The trouble with heroes
By: edited by Denise Little
Publisher: DAW Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780756405793
Description: "Heroes--from Oberon to Robin Hood, from Odysseus to King Arthur--everyone loves reading about their adventures, and many probably dream about meeting these 'heroes' in real life...or actually becoming a hero. But what are these larger than life legends really like when they are not off slaying dragons, beheading giants, or rescuing damsels in distress? Are they kind, thoughtful, and fun to be around? The Trouble with Heroes is all about the other side of heroism. From what it's like to be Hercules' wife, to the trials of H. P. Lovecraft's housekeeper, to the perils of being a giant ape's girlfriend, to the downside of dating a shapeshifter, to getting too up close and personal with the Greek gods, here are the behind-the-scenes stories that give heroism some entirely new twists..."--p. [4] of cover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Denise Little; title: Geeks bearing gifts / Kristine Grayson; title: The horror in the living room / Adrian Nikolas Phoenix; title: Take my word for it : bad idea / Mike Moscoe; title: Merry maid / Jean Rabe; title: The problem with dating shapeshifters / Nina Kiriki Hoffman; title: Reclaiming his inner ape / Terry Hayman; title: For a few lattes more / Annie Reed; title: Beloved / David H. Hendrickson; title: Inspiration / Phaedra M. Weldon; title: Honey, I'm home / Pauline J. Alama; title: Ballad of the groupie everlasting / Robert T. Jeschonek; title: The quin quart / Laura Resnick; title: How Jack got his self a wife / John Alvin Pitts; title: If the shoe fits / Dayle A. Dermatis; title: Big man's little woman / Dory Crowe; title: Boldly reimagined / J. Steven York; title: Roxane / Peter Orullian; title: A long night in Jabbok (or, Who, exactly, is in charge here?) / Janna Silverstein; title: Love in the time of car alarms / Ken Scholes; title: The problem with metaphors / Steven Mohan, Jr.; title: If I did it / Allan Rousselle; title: Clay feet / Kristine Kathryn Rusch; title: About the editor.