The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312157010 ISBN 13: 9780312157012

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 1997

Synopsis

This acclaimed series, winner of numerous World Fantasy Awards, continues its tradition of excellence with scores of short stories from such writers as Michael Bishop, Edward Bryant, Angela Carter, Terry Lamsley, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, A.R. Morlan, Robert Silverberg, Michael Swanwick, Jane Yolen, and many others. Supplementing the stories are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantastic fiction, Edward Bryant's witty roundup of the year's fantasy films, and a long list of Honorable Mentions-all of which adds up to an invaluable reference source, and a font of fabulous reading.

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Review

The 10th volume of this excellent annual anthology series not only collects 39 stories and 4 poems in these overlapping genres, but reports on the year's best in books, movies, and other media. The horror and dark fantasy tales are by Jay Russell (family ghost), Angela Carter (fairy tale ghost), Edward Bryant (aliens), Robert Silverberg (dark goddess), Yxta Maya Murray (Southwestern folklore ghost), Thomas Ligotti (secret society), Graham Masterton (macabre recipe book), Douglas Clegg (anguished love), Stephen Dedman (child lamia who knew Lewis Carroll), Terry Lamsley (monster "pet"), Isobelle Carmody (phoenix), Delia Sherman (witches and wolves), Lisa Russ Spaar (Rapunzel), Neil Gaiman (queen bee), Philip Graham (oppressive angel), Terry Dowling (monomania), Dennis Etchison (L.A. paranoia), Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg (ravaging bears), A. R. Morlan (rock 'n' roll sleaze), Michael Marshall Smith (entrapping relationship), and Ron Hansen (magic realism). All the dark tales are high quality, and a few are among the best in the series so far.

About the Author

Ellen Datlow has edited numerous anthologies, including Blood Is Not Enough, Alien Sex, Little Deaths, Off Limits, and the forthcoming Twist of the Tale. The longtime fiction editor of Omni magazine, she lives in New York City.

Terri Windling is a five-time winner of the World Fantasy Award and a consulting fantasy editor for Tor Books. She has edited many anthologies, including The Armless Maiden, she has also written fiction for children and adults; including most recently The Wood Wife. She lives in Devon, England and Tucson, Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0312157010
• ISBN 13: 9780312157012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624
• Editor: Terri Windling & Ellen Datlow
• Illustrator: Thomas Canty