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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection

Penned By Ellen Datlow
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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection

Penned By Ellen Datlow
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The 10th volume of this excellent annual anthology series not only collects 39 stories and 4 poems in these overlapping genres, but reports on the year's best in books, movies, and other media. Contents: * Summation 1996: Fantasy by Terri Windling * Summation 1996: Horror by Ellen Datlow * Horror and Fantasy in the Media: 1996 by Edward Bryant * Comics 1996 by Seth Johnson * Obituaries by James Frenkel * The Last Rainbow by Parke Godwin * Lily's Whisper by Jay Russell * The Reason For Not Going to the Ball by Tanith Lee * Among the Handlers by Michael Bishop * The Phantom Church by Ana Blandiana * The Snow Pavilion by Angela Carter * Birthdream (poem) by Laurie Kutchins * Disillusion by Edward Bryant * Diana of the Hundred Breasts by Robert Silverberg * La Llorona by Yxta Maya Murray * Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti * The Secret Shih Tan by Graham Masterton * In the Matter of the Ukdena by Bruce Holland Rogers * O, Rare and Most Exquisite by Douglas Clegg * Never Seen by Waking Eyes by Stephen Dedman * Walking the Dog by Terry Lamsley * The Goatboy and the Giant by Garry Kilworth * Gourd (poem) by Olive Senior * The Phoenix by Isobelle Carmody * Caribe Magico by Gabriel García Márquez * The Witch's Heart by Delia Sherman * Plumas by Patricia Preciado Martín * Crow Girls by Charles de Lint * Rapunzel's Exile by Lisa Russ Spaar * The Witches of Junket by Patricia A. McKillip * The Cruel Countess by Chris Bell * Little Beauty's Wedding by Chang Hwang * Eaten (Scenes from a Moving Picture) (poem) by Neil Gaiman * Angel by Philip Graham * Elk Man (poem) by Amy Breau * Beckoning Nightframe by Terry Dowling * The Dead Cop by Dennis Etchison * Ursus Trian, Later by Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg * JFK Secretely Attends Jackie Auction by Robert Olen Butler * ...Warmer by A.R. Morlan * Not Waving by Michael Marshall Smith * The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke * Wilderness by Ron Hansen * Oshkiwiinag: Heartlines on the Trickster Express by Gerald Vizenor * Persephone Sets the Record Straight by Shara McCallum * Cruel Sisters by Patricia C. Wrede * The House of Seven Angels by Jane Yolen * Radio Waves by Michael Swanwick * Honorable Mentions: 1996

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"Absolutely brilliant. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. Worth every moment spent reading."
Richard Phillips
Richard Phillips July 18, 2025
"Absolutely brilliant. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece."
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