Animus Mundi: Tales of the Spirit of Place

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Tales of guardian spirits and divine powers by Seanan McGuire, Ken Liu, Alethea Kontis, Laura Anne Gilman, Scott Edelman and more. Guardian spirits. Divine presences. Demonic powers. Ghosts. The concept of "genius loci" is indeed an ancient one, found in nearly every human mythology. Genius Loci is a huge anthology of 31 all-new fantasy and science fiction stories drawing on the rich tradition of place-as-person. Within its pages, the authors present stories of sentient deserts, beneficent forests, lonely shrubs, and protective planetary spirits, highlighted by the fantastic art of Lisa A. Grabenstetter and Evan M. Jensen., and edited by Jaym Gates.

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Jaym Gates is a communications specialist with clients that have ranged from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to Uplift Aeronautics. She is the editor of Broken Times Blues, Green Love, Upside Down, War Stories, and tie-in anthologies for Exalted and Vampire: the Masquerade. Her fiction can be found in Heroes!, Kaiju Rising, and Triumph After Tragedy. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.