title: After the King: Stories In Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien
author:  Martin H. Greenberg 
description: A cautionary tale by Stephen R. Donaldson ("Reeve the Just"), a whimsical ad venture in miniature by Dennis L. McKiernan ("The Halfling House"), and a tribute to the art of storytelling by Charles de Lint ("The Conjure Man") il lustrate the variety of this collection of 19 stories written to celebrate the centennial of Tolkien's birth. Although fans of Middle Earth may be disappointed that none of these tales draw directly from Tolkien's world, discerning readers will find the unmistakable stamp of the master concealed in the heart of each story. All in all, this solid collection of fantasy belongs in most libraries. For a new edition of The Lord of the Rings and more on Tolkien, see Classic Returns, LJ 11/15/91.<br />Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: Dedication
  For my family
  (Mom and Dad, sorry again for all the cussing)
  
  Contents
  Cover
  Title Page
  Dedication
  Chapter One
  Chapter Two
  Chapter Three
  Chapter Four
  Chapter Five
  Chapter Six
  Chapter Seven
  Chapter Eight
  Chapter Nine
  Chapter Ten
  Chapter Eleven
  Chapter Twelve
  Chapter Thirteen
  Chapter Fourteen
  Chapter Fifteen
  Chapter Sixteen
  Chapter Seventeen
  Chapter Eighteen
  Chapter Nineteen
  Chapter Twenty
  Chapter Twenty-One
  Chapter Twenty-Two
  Chapter Twenty-Three
  
  Chapter Twenty-Four
  Chapter Twenty-Five
  Chapter Twenty-Six
  Chapter Twenty-Seven
  Epilogue
  Acknowledgments
  About the Author
  Praise for Loathe at First Sight
  Also by Suzanne Park
  Copyright
  About the Publisher
  
  Chapter One
  The group of developers gaped as I barged into the almost-empty
  conference room. The wrong conference room. With beads of sweat
  on my forehead and upper lip, I panted, “Is. This. Tolkien. Room?”
  “Wrong place. This is the George R. R. Martin room.” A thin guy
  with mouselike, pointy facial features shrugged as he bit in