* “The 40 selections in this exemplary anthology from Link and Grant (the fantasy half) and Datlow (the horror half) reflect virtually every hue of the fantasy/horror palette. . . . The front matter’s snapshot summaries of the past year’s yield in fantasy, horror, comics, mixed media and music are a small and invaluable book […]
For twenty years this award-winning compilation has been the nonpareil benchmark against which all other annual fantasy and horror collections are judged. Directed first by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling and for the past four years by Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin J. Grant, it consistently presents the strangest, the funniest, the darkest, the sharpest, […]
Table of Contents (alphabetical) Summations Isabel Allende, The Guggenheim Lovers Laird Barron, Proboscis Elizabeth Bear, Follow Me Light Andrew Bonia, Jolly Bonnet Chaz Brenchley, Going the Jerusalem Mile Tom Brennan, Scarecrow Jack Cady, The Souls of Drowning Mountain Jennifer Chang, Obedience, or The Lying Tale (poem) Robert Coover, The Last One Albert E. Cowdrey, Twilight […]
Locus Award Winner “Anyone worried about original coeditor Terri Windling’s replacement last year by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant should chill now. Their second year aboard this annual excursion on the high-quality seas of fantasy, light and dark, shows no decline in quality or quirkiness from their maiden voyage, though with original coeditor Datlow […]
Bram Stoker Award Winner “The proliferation of specialty fantasy publications with short runs and low profiles, combined with the growing pervasiveness of fantasy and horror in mainstream markets that elude genre enthusiasts, has made this annual culling increasingly vital for readers who seek the best in fantastic fiction. Datlow (the horror half) teams with new […]