For more than a decade, readers have turned to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to find the most rewarding fantastic short stories. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling continue their critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition with another stunning collection of stories. The fiction and poetry here is culled from an exhaustive survey of the field, nearly four dozen stories ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror, from magical realism to dark tales in the Grand Guignol style. Rounding out the volume are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantasy and horror, and a long list of honorable mentions, making this an indispensable reference as well as the best reading available in the genre.
"As always, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror is the most broadly literate... and the most varied of all the genre annuals."
LOCUS
"The most extensive and reliable guide to the field available."
REALMS OF FANTASY
"A collection not to be missed by anyone seriously interested in fantasy or horror."
KIRKUS REVIEWS
"The two editors cast their nets as widely as humanly possible, and a set of these books on the shelf constitutes a uniquely authoritative guide to the progress of fantasy and horror fiction during the last decade and a bit."
THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION
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