num_pages: 624
description: Over 250,000 words of the finest fantasy and horrorA. S. ByattCharles de LintKaren Joy FowlerNeil GaimanLisa GoldsteinStephen KingEllen KushnerPatricia A. McKillipSteven MillhauserMichael Marshall SmithPeter StraubJane YolenFor more than a decade, readers have looked to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to showcase the highest achievements of fantastic fiction. 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 fantastic fiction, and a long list of Honorable Mentions, making this volume a valubale reference source as well as the best reading available in fantasy and horror
language: English
title: The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection
titlecomplete: The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection
genres: Fantasy, Anthologies, Collections, Short Stories, Science Fiction Fantasy, Poetry, Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 226
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Anthology
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin