Third Flatiron Anthologies presents ABBREVIATED EPICS, featuring the best in new short fantasy stories and poems. Whirl through these brief epics, from medieval Japanese fairy tales to swashbucklers and Vikings, from alternate history and steampunk to myths old and new. Like a reverse Ulysses, ABBREVIATED EPICS brings you the Hero's Journey in ten pages or less. Third Flatiron Anthologies doubles up this time with 19 short fantasy stories. Join canny samurai and brave shield maidens on adventures in fantastic realms, repurposing the old myths and forging new ones. And featuring Jo Walton's epic poem, "Odin on the Tree."