Sirens is about women in fantasy literature, and what better way to celebrate the achievements of women in fantasy literature than to read, read, read? The following list is only a starting point for reading fantasy literature by and about women, but if you're looking for outstanding books or something to share with other attendees, we suggest you start here.
Most of our staff have read most of these books—some of our staff have read all of these books!—and many of our attendees will have as well. Some were chosen for their influence, some for their controversy, and some simply because they're a great read! To discuss these books, we invite you to visit the reading list section of our message boards. To purchase these books, please consider using the links below, which will take you to the website of Tattered Cover, an independent Denver bookseller; if you use those links and then purchase books or other items, Sirens will receive a referral fee from Tattered Cover.
Also, if you're interested in a more general discussion of books and reading, we invite you to join us at Narrate Conferences's book discussion LiveJournal, ![[lj-info]](../images/community.gif)
narrate_books. The discussion isn't focused around any particular conference or type of literature, though our attendees tend to read a lot of fantasy, science fiction, speculative fiction, steampunk, horror, and young adult literature. Occasionally, we will host a more specific discussion of a given book or author's work.
Guests of Honor - Additional Authors
2010 Sirens Guests of Honor
Holly Black
- A Modern Faerie Tale: Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside
- The Good Neighbors: Kin, Kith, and Kind
- The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi): The Field Guide, The Seeing Stone, Lucinda's Secret, The Ironwood Tree, The Wrath of Mulgrath; Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (companion volume); The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)
- Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: The Nixie's Song, A Giant Problem, The Wyrm King
- The Curse Workers: White Cat and Red Glove (forthcoming 2011)
Marie Brennan
Terri Windling
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Editor
- The Fairy Tale Series:
The Sun, the Moon and the Stars (by Steven Brust)
The Nightingale (by Kara Delkey)
Tam Lin (by Pamela Dean)
Jack the Giant-Killer (by Charles de Lint)
Snow White and Rose Red (by Patricia Wrede)
Briar Rose (by Jane Yolen)
White as Snow (by Tanith Lee)
Fitcher's Brides (by Gregory Frost)
- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (with Ellen Datlow):
First Annual Collection (1987),
Second Annual Collection (1988),
Third Annual Collection (1989),
Fourth Annual Collection (1990),
Fifth Annual Collection (1991),
Sixth Annual Collection (1992),
Seventh Annual Collection (1993),
Eighth Annual Collection (1994),
Ninth Annual Collection (1995),
Tenth Annual Collection (1996),
Eleventh Annual Collection (1997),
Twelfth Annual Collection (1998),
Thirteenth Annual Collection (1999),
Fourteenth Annual Collection (2000),
Fifteenth Annual Collection (2001),
Sixteenth Annual Collection (2002)
- Borderland anthologies:
Borderland (with Mark Alan Arnold),
Life on the Border,
Bordertown: Where Magic Meets Rock & Roll (with Mark Alan Arnold),
The Essential Bordertown: A Traveller's Guide to the Edge of Faerie (with Delia Sherman)
- Anthologies with Ellen Datlow:
Snow White, Blood Red
Black Thorn, White Rose
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears
Black Swan, White Raven
Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers
Silver Birch, Blood Moon
Black Heart, Ivory Bones
A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest
Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold
The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm
Salon Fantastique: Fifteen Original Tales of Fantasy
The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales
Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales
Guests of Honor - Additional Authors
Additional Authors
Guests of Honor - Additional Authors
