Sing a tale in a different key . . . “Tam Lin.” “Tom O’Bedlam.” “The Cruel Sister.” Ballads both well known and obscure lie behind this collection of folklore-based short stories from award-winning author Marie Brennan. Whether set in historical Scotland or a modern nightclub, an academy for mages or a psychiatric hospital, these tales strike chords with the past and the present, resonating long after the final page is turned. TABLE OF CONTENTS * And Ask No Leave of Thee * Then Bide You There * Vīs Dēlendī * What Still Abides * Mad Maudlin * Cruel Sisters * The Twa Corbies * Oh, My Cursed Daughter * Any Rose My Mother Raised, Any Lane My Father Knows * The Ballad of Tam Lin and Mulan * Song lyrics * Story notes