Editor Jared Shurin has determined to uncover the very best work published by British and British-based authors in 2019, ending up with as diverse and surprising a set of stories as you are likely to find anywhere. Full of wonder, wit, delight and malevolence. These stories range from traditional to contemporary fantasy, written by a mix of established authors and new voices, combining to provide a veritable potpourri of the fantastical.
"Each story brings its own escape, a release from the worst of our everyday... this is the kind of anthology you approach with curiosity, not knowledge. And thats the best kind of read." -- Aurealis
Introduction Jared Shurin A Manual for Avoiding Further Harm from [REDACTED] Helen McClory Tyrannosaurs Bask in the Warmth of the Asteroid Gareth E. Rees Burrowing Machines Sara Saab Birds Fell From the Sky and Each One Spoke in Your Voice Kirsty Logan A Few Things I Miss About Skeletons Tom Offland Tilt Karen Onojaife Mr Fox Heather Parry Joss Papers for Porcelain Ghosts Eliza Chan The Fisher Melanie Harding-Shaw Canst Thou Draw Out the Leviathan Christopher Caldwell What the Sea Reaps, We Must Provide Eleanor R. Wood No Children E. Saxey The Colossus Stops Dafydd McKimm Wake the Dead Maura McHugh Why Aren't Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark? Matt Dovey Demolition Nick Adams The Redemption of Billy Zane Liz Jones What It Sounds Like When You Fall Natalia Theodoridou Competing Before the King Leila Aboulela Dem Bones Lavie Tidhar Sin Eater Chikodili Emelumadu O Cul-de-Sac Tim Major Thank God in the Acknowledgements Jess Brough *Timekeeper's Tarot Den Patrick [Bonus Story] available in the special hardback edition only.
Book is available as an A5 paperback and a special limited edition hardback signed by the editor.
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