Product Description: Michael Chabon, Michael Moorcock, Karen Joy Fowler, and more: ?The pulse of modern science fiction.?(New York Times Book Review)This annual tradition from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America collects the best of the year?s stories, as well as essays and commentary on the current state of the genre and predictions of future science fiction and fantasy films, art, and more...read more

Product Description: As stated in her introduction to Inferno, Ellen Datlow asked her favorite authors for stories that would "provide the reader with a frisson of shock, or a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort; or a sensation of fear so palpable that the reader feels compelled to turn on the bright lights and play music or seek the company of others to dispel the fear...read more

A chilling anthology of twenty original tales of horror and the macabre features contributions from distinguished authors in the field, including Joyce Carol Oates, Pat Cadigan, K. W. Jeter, Terry Dowling, Jeffrey Ford, Lucius Shepard, Christopher Fowler, and Glen Hirshberg. 12,500 first printing.

A collection of stories and poems about tricksters in all parts of the world by a variety of authors.

Product Description: 1.  Features Hugo, Edgar, Tiptree, Nebula and British Fantasy Award winners2.  To commemorate the second centenary of Poe's birth - January 19, 1809 and the 160th anniversary of his death in Oct 1849.3.  Compiled by multi-award winning editor Ellen Datlow4...read more

Product Description: In this triumphant new collection of original fiction, twenty-one of today's leading writers spin the cherished fables of childhood into glittering gold - offering magical tales for adults, as seductive as they are sophisticated. A jealous prince plots the destruction of his hated brother's wedding by inventing a "magic" suit of clothing visible only to the pure at heart! A young girl's strange fairy tale obsession results in a brutal murder! An embittered mother cares for her dying son who is trapped in a thicket that guards a sleeping beauty! In a bleak and desolate industrial wasteland, a group of violent outcasts lays the tattered myths of one Millenium to rest, and gives terrifying birth to those of the next! Erotic, compelling, witty, and altogether extraordinary, these stories lay bare our innermost demons and desires - imaginatively transforming our youthful fantasies into things darker, slyer, and more delightfully subversive...read more

Product Description: As in every year since 1988, the editors tirelessly scoured story collections, magazines, and anthologies worldwide to compile a delightful, diverse feast of short stories and poems.On this anniversary, the editors have increased the size of  the collection to 300,000 words of fiction and poetry, including works by Billy Collins, Ted Chiang, Karen Joy Fowler, Elizabeth Hand, Glen Hirshberg, Joyce Carol Oates, and new World Fantasy Award winner M...read more

Product Description: Ghosts are among us. On the other side of death, the spirits of departed souls have been part of human myths and beliefs as long as anyone can recall. Some of the most powerful and affecting images in fiction are of ghosts, spirits, visitations from beyond the veil of death...read more

A collection of stories and poems about faeries in all parts of the world by a variety of authors.

A collection of stories and poems about fairies in all parts of the world by a variety of authors.

Offers contemporary retellings of traditional fairy tales, including Gregory Frost's 'Sparks,' 'The Dog Rose' by Sten Westgard, and other works by Jane Yolen, Joyce Carol Oates, Nancy Kress, and John Crowley

A new twentieth collection of the finest short fantasy and horror fiction published during the previous year features an ecclectic assortment of works by Terry Dowling, Gene Wolf, Margo Lanagan, M. Rickert, and many other notable authors, along with a year-end wrap-up in publishing, film, comics, and manga. Simultaneous.

A new twentieth collection of the finest short fantasy and horror fiction published during the previous year features an ecclectic assortment of works by Terry Dowling, Gene Wolf, Margo Lanagan, M. Rickert, and many other notable authors, along with a year-end wrap-up in publishing, film, comics, and manga. Simultaneous.

Featuring pieces set in the contemporary, historical, and alternate-world arenas, a collection of thirty original fantasy tales includes contributions by such writers as Delia Sherman, Peter Beagle, Kelly Link, Pat Murphy, Garth Nix, and Gregory Maguire. Original.

Collects fantasy, horror, fairy tales, and gothic stories chosen from the past year, including works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, and Bill Lewis.

A new nineteenth collection of the finest short fantasy and horror fiction published during the previous year features an ecclectic assortment of works by China Mi‚ville, Bruce Sterling, Jeffery Ford, Barbara Rhoden, and many other notable authors, along with a year-end wrap-up in publishing, film, comics, and manga. Simultaneous.

A new eighteenth collection of the finest short fantasy and horror fiction published during the previous year features an ecclectic assortment of works by John Farris, Jay Russell, Margo Lanagan, and many other notable authors, along with a year-end wrap-up in publishing, film, comics, and manga. Simultaneous. 25,000 first printing.

Thirteen authors model new stories after traditional fairy tales to provide original yet familiar tales.

A new seventeenth collection of the finest short fantasy and horror fiction published during the previous year features an ecclectic assortment of works by Ursula K. Le Guin, Karen Joy Fowler, Richard Butner, Alex Irvine, Kim Newman, Ramsey Campbell, and Glen Hirshberg, among others, as well as a year-end wrap-up in publishing, film, comics, and manga. Simultaneous.

A new seventeenth collection of the finest short fantasy and horror fiction published during the previous year features an ecclectic assortment of works by Ursula K. Le Guin, Karen Joy Fowler, Richard Butner, Alex Irvine, Kim Newman, Ramsey Campbell, and Glen Hirshberg, among others, as well as a year-end wrap-up in publishing, film, comics, and manga. Simultaneous. 25,000 first printing.

A collection of stories and poems by a variety of authors relating to the Green Man and other myths of the forest.

A new sixteenth collection of the finest short fantasy and horror fiction published during the previous year features an ecclectic assortment of works by A. S. Byatt, James P. Blaylock, Jeffrey Ford, Karen Joy Fowler, Theodora Goss, Brian Hodge, Elizabeth Hand, Adam Roberts, Lucy Taylor, and Gene Wolfe, among others, as well as a year-end wrap-up in publishing, film, comics, and manga.

A stunning anthology of sensuous short fiction and magical erotica explores the seductive world of mysterious, mythic sirens--men and women--who draw readers into a forbidden zone of fantasy and desire, in works by Jane Yolen, Joyce Carol Oates, Michael Swanwick, Tanith Lee, and other outstanding writers. Reprint.

Gathers a collection of old fairy tales made new by various fantasy and science fiction authors.