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Excellent author, artist, publisher, and editor Erzebet YellowBoy (erzebet) does a lovely review at Cabinet Des Fées of the debut collection Returning My Sister's Face by Eugie Foster (eugie):

"Lovers of fairy and folk tales who crave, as I do, stories from cultures not their own will delight in these deceptively simple tales. They are layered with tragedy and superstition, with spirituality and most importantly, with a fine sense of the marvelous..."

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books presents the affordable trade paperback edition of Returning My Sister's Face: and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice by Eugie Foster eugie, a striking debut collection of short fantasy fiction with a Far Eastern flavor, with an introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre.

"Whimsy and malice­—yes­—also mystery, a very female sensuality, and wit. An elegant and entertaining book."

—Ursula K. Le Guin

"The tales are beautifully written, elegant, passionate, funny, and moving. The entire collection is a delightful, magical bridge across cultures. I hope many readers find their way to it."

—Patricia A. McKillip

Returning My Sister's Face:
And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice
by Eugie Foster
Introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre



Enchantment, peril and romance pervade the shadowy Far East, from the elegant throne room of the emperor's palace to the humble teahouse of a peasant village. In these dozen stories of adventure and magic from the Orient, a maiden encounters an oni demon in the forest, a bride discovers her mother-in-law is a fox woman, a samurai must appease his sister's angry ghost, strange luck is found in a jade locket, and dark and light are two sides of harmony.

"Noted short story author Foster offers a dozen enchanting and sometimes chilling tales alive with elegantly sketched characters and sensibilities drawn from Asian folklore . . . Readers who long for a break from European medieval fantasy will be charmed and entertained by Foster's tales."

—Publishers Weekly

Eugie Foster calls home a mildly haunted, fey-infested house in metro Atlanta that she shares with her husband, Matthew, and her pet skunk, Hobkin. After receiving her master's degree in Psychology, she retired from academia and became a corporate computer drone. When her company asked her to leave the phantoms and fairies in the South and return to the dead-cold lands of the Midwest, she said "no" and retreated to her library to pen flights of fancy.

Eugie's fiction has been translated into Greek, Hungarian, Polish, and French; received the Phobos Award; and been nominated for the British Fantasy, Bram Stoker, and Pushcart awards. Her publication credits number over 100 and include stories in Realms of Fantasy, Interzone, Cricket, Cicada, Fantasy Magazine, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, Jim Baen's Universe, and anthologies Best New Fantasy (Prime Books), Heroes in Training (DAW Books), Magic in the Mirrorstone (Mirrorstone Books), and Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 (Juno Books).

Visit her online at http://www.EugieFoster.com/

Cover artwork: "Kitsune" © 2009 by Ahyicodae.

Returning My Sister's Face: and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice
by Eugie Foster
Introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre
Norilana Books Fantasy
Trade Paperback
July 5, 2009
Retail Price:
$11.95 USD - £9.00 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-60762-011-2
ISBN-10: 1-60762-011-1
212 pages

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Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 240 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles. For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

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Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
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Catalog of Books in Print: http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

Stephanie gives a great review at Someone's Read It Already to the debut collection Returning My Sister's Face by Eugie Foster (eugie):

"Overall, I really enjoyed this collection. I’m not familiar with very many East Asian folk or fairy tales, and this was a great introduction, I thought. Ms. Foster’s comments explaining her inspiration were also quite helpful, and it’s definitely convinced me that not only should more authors write in these settings, but that I should search out some of the original tales myself. I’d recommend it to nearly everyone; again, while one can get a taste for Ms. Foster’s work by those available online, I found that the collection was very well arranged and had the commentary. The cover’s pretty neat, too. 5/5 stars."

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The excellent award-wining author Holly Phillips gives a fabulous review at Fantasy Magazine to the debut collection Returning My Sister's Face by Eugie Foster (eugie):

"In this elegant collection of stories Eugie Foster bridges the gap between the traditional fairytale and historical fantasy. Throughout the collection she alternates between re-tellings of Chinese and Japanese legends and original stories with elements drawn from the same deep wells. There is a formality to the writing that suits the traditional strain, giving a timeless authority to all the stories without making them unapproachable."

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There is a wonderful review by Elizabeth A. Allen over at The Fix of Returning My Sister's Face: and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice by Eugie Foster (eugie)

"Up till now, fans of Eugie Foster's clever, crystalline fairy tales, drawn from Chinese and Japanese mythology, had to seek out single instances of her stories in various magazines and anthologies. However, with the March publication of Returning My Sister's Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice, old aficionados can relish 12 of her tales all in one place…all the more convenient to enthusiastically press upon fellow fantasy lovers. Besides the stories themselves, there is also the added bonus of Foster’s comments after each tale, about the folklore and life experiences informing each story..."

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books is proud to present Returning My Sister's Face: and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice by Eugie Foster eugie, a striking debut collection of short fantasy fiction with a Far Eastern flavor, with an introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre.

"Whimsy and malice­—yes­—also mystery, a very female sensuality, and wit. An elegant and entertaining book."

—Ursula K. Le Guin

"The tales are beautifully written, elegant, passionate, funny, and moving. The entire collection is a delightful, magical bridge across cultures. I hope many readers find their way to it."

—Patricia A. McKillip

Returning My Sister's Face:
And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice
by Eugie Foster
Introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre



Enchantment, peril and romance pervade the shadowy Far East, from the elegant throne room of the emperor's palace to the humble teahouse of a peasant village. In these dozen stories of adventure and magic from the Orient, a maiden encounters an oni demon in the forest, a bride discovers her mother-in-law is a fox woman, a samurai must appease his sister's angry ghost, strange luck is found in a jade locket, and dark and light are two sides of harmony.

"Noted short story author Foster offers a dozen enchanting and sometimes chilling tales alive with elegantly sketched characters and sensibilities drawn from Asian folklore . . . Readers who long for a break from European medieval fantasy will be charmed and entertained by Foster's tales."

—Publishers Weekly

Eugie Foster calls home a mildly haunted, fey-infested house in metro Atlanta that she shares with her husband, Matthew, and her pet skunk, Hobkin. After receiving her master's degree in Psychology, she retired from academia and became a corporate computer drone. When her company asked her to leave the phantoms and fairies in the South and return to the dead-cold lands of the Midwest, she said "no" and retreated to her library to pen flights of fancy.

Eugie's fiction has been translated into Greek, Hungarian, Polish, and French; received the Phobos Award; and been nominated for the British Fantasy, Bram Stoker, and Pushcart awards. Her publication credits number over 100 and include stories in Realms of Fantasy, Interzone, Cricket, Cicada, Fantasy Magazine, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, Jim Baen's Universe, and anthologies Best New Fantasy (Prime Books), Heroes in Training (DAW Books), Magic in the Mirrorstone (Mirrorstone Books), and Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 (Juno Books).

Visit her online at http://www.EugieFoster.com/

Cover artwork: "Kitsune" © 2009 by Ahyicodae.

Returning My Sister's Face: and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice
by Eugie Foster
Introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre
Norilana Books Fantasy
Trade Hardcover
March 1, 2009
Retail Price:
$23.95 USD - £16.00 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-60762-010-5
ISBN-10: 1-60762-010-3
212 pages

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Order Your Copy:

- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon FR
- Amazon DE
- Amazon JP

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 220 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles. For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print: http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

Publishers Weekly reviews Eugie Foster's eugie forthcoming debut collection Returning My Sister's Face: and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice:

"Noted short story author Foster offers a dozen enchanting and sometimes chilling tales alive with elegantly sketched characters and sensibilities drawn from Asian folklore.... Readers who long for a break from European medieval fantasy will be charmed and entertained by Foster's tales." -- Publishers Weekly (1-19-2009)

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Returning My Sister's Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice by Eugie Foster eugie

Coming March 1, 2009, from Norilana Books Fantasy.

Original artwork used on cover: "Kitsune" by Ahyicodae

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books has acquired the exciting debut short fiction collection Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice by award-winning author Eugie Foster (eugie). The title is scheduled for a trade hardcover release from Norilana Books Fantasy in March, 2009.

Enchantment, peril and romance pervade the shadowy Far East, from the elegant throne room of the emperor's palace to the humble teahouse of a peasant village. In these dozen stories of adventure and magic from the Orient, a maiden encounters an oni demon in the forest, a bride discovers her mother-in-law is a fox woman, a samurai must appease his sister's angry ghost, strange luck is found in a jade locket, and dark and light are two sides of harmony.

Eugie Foster received the Phobos Award and has been nominated for the British Fantasy, Bram Stoker, and Pushcart awards. Her publication credits number over 100 and include stories in Realms of Fantasy, The 3rd Alternative, Interzone, Cricket, Cicada, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, Jim Baen's Universe, and anthologies Best New Fantasy (Prime Books), Heroes in Training (DAW Books), Magic in the Mirrorstone (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone Books), and Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 (Juno Books). Her articles and interviews have appeared in Strange Horizons, Fantasy Magazine, the Internet Review of Science Fiction, Writing-World, and Absolute Write. Her fiction has been translated into Greek, Hungarian, Polish, and French. She is also the editor of the short fiction and poetry review magazine, The Fix, published by TTA Press.

After receiving her master's degree in Psychology, Foster retired from academia and became a corporate computer drone. When her company asked her to leave the phantoms and fairies in the South and return to the dead-cold lands of the Midwest, she said "no" and retreated to her library to pen flights of fancy. She now lives in a mildly haunted, fey-infested house in Metro Atlanta that she shares with her husband, Matthew, and her pet skunk, Hobkin.

Official website: http://www.eugiefoster.com.

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 150 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles. For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print: http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/