|
The Arrangement
|
A young man unwillingly marooned on Circe's island with a mob of lager louts makes a deal with the sorceress to avoid sharing their fate.
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Beast Dance
|
Whilst on a round-the-world charity ride, a traveller and his mare are invited to participate in a strange dance in a remote African village.
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Beta Test
|
You've seen morphing programs or their results, from Michael Jackson videos to Deep Space Nine. Polymorph Pro beats them all!
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
The Bravest Test Of All
|
Every hundred years comes the Year of the Horse, when the Sri-hi transform the strongest, fastest, most virile man in the village into a plains stallion, the highest of honours. Joh-hi is surely the perfect candidate, if only he can pass the last test...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Captive Lover
|
Never seek to become a horse for sexual gratification. A cautionary tale with a wry twist!
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Cartoons
|
An old theory says that when an artist or writer creates something, it actually happens somewhere. I got to wondering what might happen if this were true?
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
The Centaur's Daughter
|
A retelling of the fate of Ocyrhoe, the daughter of Chiron. The original story (from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book II) is here retold by Ocyrhoe herself.
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Circle
|
A hiker learns too late that Epona's Circle isn't just a circle of stones. It's a circle in Time.
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Chastising Lon
|
A shape-shifting faerie sees a way to teach a cruel and unscrupulous horse-dealer a lasting lesson.
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Circe's Funhouse
|
Four youths trespassing on a funfair by night, stumble across a unique collection of sideshows which seems to have opened specially for them. All of them seem to have a strong animal theme...
|
|
Bob Stein
|
|
|
The Circus of Delights
|
When he visits a shabby street circus in Camden, John becomes absolutely obsessed with the exotic equestrian performer, Mirabeau. He'll do anything if it means he can see her again.
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Derby Day
|
It's a joke: a young man runs a few yards along the race-course at Epsom, just so he can tell his friends "I ran at Epsom on Derby Day".
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
The Escape
|
The plan to raid the Sh'vrie Vault has gone badly wrong, and now Kesh and Silvidrana have an entire clan of angry Sh'vrie on their heels. Silvidrana persuades Kesh to use the Wild Magic and it seems they are saved, but Kesh isn't so sure...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Forest Magic
|
On a cycle ride in England's New Forest, a drink from a woodland stream has an unexpected effect.
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
The First Horse
|
One man in all of Creation is unhappy: he envies the beautiful unicorns that live side by side with his own race. He wants to be one, and he begs the Creator to tranform him into one. He is told this isn't possible, but that there might be an alternative...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
The Good Samaritan
|
Mike saves two Clydedale mares from a potentially nasty accident and their owner invites him to visit their stable. Little does he suspect the amazing reward to offered him.
|
|
Bob Stein
|
|
|
Happy Valley
|
Shiu Wai's libido gets him into trouble when he boasts to a mysterious woman of his prowess in bed...
|
|
TC Lin
|
|
|
Hell Hath No Fury
|
Elizabeth was fouly tricked into wearing a cursed ring that transformed her into a mare. A benevolent witch restores her to humanity, and now she wants revenge...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
The Housemaid's Lament
|
Suppose during a certain fairytale, Cinderella didn't fancy the Handsome Prince, but the Coachman instead? What's a poor fairy-godmother to do?
|
|
Paul Exton
|
|
|
The Importance of Pronunciation
|
A carelessly pronounced wish and some very literal Chinese magic produce some very unfortunate consequences for cockney businessman Richard Boyce.
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
An Irish Tail
|
A slightly altered version of Tom Lehrer's classic Irish Ballad. You know the one: About a maid I'll sing a song...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
A Knock on the Head
|
Have you ever has the nagging suspicion that shape changing ought to be really easy, if only you knew the secret? Inspiration strikes a young man after a sharp knock on the head...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
The Loose-Box
|
All the horses in the stable have human names, neatly identified by the plaques on the doors to their loose-boxes. Then a stable worker finds a mysterious empty box with a blank name-plate where none was before...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
The Magic Button
|
Believe it or not, I actually read this story at the age of seven in a school reading-primer: um, Rainbow Readers I think it was. That was a long time ago, but I've always remembered it, and this is the rewriting of it.
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Men in Grey
|
Suppose there was an organisation responsible for making sure Reality takes place as planned: auditors of Creation. Suppose a hiccup had occurred, and you were actually born to the wrong species..?
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Night Mares
|
A man wakes up to find himself transforming into a fine black stallion, and his room fading into another world. He's been granted a choice: live as he was, as a human, or adopt a new life as a horse.
|
|
Bob Stein
|
|
|
The Path
|
Geoff explores a path he's never walked before in an area he thought he knew well, but soon finds himself in pastures new. Very new!
|
|
Bob Stein
|
|
|
The Pembroke Gate
|
Christmas is a lonely time of year and Sara is a lonely person. Hoping to break the mood, she tries a riding holiday in Massachusetts. A solo hack on a very independent mare, and Sara will never be lonely again...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Playing Horsie
|
Martin gets a kick out of playing Horsie with his young daughter Jennifer. Then she persuades him to wear a rope halter that "the witch" gave her, and the game becomes rather more real than Martin had forseen...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Ponderings
|
A bit of soul-baring from one of the Masters of Equine shape-shifting fiction.
|
|
Bob Stein
|
|
|
Possibilities
|
A masterpiece! There's a nasty secret festering on the Pratchett Sisters' broken down farmstead. Innocent travellers are being transformed into horses, but that's the least of their problems!
|
|
Bob Stein & Eric Schneider
|
|
|
The Same Old Gifts
|
Socks. Bath salts. The usual Christmas gifts, well meant, but seldom appreciated. Perhaps you shouldn't take them for granted...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Schrödinger's Horse
|
"Black Project" Midas goes wrong. Instead of using a macro-quantum effect to turn an orbitting sample into gold, a young man on earth finds himself undergoing a bewildering transformation
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
A Stallion's Kiss
|
Cerrans are horses apart. They're the steeds of mages and legend says they're descended from Unicorns. When one comes to Miss Tieburn's Riding School, Shenti and Kessi are awe-struck. A childish dare has unexpected consequences.
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
The Strange Abduction of Dr Bob
|
Dr Bob is abducted by aliens. They're pretty benevolent, but they're non-corpororeal
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
The Three Mages
|
The mage Adriande wants to retire and sets a challenge for those who wish to succeed him. They will also win the hand of his daughter Enique. There are three hopefuls...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Tradition
|
True magic is found in Tradition: long-practiced rites honed to power by generations of ceremony. Russ gets an old African woman to show him the magic that will turn him into a zebra, but tradition is more than just a shape-shift...
|
|
Bob Stein
|
|
|
The Trouble with Ashley
|
It would be wise to humour Ashley. There's something about this strange, self-possessed little boy: something about his toy rabbit and missing Aunt Sara; the farm's pig he calls his brother. But Jason isn't wise and he really hates that stupid TV program that Ashley is obsessed with: Harry the Horse. Well, he was warned...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
|
Wish You Were Here
|
Horse-drawn caravan holidays with a difference: you pull the caravan! A postcard from a perfect holiday...
|
|
Destrier
|
|
