The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifth Annual Collection - Hardcover

Datlow, Ellen; Windling, Terri

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312078870 ISBN 13: 9780312078874

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1992

Synopsis

A anthology of the fantasy and horror stories recognized by the World Fantasy Awards features the work of Ellen Kushner, S. P. Somtow, Charles de Lint, Karl Edward Wagner, Kara Dalkey, Pat Cadigan, K. W. Jeter, Midori Snyder, Jane Yolen, and others.

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Reviews

This collection is short on fantasy and long on horror--with special emphasis on sadomasochism, which, in the hands of an author like Kathe Koja, can result in a darkly illuminating story about sexual fantasies sometimes better left unrealized. Not all writers are so gifted, however. Grant Morrison gives us an offensive story about a blind heroine who is urinated upon and slashed with a razor before being clamped to a "Chair of Final Submission." But Datlow and Windling, who edited the earlier volumes in this series, offer entertaining fare as well, including several appearances by good old-fashioned vampires. K. W. Jeter's aged monster has needs that promise to make his daughter's life a horror for all eternity, while Jane Yolen pens a touching tale of a young girl whose love allows her undead mother to go to her eternal rest. Also included are some enjoyable new turns on famous characters, including Peter Pan, Robin Hood and Santa Claus. Deserving of special mention are Nancy Willard's magically real tale of a man who returns from the dead to retrieve his pets and Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth's suspenseful, literate tale of an archeologist on the trail of immortality.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

This collection of over 40 stories and poems includes selections by Charles de Lint, Jane Yolen, K.W. Jeter, Fred Chappell, and others as well as essays on the state of fantasy and horror in 1991. Recommended for most libraries' anthology collections.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312078870
• ISBN 13: 9780312078874
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 624