Kitsune. Werewolves. Crane wives. Selkies. Every culture has stories
of such strange creatures -- animals turning into humans, humans
shapeshifting into animals. Sometimes seductive, sometimes
bloodthirsty, but always unpredictable like nature itself, these
beings are manifestations of our secret hearts, our desire to belong
to both worlds: one tame and civilized, the other unfettered and full
of wild impulse. Here are stories that will make you wish you could
howl at the moon until your heart bursts with longing or feel yourself
shedding your human body as easily as a snake sheds its skin. Beware
the night...it might not kill you, but it will certainly steal you
away!