In contrast to the original anthologies I’ve been looking at, Future Crimes is a collection of reprints, bringing together eight stories of, well, crime in the future. I’m sure some of the selections will be familiar to any fan of … Continue reading
Category Archives: Short Fiction
There are days when I’m frankly amazed at the continuing ability of writers to wring new and interesting material from the oft-mined theme of “fairy tales.” After all, we’ve been telling and retelling them for centuries, updating the settings to … Continue reading
I so wish I’d come up with the “Fantastic” line of anthologies. It’s like a franchise in some ways, especially considering the vast array of collections we’ve seen over the years. Conqueror Fantastic actually hearkens back to the ones Mike … Continue reading
With this collection, the unifying theme is that of warriors; in these stories, the protagonists are strong, willing to fight for what they believe in (even if they don’t know it at first). A strong selection of authors, including Holly … Continue reading
An omnibus reprint of two earlier collections – Swan Sister and A Wolf At The Door, this is a collection of fairy tales retold and reinterpreted by some of the best names in YA and fantasy, including Jane Yolen, Neil … Continue reading
The second in an ongoing anthology series of YA SF/Fantasy edited by Firebird editor Sharyn November, this collection features sixteen of the very best authors working in the field today. Francesca Lia Block, Emma Bull, Charles de Lint, Nina Kiriki … Continue reading
Fourteen authors tell all-new stories of fantasy and science fiction in this collection aimed at young adults. Charles de Lint visits the Newford of 1967 to tell a romance in “Dharma.” Suzanne Fisher Staples examines duty, obligation and destiny in … Continue reading
Billed as “Tales of Beauty and Strangeness,” Clockwork Phoenix is editor Mike Allen’s latest effort to inject a little more weirdness and artistic fantasy into the market, working from his own particular tastes of what he personally enjoys reading. His … Continue reading
In this new collection of short stories from acclaimed anthologists Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, fifteen of the field’s best fantasy authors tackle the subject of fairy tales, retold from the viewpoint of the villain, and aimed at a younger … Continue reading
Meant in part as a science fiction companion to the long-running (and recently-resurrected) fantasy anthology series Sword and Sorceress, Warrior Wisewoman is . . . well, a complex creature, if one reads the note of explanation in the back. There, … Continue reading