The year's best fantasy & horror 2008
Subtitle: twenty-first annual collection
By: edited by Ellen Datlow and Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant.
Contributors: Datlow, Ellen.; Link, Kelly.; Grant, Gavin J.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 458
ISBN-13: 9780312380472
Subjects: Fantasy fiction, American.; Fantasy fiction, English.; Horror tales, American.; Horror tales, English.; Short stories.
Other titles: Year's best fantasy and horror 2008
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-455).
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Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith -- Veronica Schanoes; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith -- Veronica Schanoes -- Jack M. Haringa; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith -- Veronica Schanoes -- Jack M. Haringa -- Lucy Kemnitzer; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith -- Veronica Schanoes -- Jack M. Haringa -- Lucy Kemnitzer -- Tanith Lee; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith -- Veronica Schanoes -- Jack M. Haringa -- Lucy Kemnitzer -- Tanith Lee -- (poem) / -- Khaled Mattawa; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith -- Veronica Schanoes -- Jack M. Haringa -- Lucy Kemnitzer -- Tanith Lee -- (poem) / -- Khaled Mattawa -- Alexander MacBride; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith -- Veronica Schanoes -- Jack M. Haringa -- Lucy Kemnitzer -- Tanith Lee -- (poem) / -- Khaled Mattawa -- Alexander MacBride -- Liz Williams; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith -- Veronica Schanoes -- Jack M. Haringa -- Lucy Kemnitzer -- Tanith Lee -- (poem) / -- Khaled Mattawa -- Alexander MacBride -- Liz Williams -- Tim Nickels; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith -- Veronica Schanoes -- Jack M. Haringa -- Lucy Kemnitzer -- Tanith Lee -- (poem) / -- Khaled Mattawa -- Alexander MacBride -- Liz Williams -- Tim Nickels -- Garth Nix -- Toother / -- Terry Dowling; title: Daniel Abraham -- Karen Russell -- Holiday / -- M. Ricket -- Gary McMahon -- (poem) / -- Billy Collins -- Paul Walther -- Chaz Brenchley -- Karen Joy Fowler -- Delia Sherman -- (poem) / -- Eliza Griswold -- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife / -- Elizabeth Hand -- (poem) / -- Nathalie Anderson -- William Browning Spencer -- Jeffrey Ford -- Don Tumasonis -- (poem) / -- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest / -- Laird Barron -- Paul Park -- Eileen Gunn -- (poem) / -- Catherynne M. Valente -- Ted Chiang -- Joyce Carol Oates -- Donald Mead -- Holly Black -- (poem) / -- Maggie Smith -- Veronica Schanoes -- Jack M. Haringa -- Lucy Kemnitzer -- Tanith Lee -- (poem) / -- Khaled Mattawa -- Alexander MacBride -- Liz Williams -- Tim Nickels -- Garth Nix -- Toother / -- Terry Dowling -- Lisa Tuttle; title: Daniel Abraham-- Karen Russell -- Holiday /-- M. Ricket-- Gary McMahon-- (poem) /-- Billy Collins-- Paul Walther-- Chaz Brenchley-- Karen Joy Fowler-- Delia Sherman-- (poem) /-- Eliza Griswold-- Reggie Oliver -- Winter's wife /-- Elizabeth Hand-- (poem) /-- Nathalie Anderson-- William Browning Spencer-- Jeffrey Ford-- Don Tumasonis-- (poem) /-- Sonya Taaffe -- Forest /-- Laird Barron-- Paul Park-- Eileen Gunn-- (poem) /-- Catherynne M. Valente-- Ted Chiang-- Joyce Carol Oates-- Donald Mead-- Holly Black-- (poem) /-- Maggie Smith-- Veronica Schanoes-- Jack M. Haringa-- Lucy Kemnitzer-- Tanith Lee-- (poem) /-- Khaled Mattawa-- Alexander MacBride-- Liz Williams-- Tim Nickels-- Garth Nix -- Toother /-- Terry Dowling-- Lisa Tuttle-- Kiji Johnson.