Welcome to Bordertown

First published 2011

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Bordertown: a city on the border between our human world and the elfin realm. Runaway teens come from both sides of the border to find adventure, to find themselves. Elves play in rock bands and race down the street on spell-powered motorbikes. Human kids recreate themselves in the squats and clubs and artists’ studios of Soho.

Terri Windling’s original Bordertown series was the forerunner of today’s urban fantasy, introducing authors that included Charles de Lint, Will Shetterly, Emma Bull, and Ellen Kushner. In this volume of all-new work (including a 15-page graphic story), the original writers are now joined by the generation that grew up dreaming of Bordertown, including acclaimed authors Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman, Catherynne M. Valente, and many more. They all meet here on the streets of Bordertown in more than twenty new interconnected songs, poems, and stories.

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Random House · 517 pages

Publisher
Random House
Pages
517
ISBN
978-0-375-86705-7 +2
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Publisher
Random House
Pages
517
ISBNs
  • 978-0-375-86705-7
  • 978-0-375-86635-7
  • 978-0-375-89745-0
Statement
Welcome to Bordertown.
Records
Open Library

Subjects

  • Literary collections
  • Supernatural
  • Short stories

Catalogue data checked 6 October 2026