (Reprised) (#1) - short fiction by Janet Morris
• Seeds of Destruction (Reprised) (#3) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Farren's Folly: Meeting of Minds (Reprised) (#1) - short fiction by Roberta Rogow
• Red Skies - novelette by Lynn Abbey
• Seeds of Destruction (Reprised) (#4) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Turning Point - novelette by Mercedes Lackey
• Seeds of Destruction (Reprised) (#5) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Draw Me a Picture - novelette by Nancy Asire
• Turning Point (Reprised) (#1) - short fiction by Mercedes Lackey
• Postpartum Blues - novelette by Chris Morris
• Seeds of Destruction (Reprised) (#6) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Postpartum Blues (Reprised) - short fiction by Chris Morris
• Seeds of Destruction (Reprised) (#7) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Run Silent, Run Cheap (Reprised) (#2) - short fiction by Leslie Fish
• Appendix: From the Files of Anastasi Kalugin, Advocate Militiar - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Appendix: Index to City Maps - essay by uncredited

Table of Contents:

• Flood Tide - novelette by C. J. Cherryh
• The Testing - novelette by Nancy Asire
• Flood Tide (Reprised) (#1) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• The Testing (Reprised) (#1) - short fiction by Nancy Asire
• Flood Tide (Reprised) (#2) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• The Testing (Reprised) (#2) - short fiction by Nancy Asire
• Don't Look Back - novelette by Mercedes Lackey
• Flood Tide (Reprised) (#3) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• The Testing (Reprised) (#3) - short fiction by Nancy Asire
• Walking on the Waves - novelette by Leslie Fish
• Where's the Fire - short story by Roberta Rogow
• Wheels within Wheels - short story by Bradley H. Sinor
• Marriage - novelette by Lynn Abbey
• With Friends Like These - short story by Mercedes Lackey
• Flood Tide (Reprised) (#4) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Rapproachment - novella by Janet Morris and Chris Morris
• Flood Tide (Reprised) (#5) - short fiction by C. J. Cherryh
• Appendix: Merovingian Folklore 102 - essay by Mercedes Lackey
• Appendix: Merovingian Songs - essay by Mercedes Lackey

Table of Contents:

• Endgame - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Get Out! - short story by uncredited
• Lost Song - short story by Bradley H. Sinor
• Endgame (Reprised) (#1) - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Proving Ground - novelette by Mercedes Lackey
• Endgame (Reprised) (#2) - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Bookworms - novelette by Nancy Asire
• Endgame (Reprised) (#3) - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Family Ties - short story by Nancy Asire
• Escape from Merovingen: Finale in Two Acts - Act One: The Fool Must Die - novelette by Janet Morris and Chris Morris
• Family Ties (Reprised) (#1) - short story by Nancy Asire
• Endgame (Reprised) (#4) - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Escape from Merovingen (Act One Reprised) (#1) - short story by Janet Morris and Chris Morris
• Family Ties (Reprised) (#2) - short story by Nancy Asire
• Escape from Merovingen (Act One Reprised) (#2) - short story by Janet Morris and Chris Morris
• Endgame (Reprised) (#5) - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Escape from Merovingen: Finale in Two Acts - Act Two: Escape From Merovingen - novelette by Janet Morris and Chris Morris
• Endgame (Reprised) (#6) - short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Once Was Enough - novelette by Lynn Abbey
• Once Was Enough (Reprised) - short story by Lynn Abbey
• Endgame (Concluded) - novelette by C. J. Cherryh
• Index to City Maps: Index of Isles and Buildings by Regions - essay by uncredited