The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Sixteen Original Works by Speculative Fiction's Finest Voices Book

â??Ellen Datlow is the queen of anthology editors in America.â?â??Peter StraubWith original stories by Jeffrey Ford, Pat Cadigan, Elizabeth Bear, Margo Lanagan, and othersFrom Del Rey Books and award-winning editor Ellen Datlow, two of the most respected names in science fiction and fantasy, comes a collection of fifteen all-new short stories, plus a science fiction novella, that could count as a virtual â??best of the yearâ? anthology. Here you will find slyly twisted alternate histories, fractured fairy tales, topical science fiction, and edgy urban fantasy. In â??Daltharee,â? World Fantasy Award-winning author Jeffrey Ford spins a chilling tale of a city in a bottleâ??and the demented genius who put it there. In â??Sonny Liston Takes the Fall,â? John W. Campbell Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear pens a poignant and eerie requiem for the heavyweight forever associated with his controversial loss to Cassius Clay. From hot new writer Margo Lanagan comes â??The Goosle,â? a dark, astonishing take on Hansel and Gretel. In the novella â??Prisoners of the Action,â? Paul MccAuley and Kim Newman take a trip down a rabbit hole that leads to a Guantanamo-like prison whose inmates are not just illegal but extraterrestrial. Many of the writers youâ??ll recognize. Others you may not. But one thing is certain: These stars of today and tomorrow demonstrate that the field of speculative fiction is not only alive and wellâ??itâ??s better than ever.Read More