An anthology of the first published stories by a variety of fantasy authors.

The table of contents includes:

• The People of the Crater, by Andre Norton 1947
• My Daughter's Name is Sarah, by Peter S. Beagle 1959
• April in Paris by Ursula K. Le Guin, 1962
• The Fires of Her Vengeance Susan Shwartz, 1978
• The Fane of the Grey Rose by Charles de Lint, 1979
• Bones for Dulath by Megan Lindholm, 1979
• The Unicorn Masque by Ellen Kushner, 1981
• The Stuff of Heroes by Esther M. Friesner, 1982
• The Ulfjarl's Stone by Mickey Zucker Reichert, 1988
• The Rending Dark by Emma Bull, 1984
• A Different Kind of Courage by Mercedes Lackey, 1985
• Third Time Lucky by Tanya Huff, 1986
• Sing by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, 1987
• Birthnight by Michelle West, 1992
• The Jewel and the Dragon by Lisanne Norman, 1998
• The Raven's Quest by Fiona Patton, 1998