Standalone

A Stranger in the Citadel

"Buckell masterfully crafts this coming-of-age story for a strong, compassionate heroine who needed a bit of reality thrust upon her.”

Booklist, STARRED Review

“The message about the importance of literacy could not be more timely, and Buckell's sure-handed plotting keep the pages flying. Readers will be hooked.”

Publishers Weekly

"In World Fantasy Award winner Buckell’s (The Trove) latest, Lilith undergoes a journey from innocence to terrible experience. Recommended for readers who enjoy stories that reveal in layers and any who liked the postapocalyptic, flawed reconstruction of knowledge in The Starless Crown by James Rollins.”

Library Journal

"Buckell has been writing speculative fiction for thirty years and his experience shows in this book. His ability to lean on but subvert common tropes enables him to deliver an adventure of discovery that is both somehow familiar but also often disorienting as the penny drops. [...] both exciting and thought provoking for anyone who like great speculative fiction."

Pile by the Bed

“With A Stranger In The Citadel, Tobias Buckell writes to the moment we live in, with a clarity and urgency that only fable can provide. Read it.”

John Scalzi, author of Locus Award-winning novel The Kaiju Preservation Society

“Tense, explosive oh-my-god-what-will-they-do-now action; appealing characters you care about, even when you deplore what they do; rich, surprising worldbuilding; a fascinating story of words and the people who guard them. Gotta love hero librarians, especially in times like these.”

Nalo Hopkinson, author of Falling in Love with Hominids

“A Stranger in the Citadel is a powerful story that explores the strength of the written word and those who fear it. Tobias Buckell has crafted a disturbing and page-turning tale of banned books, outlaw librarians, killer angels, and world changing secrets―set in a far flung dystopian future that chillingly resonates with our present.”

P. Djèlí Clark, author of Ring Shout

“Tobias Buckell packs a trilogy’s worth of action and invention into this riotously-paced novel, which builds to a moving conclusion. It's an exciting and surprising book, a thriller which also happens to be a thoughtful meditation on power, knowledge and loyalty.”

Alastair Reynolds, author of the Revelation Space series

“A Stranger in the Citadel is a smartly-written book, full of deep, layered worldbuilding and complex relationships, all built around a thoughtful exploration of the power of story.”

Jim C. Hines, author of Libriomancer

The Legend of Charlie Fish

"Rountree’s colorful palette brings together Western and fantasy elements to create a magical tale about the deep bonds forged by circumstance.”

Library Journal

"[A] sense of looming doom keeps tension high, and Rountree’s talent for scene setting is on full display in lush descriptions of the Old West. This weird western should win Rountree plenty of fans.”

Publishers Weekly

"[U]ltimately fun, full of deep character work and heartfelt emotion. Charlie Fish could be just a plot device but is instead a fleshed-out and real character who feels like one of the strange and makeshift family. It’s a great setup for any reader to submerge into. Charlie Fish just ensures they’ll come back up for more."

Horror DNA

"Rountree’s description of the storm is nothing less than harrowing, and the whole affair is framed by chapters narrated by an older Nellie in 1932, as another hurricane approaches. Her voice, which is that of a re­sourceful and scrappy teenager filtered through the memories of the haunted survivor she has become, lends a surprising resonance to a tale that is more complex than it at first seems"

Locus

“While I really appreciate the technical aspects and construction of the story, what I love most of all is how well it reads, how fast I care about the characters, and how the story sweeps me away. Highly recommended for my fellow Texans, but also for western and literary fantasy fans!”

The Book on the High Shelf

“Rountree excels at creating new mythology and folktales that feel like they've always existed, and The Legend of Charlie Fish is no exception. A tense, exciting, and gorgeous read that will sweep you up immediately and not let go, lingering even after you turn the last page.”

A. C. Wise, author of Wendy, Darling

"A winsome tale of wondrous misfits and unlikely kinships, The Legend of Charlie Fish channels all the wit and melancholy of the great Charles Portis. Part adventure story, part lament, the whole is a triumph of voice and heart.”

Andy Davidson, author of The Hollow Kind

“The monsters are human, the humans are monsters, and hope still lives in Pandora’s Box. It is a tale of today in yesterday’s clothes. Beautifully written.”

Del Howison, author of The Survival of Margaret Thomas

“A fantastic novel about the power of family, be they blood, human or not. Of love and loyalty and strange talents. Of heat and violence and storms and a Fishman. A tight heart-filled tapestry of almost alternate history that hits all the notes I crave in weird fiction. I adored it.”

John Boden, author of Jedi Summer, Spungunion, and Snarl

“Author Josh Rountree knows the city of Galveston and its tragic history backwards and forwards. Recommended for those who enjoy a good ‘weird western.’”

Nancy A. Collins, author of Sunglasses After Dark

“As imaginative as it is delightfully surprising. From the very first pages, Galveston and the Great Storm come alive alongside a cast of unique and compelling characters. The lyrical prose and sense of foreboding as undeniable as the first gusts of a hurricane make for an utterly charming and haunting tale.”

KC Grifant, author of Melinda West: Monster Gunslinger

“A fantastic work of dark historical fiction, in the spirit of Lansdale, Gorman, Pronzini, and McMurtry.”

Brian Keene, author of the Rising series

“Rountree deftly casts his characters into dangerous waters and tells a lyrical, stormy tale of chosen family that is wonderfully hopeful, even amidst loss and hardship. I loved it.”

Patrick Swenson, author of Rain Music

“Odd, creepy, funny, The Black Lagoon meets the Six Gun universe. High up on the way-cool factor. You need this.”

Joe R. Lansdale, author of the Hap and Leonard series

“A Weird Western novel of singular power. Mixing equal parts of Elmore Leonard toughness and Joe R. Lansdale wit in a Charles Portis-shaped shaker, The Legend of Charlie Fish is an old fashioned cocktail readers will savor.”

C.S. Humble, author of The Massacre at Yellow Hill

“Equal parts touching and bizarre, The Legend of Charlie Fish is a weird western with heart, and is a completely delightful read from start to finish.”

David Liss, author of The Peculiarities

The Extractionist

"“VR programmer Unger mines her expertise to create all too believable scenarios and creative solutions, and the novel’s at its best in the vivid, evocative descriptions of how hacking feels to a mind fully immersed in VR. The story dances between two worlds just as real as each other, pulling the reader along to an explosive conclusion."

Publishers Weekly

"Unger, a game designer and VR programmer by day, delivers an edge-of-your-seat technothriller with a refreshingly relatable protagonist."

Library Journal

"The Extractionist reads like a cybernetic thriller, with lots of danger and double crosses"

Booklist

“I thoroughly enjoyed reading Unger’s book and would highly recommend it. I would go so far as to say, it could be worth presenting to your bookclub.”

Queercentric

"A comprehensive and realistic view of the future of the Internet, centered around a complex and well drawn protagonist."

Nerds of a Feather

"The Extractionist is an enjoyable quick read that left me wanting more."

Fantasy Literature

“Kimberly Unger reimagines cyberpunk from the ground up to deliver a smart, fully immersive thriller."

Wil McCarthy, author of Rich Man’s Sky and the Queendom of Sol series

“Our heroine is a business consultant, but we live in her cyborg brain, we see every detail through her augmented eyes, and the future world she haunts is crammed with invention to the point of psychedelia. I quite enjoyed this.”

Bruce Sterling, author of Schismatrix

“Kimberly Unger's The Extractionist is next-generation science fiction. It fuses cyberpunk attitude with diamond-hard science and alarming plausibility. Unger is one to watch.”

James L. Cambias, author of The Godel Operation

“Unger writes with the ease of familiarity with challenging technical material, so that even if I couldn’t explain what was happening, I knew she could. The sureness of an author’s voice can carry us into worlds and situations we’ve never experienced for ourselves. Unger’s work is cutting-edge science fiction.”

Deborah J. Ross, author of The Seven-Petaled Shield

“We need more heroines like Eliza McKay, who are tough enough and smart enough to withstand the convergence of raw emotion and technology.”

Sande Chen, video game writer, The Witcher

“The Extractionist expertly harnesses the author’s deep immersive knowledge of current and extrapolative technology to provide a comprehensive and realistic view of the future of the Internet, the Swim, and the future of nanotechnology. The novel is ably centered and grounded around a complex and well-drawn protagonist whose cutting edge technology may yet cut her deeply as well. Unger’s novel stands as a beacon of near future SF with a future of the internet and nanotech that is immersively and eminently plausible. The novel bonds a technothriller plot with an engaging and turn-paging story. The Extractionist takes the reader from the future of Internet cafes in a near future San Francisco to the depths of the Swim and what lurks in the dark depths of this all too plausible future of the Internet.”

Paul Weimer, SFF reviewer and critic

“A fast paced and complex tale of corporate and governmental intrigue, Unger has given the world another winner.”

Joseph Karpierz, MT Void

Crazy in Poughkeepsie

"The climactic experience is likely to affect readers as deeply as it does Mick and his compatriots, making an unexpectedly lovely capper for this typically, and distinctively, daffy journey."

Booklist

"This caper offers comical adventure, and Renier’s b&w illustrations exude classic comic strip aesthetics, admirably complementing Pinkwater’s straightforwardly told absurdist humor."

Publishers Weekly

"A characteristic Pinkwater tale of unexpected turns, hilarious sidebars, and above all a celebration of the outsider – or at least of the quirks and obsessions that make us all outsiders at one time or another. [...] Wickedly funny."

Locus

“Crazy in Poughkeepsie will delight his longtime addicts and provide a funny introduction to his world for anyone stumbling upon him for the first time. The short novel aimed at kids plays like a Pinkwater greatest-hits album.”

Book & Film Globe

“A very clever and funny story that will keep middle graders, even reluctant readers, fully engaged and turning pages right through to the end. The characters are fully formed and fascinating. The story is very compelling and the writing is superb, with snappy dialogue and excellent description.”

Seattle Book Review

“This is a wonderfully weird story. The absurd moments flow effortlessly from one to the next. As always, I’ll note that seemingly effortless moments obviously are the result of effort, skill, and talent.”

The Irresponsible Reader

“This book is short, sweet, ridiculous, and hilarious with a modern take on ‘Save the Planet.’ Rarely does a book make me actually laugh out loud but this one did in several places.”

Lucy's Kids Blog

“A magic that’s not like anyone else’s.”

Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods

“Crazy in Poughkeepsie is a ludicrous romp reminiscent of the Muppets! This is a book that will make you laugh, grin, and maybe look for more whimsy in your own world.”

Beth Cato, author of The Clockwork Dagger

“The Pinkwaterverse is a place of delight and camaraderie, wordplay and weirdness, magic and epic sojourns. Each Pinkwater novel is a novelty and unmistakably part of his vast literary legacy. Crazy in Poughkeepsie is a trip to whale heaven, an afterlife that we can all aspire to.”

Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother

“Daniel Pinkwater’s new novel is a magical ‘bombination,’ which is to say a slow hum that starts soft and then wraps around you with snappy wit and ghostly music that makes you dance. It’s a hum that gathers all together-short, tall, odd, activist, artist, teen and guru-until you realise that you’re at the party of your life.”

Jewelle Gomez, author of the Gilda Stories

“Opening the pages of Crazy in Poughkeepsie was like buying a ticket back to the all the weirdness and wonder of being a kid. I’m pretty sure we passed the Phantom Tollbooth during the road trip!”

Jacqueline Carey, author of Starless

“Pinkwater’s in on a great secret: if you want to communicate wisdom to young readers, first make them smile. Or giggle. Or run wild in Poughkeepsie, as the case may be.”

Deborah J. Ross, author of The Seven-Petaled Shield

“A light-hearted romp filled with wonders including ghosts, gurus, and gold told in classic Pinkwater style. . . . Pinkwater manages to skewer and humanize lofty ideas of what it means to be a mystic, what it means to be an outsider, and what it means to follow an adventure no matter where it might take you with humor and absurdity that we could all use right now.”

Kendra Preston Leonard, author of Protectress

51

"Recommended for readers of philosophically and psychologically bent [science fiction.]"

Library Journal

"Spanning over fifty years, the timeline jumps around enough to make one’s head spin, with endings as clear as a kaleidoscopic daydream. It is a quirky, offbeat take on a popular plot. O’Leary takes the Roswell conspiracy and sets it on its ear. This outlandish paranormal chronical pushes science fiction in a new direction. O’Leary’s bizarre, hallucinogenic narrative is the Naked Lunch for a new generation. In fact, 51 has all the elements of a cult classic in the making.”

Manhattan Book Review

“A deeply felt exploration of friendship, loyalty, memory, and growing old . . . there are also passages of truly lovely prose to remind us that this is much more than a conspiracy thriller.”

Locus

“If you like the works of Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut, then this will indubitably give pleasure.”

SFCrowsnest

“In addition to its creative exploration of intriguing themes, 51 is notable for its unpredictable moments. Some are funny (the Pope’s interactions with American presidents are priceless). Others are poignant. . . . The appearance of 51 gives me hope that O’Leary will retire from his day job.”

Tzer Island

“O'Leary has his own voice that has long been missing from science fiction. 51 offers a taste of that voice that many readers will either not know they have been missing, or have forgotten in the nearly two decades since his last novel. Nevertheless, 51 is a unique and welcome addition and a chance for readers to either discover O'Leary or become reacquainted with him.”

Steven Silver Reviews

“O’Leary and his metaphysical snake slither across a hallucinogenic Alice In Wonderland / Yellow Submarine / Slaughterhouse Five narrative that is even weirder than the reality that is America.”

Mario Acevedo, author of the Felix Gomez series

“O’Leary’s 51 is literary fiction on LSD, laced with surreal dreamscapes, humor, and dark insights into the human condition.”

William C. Dietz, author of the Winds of War series

Arch of Bone

"Arch of Bone is a historical novel that reanimates Nantucket’s whaling history. In it, the aftermath of the Pequod’s sinking is imagined on behalf of the families of those lost at sea. The result is a daring story in which a grieving son becomes his own kind of survivor."

Foreword Reviews

“This is the story Melville should have written.”

Daniel Pinkwater, author of The Neddiad

“Elemental and timeless. The thrill of Josiah’s adventure comes from watching him learn how to survive the wilderness, but it also has much to share about coming to terms with the loss of a parent and humans’ complicated relationship to the natural world.”

Eliot Schrefer, National Book Award Finalist

“Yolen’s original twist on Moby-Dick combines a unique premise with edge-of-your-seat adventure. Fourteen-year-old Josiah is engagingly characterized from the outset as a boy on the edge of manhood, searching for answers about his father's death. Under the arch of bone he has tantalizing dreams of Ahab's hunt for Moby Dick. A gripping tale by a master storyteller―when I finished it, I started over and read it again.”

Katherine Coville, author of Briar and Rose and Jack

Unity

“Breakneck pacing, non-stop action, and delightfully-damaged characters combine with some of the most intricate and clever worldbuilding I've seen in ages to make this an incredibly memorable debut.”

Sam J. Miller, author of The Art of Starving

“Imagine Neuromancer and Lilith's Brood conceived a baby while listening to My Chemical Romance and then that baby was adopted by Ghost in the Shell and Blue Submarine no. 6. The baby’s name is Unity.”

Meredith Russo, author of If I Were Your Girl and Birthday

“Unity is a blistering post-apocalyptic interrogation of personhood and society. Elly Bangs brings grief, revelation, and humanity to bear in this incredible debut novel.”

dave ring, editor of Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn't Die

Nucleation

“Seamlessly blending elements of science fiction and mystery, Unger’s latest revolves around a virtual-reality pilot who, after her navigator dies while they’re working on a high-profile project, sets out to avenge his death and understand the bizarre circumstances surrounding the failed mission.”

Kirkus

"Recommended for fans of technothrillers and those who appreciate a strong lead character navigating readers through the technical bits."

Library Journal

"This debut novel is recommended for fans of Richard K. Morgan’s Altered Carbon (2003) and Martha Wells’ Murderbot series, as well as for readers who like their cutting-edge technology with a bit of danger on the side."

Booklist

“I picked up Nucleation expecting a standard space opera. What I got was a thriller that kept me occupied for days.”

Lightspeed Magazine

"Rest assured, Kimberly Unger has found a way to make piloting space vehicles via virtual reality interesting, compelling, with the requisite “stakes” high enough to maintain our interest.”

Galaxy's Edge Magazine

“I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to any fan of cyberpunk mixed with a little space opera.”

SciFi Reviews

“Immersive and detailed SF and tech elements with the virtual reality gear that really shows the strength of the author’s knowledge and lines of invention.”

Nerds of a Feather

“Nucleation is an intelligently written story that manages to combine a number of serious scientific concepts with sociological ones as well.”

Green Man Review

“With NUCLEATION, Kimberly Unger offers a richly detailed, thought-provoking peek into our not-so distant future and a mind-blowing means of taking us to the stars, but are we prepared for what awaits us out there?”

Dayton Ward, author of Star Trek: Kirk Fu Manual

“In technology we so often look to science fiction for inspiration. Kimberly Unger is the rare author with a foot in both worlds and it shows as she gives a thrilling glimpse into the future with NUCLEATION.”

Andrew Bosworth, Vice President of Augmented and Virtual Reality, Facebook

Adventures of a Dwergish Girl

"[A] fast-paced, unexpected adventure that combines history, folklore, and nonsensical fun."

Publishers Weekly

“It's a fine book by one of America's most wonderful writers, and it's hugely welcome after such a long absence.”

Antick Musings

“Daniel Pinkwater helped to shape me as a storyteller and his books have delighted generations of young readers. We’re so lucky to have him as a guide to all the realms of the beautifully weird and whimsical.”

Charlie Jane Anders, author of The City in the Middle of the Night

“ADVENTURES OF A DWEGISH GIRL is a book with every single thing I love about Pinkwater novels. Reading Daniel Pinkwater—as a kid and as an adult was hugely important to my development as a writer and a human being. Meeting another Pinkwater fan is always a sign that you are among good people.”

Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother

“Captivating, cool and crazy!! This story is an inspiration to us all: Be brave. Have adventures. And, most importantly, follow your dreams.”

Sam Lloyd, author of Mr. Pusskins

“With touches of magic, conversations with ghosts, and a dash of danger in the form of gold-stealing gangsters, Adventures of a Dwergish Girl is sure to delight.”

Alane Adams, author of Legends of Orkney Series

“Richly-drawn, quirky, and mysterious, Daniel Pinkwater’s ADVENTURES OF A DWEGIST GIRL pulls readers into a dazzling adventure.”

Susan Vaught, author of Footer Davis Probably is Crazy

“ADVENTURES OF A DWERGISH GIRL by Daniel Pinkwater has that rare sense of wonder that makes you feel as if you have entered into a magical kingdom. .”

Joe R. Lansdale, author of Of Mice and Minestrone

Sea Change

“This urgent, deeply satisfying story is as tenacious and inspiring as its heroine.”

Publishers Weekly

“Kress writes a brilliantly imagined near future complete with false identities and analog spycraft mixed into an aggressively digital world in which greenhouses hiding GMO carrots are as vulnerable as missile bases, ‘drivie’ houses cruise unassisted down streets, and disinformation campaigns blaze on social media.”

Booklist

“A realistic climate fiction with superb plot and memorable characters. It actually reads like a Hollywood thriller!”

Strange Horizons

“SEA CHANGE, a forthcoming novella by acclaimed writer Nancy Kress, is everything I love about speculative fiction. The story has a compelling near-future setting, is full of smart characters with sharply written dialogue, and is so thematically rich and progressive.”

Backshelf Books

“This new work of fiction from Nebula Award winning author Nancy Kress, SEA CHANGE is a riveting climate-change techno-thriller.”

Environmental Magazine

“Nancy Kress’ Sea Change novella shows that she’s still the master of biological disruption and human insight.”

Amazing Stories

“In a word, fantastic. Ms. Kress has crafted a brilliant and frighteningly realistic near future world.”

Disciples of Botax

“Readers who like conspiracies and stories with both strong science and strong characters will enjoy SEA CHANGE.”

SFRevu

The Immortal Conquistador

“This fun character study works as a standalone but will hold special appeal for series fans.”

Publishers Weekly

“[Vaughn] takes you on a fun adventure and secretly sneaks in layers of complexity to her characters where you find yourself thinking about them for days on end.”

Infinite Text

“Beautiful sci-fi fever dream.”

To Other Worlds

“I love this story and highly recommend it.”

Tor.com

“Carrie Vaughn’s THE IMMORTAL CONQUISTADOR is an excellent addition to her Kitty Norville books, and gives us a closer look at one of her most fascinating characters.”

Stephen Blackmoore, author of the Eric Carter Necromancer series

“No surprise to anyone, but Carrie Vaughn can write the sixteenth century up through the Old West as well as it’s been done. And it just feels so good to sneak back into the Kittyverse through the vampire door.”

Stephen Graham Jones, author of Mongrels and The Only Good Indians

Ivory Apples

“An absorbing fantasy about the power of art, family secrets—and obsession.”

Kirkus

“An absorbing fantasy about the power of art, family secrets—and obsession.”

Locus

“It’s great, I loved it, you will also love it.”

Tor.com

“Immersive, erudite and unsettling.”

The Morning Star

“Lisa Goldstein has created a masterpiece of fantasy and reality.”

The Lovely Librarian

“If you enjoyed books such as The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang, Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente, or War for the Oaks by Emma Bull, you’ll love IVORY APPLES.”

Little Red Reviewer

“This is a strong entry into the mysterious magical book genre.”

Wordnerdy

In Calabria

“Neatly playing the strictures of Claudio’s simple rural life against the shimmering wildness of the unicorn, Beagle’s kindly fable shows how a man who seems to have nothing can really have everything—with just a touch of magic.”

Publishers Weekly

“A lyrical modern fairy tale, IN CALABRIA is a lovely tale of finding magic in our world and the importance of protecting it while we have it. It’s the hopeful kind of story we all need right now.”

SciFi Now

“A charming, beautifully written short novel—don’t miss it.”

Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine

Pirate Utopia

“A kind of Ragtime for our time: provocative, exotic, and very entertaining.”

Kirkus, Starred Review

We Are All Completely Fine

“This complex novel—scathingly funny, horrific yet oddly inspiring—constructs a seductive puzzle from torn identities, focusing on both the value and peril of fear…Blending the stark realism of pain and isolation with the liberating force of the fantastic, Gregory makes it easy to believe that the world is an illusion, behind which lurks an alternative truth—dark, degenerate, and sublime.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“Gregory is interested more in empathy than revulsion, more in accommodation than heroics, and more in the victim than the monster. The result is his most tightly constructed and compulsively readable novel to date, and a small gem of what we might call post-horror horror.”

Locus

“This is a clever and creepy horror tale from Gregory […] Concisely exploring the nature of fear and isolation, this short novel doesn’t have time to develop into anything bigger, but it doesn’t need to.”

Library Journal

“Gregory gives you just what you’d experience if you were sitting there with the group, and the story zips along at breakneck speed with a few surprises along the way. WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE is creepy rather than scary, unsettling rather than gory. But it’s also touching, and funny in that dark and sarcastic way only people faced with unstoppable horror can be funny, and when you’re finished you’ll wish there was more.”

The Daytona Beach News-Journal

“I read this book in two hours on the plane home from Loncon and just holy shit. It is gripping from start to finish…It’s dark and disturbing, as you, the reader, slowly uncover the mysteries of who these people are and what they’ve been through, and what they have yet to face. Daryl Gregory employs a POV trick that shouldn’t work, that should be irritating and confusing, but instead pulls the reader in even more.”

The Book Smugglers

“WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE is something refreshing and unique—a short horror novel that is as much about relationships and people learning from one another as it is about the horrors that they are ultimately facing […] Gregory excels with the characters. The story, the mystery which is slowly unpeeled, is engaging and involving, but it’s the characters that truly shine […] it’s so rich that I wanted to read about it in its entirety. I also wanted to follow the courses of the characters after the story ended. That, most of all, is a triumph.”

LitReactor

“An incredibly powerful novella […] [It includes] a mystery, and some of the best characterization I’ve ever read in a novella. It’s rather fascinating to see how the group dynamic unfolds, sometimes in uncomfortable ways, and how all of these people find answers in the parts of themselves, and their pasts, they’ve tried so hard to ignore, disregard, or sweep under the rug.”

SF Signal

She Walks in Darkness

“A good old-fashioned gothic suspense story […] there is considerable charm in this old-fashioned hair-raiser, and Walton’s focus on history and myth is distinctive […] rich in historical detail, with a peculiar flavor all its own.”

Kirkus

“[Evangeline Walton has the] ability to humanize historical and mythological subjects with eloquence, humor, and compassion.”

Fantasy Review

“The book’s a small miracle in prose. A tightly-controlled, first-person narrative of a terrifying experience in a remote Italian villa […] Walton’s compression, her economy is brilliant […] Deftly done. The Da Vinci Code’s Dan Brown also could learn something from her handling of big, historical enigmas.”

Call of the Siren

“They don’t write ‘em like this any more. Thoughtfully resurrected and beautifully presented by Tachyon, Evangeline Walton’s SHE WALKS IN DARKNESS is quite literally an artifact […] It is a meticulously crafted, utterly gorgeous creation that is intrinsically of its time and place, and which could not have been created by anyone, anywhen or anywhere else.”

Sleeping Hedgehog

“The writing is fluent and atmospheric, and the reader gets a few nice surprises along the way. A solid read for anyone who likes gothic horror.”

I Heart Books

“Driven by unceasing suspense and intriguing historical mysteries, this Gothic adventure simply won’t let you stop reading it.”

Tim Powers, Author of World Fantasy Award-winner The Bible Repairman

“For those of us who loved Evangeline Walton’s lyrical and energetic quartet retelling the Four Branches of The Mabinogion, her novella SHE WALKS IN DARKNESS is a startling but quite gripping change […] a remarkable gift from the past.”

Patricia A. McKillip, Author of Wonders of the Invisible World

The Roberts

“Blumlein has a gift for beautifully evocative prose.”

Booklist

“Blumein knows how to tell a story and how to hold a reader’s attention.”

Interzone

“THE ROBERTS is an impressive novella packing emotional as well as intellectual punch which serves as an example of how speculative ideas and approaches can enhance rather than detract from the emotional core of a story […] Michael Blumlein has provided a model with this text that haunts the reader far beyond the brief hour or two required to read it.”

SF Site

“A breezy read with a terrific ending”’

Handee Books

“Blumlein is beyond any genre, a genuinely great writer.”

Katherine Dunn, author of Geek Love

The Uncertain Places

“An exquisitely beautiful, eerily compelling modern fairy tale.”

Library Journal, Starred Review

“Exemplary […] Goldstein is one of fantasy’s most reliable practitioners, and a new novel from her is always a cause for celebration.”

San Francisco Chronicle

“Lisa Goldstein is back and at the top of her game.”

Shelf Awareness

“The arrival of a new Goldstein fantasy is a major cause for rejoicing. And THE UNCERTAIN PLACES does not disappoint.”

io9.com

“Goldstein fearlessly rubs the dreamlike logic of fairy tales up against stark realism, and each one makes the other more real.”

BoingBoing.net

“Goldstein is in fine form with a darkly compelling modern fairy tale.”

January Magazine

“It’s an interesting question that Goldstein poses, and there is no easy answer to be found. What constitutes a ‘happy ever after’ for one person may bring misery to another. Perhaps the stories of one continent cannot survive transplantation to another without being somehow changed in the process. No matter how carefully hidden away they might be, sooner or later, as the territory is charted, they’re brought into the light of day. It’s what happens then that Goldstein has so intriguingly explored in this deeply absorbing novel.”

Paper Knife

“Goldstein’s complex and ingenious plot transplants the forest realm of European folktale, where witches grant wishes with strings attached and you’d better be careful which frog you kiss, into the sun-drenched hills of Northern California in the 1970s— and beyond.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, The New York Times bestselling author

The Good Humor Man

“Fox unveils more all-too-plausible bits of the future and has us laughing to keep from crying.”

Booklist, Starred Review

“Fox [also] tackles the SF thriller mode with panache. Can Elvis’s belly fat save the world? Read it and see!”

Locus

“THE GOOD HUMOR MAN is an intensely interesting, wild ride through a wickedly accurate depiction of the American psyche […] a witty, incisive satire all on its own. By turns heartbreaking and mesmerizingly grotesque, THE GOOD HUMOR MAN is well worth the read.”

io9.com

“THE GOOD HUMOR MAN is an amazing novel that tackles serious issues like obesity, nutrition, genetically engineered food, the agricultural business, body image and many, many other important topics in a very entertaining, darkly humorous way.”

Fatally Yours

“Adventure always popped up when it was needed most, so in retrospect, it was more awesome than not. It was one of those incredibly quick and fun […] Simple (yet complicated) and fun (yet disturbing). I liked it.”

Biblio Babes

The Secret City

“This carefully crafted, ambivalent story depicts alien and human alike struggling just to get by.”

Publishers Weekly

“During an award-filled, 30-year career, Emshwiller has delighted readers and fellow writers with her unique brand of exquisitely rendered magic realism […] A simple yet vivid parable on the value of cherishing the home one knows best.”

Booklist

“Highly recommended.”

Midwest Book Review

“Emshwiller has been writing occasionally for 50 years, and a new work is a treat.”

The Denver Post

“A sweet and involving story. Its attitude toward humans and aliens is refreshing […] THE SECRET CITY is yet another strong late work from one of our treasures.”

SF Site, featured review

“No one has yet approached the trope with the finesse and grace of Emshwiller. She’s a writer of such slantwise sensibilities and such deep perceptions that she conveys the exotic weirdness of such a setup—and the almost unfathomable otherness of the Betashan mentality—with uncommon vividness and startling jolts of creepiness.”

Sci Fi Weekly

“Emshwiller’s latest displays her incredible talent for writing naturalistic prose about unnatural situations as well as her ability to create a compact level of intensity.”

The Agony Column

Reading the Bones

“READING THE BONES combines the best elements of the previous Xenolinguist stories. From the theoretical and abstract elements of linguistics to the characteristically brutal and savage violence marking several of the earlier pieces, all emotionally and artistically capped by the powerful denouement involving the redemption of the main character.”

David Truesdale, Editor of Tangent Online

“This short novel is expanded from one of her stories, a Nebula Award-winning novella, and the result is her best novel to date.”

SF Chronicle

Collections

The Corset & The Jellyfish: A Conundrum of Drabbles

"Readers will find themselves delighted, intrigued, and often moved by the love, pain, and wonder of these finely written drabbles...thoroughly extraordinary.”

Kirkus, STARRED Review

"[A] whimsical collection doubling as a literary puzzle. [...] Bantock’s fans will appreciate his fresh stylistic approach. This beguiles."

Publishers Weekly

"The Corset and the Jellyfish is a delightful assortment of oddities that are humorous, dark, weird, quick, and stunningly written."

Seattle Book Review

"[A] charming compila­tion of the latest from Nick Bantock [...] The tales can be read in any order, and may – or may not – provide a puzzle for readers to solve."

Locus

“The Corset & The Jellyfish recalls a Grimm’s fairytale crossed with a Salvador Dali painting.”

Literary Review of Canada

“Bantock’s illustrated, epistolary novel Griffin & Sabine was an international sensation. His latest book, The Corset & the Jellyfish, recaptures all of its idiosyncratic charm.”

NUVO Magazine

“This book is an excellent example of just how powerful so few words can be.”

The Book Lovers Boudoir

"For those who love to dream and contemplate possibilities, there is certainly a 'drabble' in this book for you."

The Miramichi Reader

“A tapestry of exquisite miniatures, the kind of stories you might hear told in one of Calvino's invisible cities. Microfictions are seldom this inventive or persistently pleasurable.”

John Coulthart, World Fantasy Award-winning graphic artist, illustrator, author, and designer

“I have always been fascinated by artists who manage to invent imaginary creatures and worlds, and Nick Bantock does it with extreme elegance and a unique freshness of sign, managing to combine cave paintings with Flemish art in a contemporary key.”

Daniele Serra, three-time winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Artist

“Nick Bantock weaves tales that are wholly fantastical and yet absolutely believable. Talking lampposts, bottled angels, and dancing dice are just a few of the magical characters that you will meet along the way.”

Seth Apter, author of The Mixed Media Artist

The Scarlet Circus

“These delightful retellings of favorite stories will captivate newcomers and fans of Yolen as she once again delivers the magic, humor, and lovely prose that has attracted readers for years.”

Library Journal, STARRED Review!

"[T]his enchanting collection is sure to charm.”

Publishers Weekly

"Endlessly imaginative, superbly crafted tales that stir the heart."

Kirkus

Kitty’s Mix-Tape

“A genuine sense of playfulness abounds, especially in several cute flash fiction pieces about the effects of different lunar events on Kitty’s lycanthropy.”

Publishers Weekly

“It’s one of the best collections I’ve read this year—and maybe for a good chunk of last year, too.”

The Irresponsible Reader

“The only urban fantasy world where I want to read every book of the series.”

The Denver Post

“You have been waiting for this book!”

Seanan McGuire, author of Every Heart a Doorway

“I’m sure if you have never read any other book by Vaughn, this collection would make you want to go devour everything you can that is in this world. Absolutely I recommend this to anyone who is a fan of Urban Fantasy, who likes some stakes in their stories, or even those who like some re-imagined historical fantasy.”

Southern Today, Gone Tomorrow

The Midnight Circus

“Haunting stories from a modern master.”

Kirkus

“Nebula Award winner Yolen follows How to Fracture a Fairy Tale with another, slightly more sinister collection of delightfully dark fairy tales.”

Publishers Weekly

“If stories are a circus, then Jane Yolen is the ringmaster to rule them all..Always beautiful, dark, and imaginative, but never sentimental, these are fairy tales for a new age.”

San Francisco Book Review

“Overall, I’m as impressed with THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS as I expected to be. Seeing a writer continue to perfect their form is always exciting, and with Yolen, you know you’ll be thrust into worlds known and unknown, leaving the pages a little wiser and a bit further removed from the humdrum happenings of real life.”

Realms and Robots

“A master writer with a prodigious oeuvre and these are some of her best dark stories.”

Nonstop Reader

“As a whole, this collection of a career’s worth of successes is a celebration of an American author that is often times called a modern Hans Christian Andersen.”

Haunted by Deadlines

“These stories chilled me to the bone, and I loved every minute!”

YA Lit Ramblings

"Every story is excellent. I didn't want to stop reading.”

Paperblog

“Each story is a brilliant fairy tale with a rhyme and reason.”

Haunted by Deadlines

“Jane Yolen is the queen of the fairy tale genre and this collection of her previously published stories had everything I have come to expect from a master storyteller.”

Sloth Reads

“A wonderful collection of short stories! Each one is its own self-contained story that is just perfection.”

Ash & Books

“Jane Yolen’s stories are pure magic! They draw you in, beguile your senses, and paint the world in richer hues than you’ve ever seen. Her tales will haunt you in the very best way. I loved every word!”

Sarah Beth Durst, author of Race the Sands

“Look this way, look that; blazing her consummate imagination against the shadows of human sorrow, Jane Yolen has done it again. She has produced a set of spectacles designed to keep us awake in the darkness. THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS delights, confounds, and challenges. We read all the night long; we are not the same come dawn.”

Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and A Wild Winter Swan

“Each deliciously spooky tale in Jane Yolen’s THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS draws readers into fully realized worlds with strong characters who reflect the strengths—and the darkness—in all of us”

Susan Vaught, author of Trigger and Freaks Like Us

“THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS sings with magic, darkness, and wonder—perfect for anyone who has ever loved a fairy tale.”

Megan Spooner, author of the Starbound Trilogy

“Jane Yolen is, simply, a legend. The powerful fairy godmother of every writer working in mythic fantasy today.”

Catherynne M. Valente, author of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own

Meet Me in the Future

“With snapshots of futures that haunt, obsess, or tantalize, this collection from Hugo-winner Hurley offers 16 hard-edged pieces that gleam like gems in a mosaic.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“[Hurley] has produced one of the best story collections of the past few years.”

Booklist, Starred Review

“A trek across galaxies that hits home, MEET ME IN THE FUTURE is a love letter to the best of science fiction.”

Foreword, Starred Review

“Very high quality.”

Kirkus

“Intriguing and enlightening.”

Strange Alliances

“[Hurley’s] view of the world in which we live calculating, messy, and true, and the stories she writes hit me right in the feels and make me want to help lead the revolution.”

Fairy Bookmother

“MEET ME IN THE FUTURE is an absolute gem.”

Starburst Magazine

“MEET ME IN THE FUTURE is a brilliant story collection that both amazes the reader with Hurley’s incredible imaginative genius and writing chops as well as it takes hold of the readers emotions like only the best fiction can.”

Grimdark Magazine

“If you enjoy dark and unsettling reads exploring fascinating themes, Meet Me in the Future is a must. The collection doesn’t contain a single bad story.”

Spooktastic Reads

The Very Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan

“Bodies, relationships, and the world are all changeable, shifting, and unstable in this collection by a master of dark fiction.”

Library Journal, Starred Review

How to Fracture a Fairy Tale

“This showcase of 28 tales highlights Yolen’s delightful imagination and elegant writing in both poetry and short prose form.”

Library Journal

The People’s Republic of Everything

“Readers get a sense of Mamatas’ expertise at simultaneously embracing and skewering the speculative genres. Each tale is entertaining on its surface, but all hold a deeper meaning for readers inclined to ponder it. The inclusion of Mamatas’ author’s notes, offering a peek into his personal evolution, is worth the price of admission. This collection will be an easy sell to readers who enjoy genre-blending authors of thought-provoking and topical tales, such as Jeffrey Ford, China Miéville, and Jeff VanderMeer.”

Booklist, Starred Review

“The 15 stories in Mamatas’s strong collection show impressive imaginative range, cutting across the boundaries of fantasy and science fiction and veering into territory that defies genre pigeonholing […] This collection highlights the work of a refreshingly versatile storyteller.”

Publishers Weekly

“[a] thoughtfully curated collection”

The Seattle Times

“THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF EVERYTHING is a subversive and darkly humorous collection of stories showcasing author Nick Mamatas’s ability to work across a variety of genres.”

Shelf Awareness

“ I’m glad I have this collection. It’s a book I’ll go back to.”

Fantasy Literature

Apocalypse Nyx

“The plots are taut, thrilling, gritty, violent, profane, magical—everything Hurley’s readers expect.”

Booklist

“I thoroughly enjoyed the original trilogy and I actually think that the stories are even better at novella length.”

SFRevu

“You’re going to love Nyx [...] she makes Han Solo look like a Boy Scout.”

i09.com

“It’s a vividly drawn world, to be sure. In its hopes for and expectations of humanity, it carries a raw emotional punch.”

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviews

“Grab this nice introduction to Nyx’s life and world. You won’t regret it. Most highly recommended.”

Grimdark Magazine

“Nyx is a brilliantly imagined character.”

Strange Alliances

“APOCALYPSE NYX is grim, unapologetic science fiction at its best. Don’t miss this gripping collection!”

New York Journal of Books

“Count me among the number of faithful converts, because I am officially a fan of Nyx. This lady is one serious bad-ass.”

Michael Patrick Hicks Blog

The Emerald Circus

“Every entry contains Yolen’s crystalline prose, which captures the magic in reality, and vice versa, with ease and grace […] These highly entertaining retellings are perfect for teens fans of fairy tales and classic literature, though they are easily enjoyed without any background knowledge.”

School Library Journal, Starred Review

“These delightful retellings of favorite stories will captivate newcomers and fans of Yolen as she once again delivers the magic, humor, and lovely prose that has attracted readers for years.”

Library Journal, Starred Review

“An impressive overview of the author’s breadth and career, this collection will appeal to the author’s existing devotees—or to anyone who has ever thought that ‘happily ever after’ left too many questions.”

Kirkus

"THE EMERALD CIRCUS dances at the border between bucking tradition and paying homage to the great stories and figures of ages past...a brilliant assemblage of narratives with the potential to leave an audience spellbound."

Foreword, Starred Review!

“With over 350 books, Jane Yolen is a legend in the world of children’s and young-adult literature, but her acerbic and witty adult fiction and poetry offer their own pleasures. The 16 stories here, each accompanied by a related poem and notes, revisit some iconic classics, but always from a new, thought-provoking angle.”

Chicago Tribune

“This excellent collection reimagines folktales, fairy tales, and sometimes historical people in new and surprising light. It is a brilliant example of short-form storytelling by one of the treasures of the science fiction community.”

Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author

The Very Best of Tad Williams

“This marvelous short fiction retrospective testifies to the breadth of Williams’s creativity […] Williams’s sensitivity to atmosphere and trademark attention to telling detail shine through most of the selections in this varied collection of little gems.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“Obviously fans of Tad Williams will enjoy this, but then anyone with a sense of humour, a love of the unknown and anyone that enjoys a good tale should benefit from these stories.”

Fantasy Book Review

“An essential addition to the bookshelf for fans of Tad Williams and also a great opportunity for new readers to sample the breadth of his storytelling prowess.”

SF Signal

“Obviously, Williams’ many fans will eat this up. However, those who have been thinking about reading some of his work but have been hesitating will find this book a great indoctrination….”

January Magazine

“These snippets from his complex imagination read like my very own chicken soup for the Tad Williams fan’s soul with bite-sized nuggets of pure enjoyment…Williams has a little bit for everyone in this motley mix of fiction.”

San Francisco Book Review

“Of the far too many authors cramming the fantasy field with seemingly endless series, only a few are genuinely worthy of our time. Very Best of Tad Williams proves that he is among this select company, and may also cause some to drastically re-evaluate the talents of this prolific and popular author, and discover his other equally satisfying works.”

Bookgasm

Portable Childhoods

“This collection will linger in the memory long after reading and should help garner a larger audience for Klages’s forthcoming second novel.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“Klages’ stories contain marvels—small, strange things lurking on the edges of normal life […] Klages creates wonder-filled and beautiful worlds in her short stories, making this a tremendously satisfying collection.”

Booklist

“Klages knows that if you can get inside a child’s perspective, it’s all the fantasy you need, and she does it beautifully.”

Locus

“Klages’ superb first story collection […] strong emotional stories.”

Denver Post

“Consistently well written and emotionally stimulating, the book is one of the loveliest you’ll find.”

School Library Journal Online

“Highly recommended. I enjoyed each and every story in the collection.”

SFRevu

“Ellen Klages’s work seems as transparent as spring water, but this is a woman who knows that clarity and simplicity can pierce the heart.”

Peter Straub, World Fantasy Award-winning author of A Dark Matter and The Talisman (with Stephen King)

“Ellen Klages writes about childhood in brilliant, primary colors. Like Ray Bradbury, her nostalgic stories are like myths.”

Maureen McHugh, Hugo Award-winning author of China Mountain Zhang

“This delightful collection showcases the best of Klages. Her protagonists are lovable, her prose natural, and her charm evident throughout.”

Karen Joy Fowler, Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Jane Austen Book Club

The Fate of Mice

“Spanning the past 20 years of Palwick’s career, the eight previously published and three new stories in this outstanding collection (after her 2005 novel The Necessary Beggar) display the author’s versatility […] Palwick’s genre-bending short fiction defies categorization and blends humor with pathos.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“This, her first story collection is a welcome addition to her oeuvre and a fitting introduction to her wide-ranging talent and vision […] All 11 pieces explore conundrums of human existence, from the perennial pursuit of utopia to the many faces of mortality. Embracing elements of both horror and speculative fiction, Palwick’s unique and commanding fiction never fails to trigger an emotional response as it captures the imagination.”

Booklist

“A potent brew of mystery and heartache […] gracefully knotted, densely lyrical.”

SyFy

“Palwick uses both fantasy and science in her fictions, flinching from neither the rational nor the ineffable in her quest to write stories exploring the fate of all living things.”

Seattle Times

“Elegantly crafted short fiction.”

Locus

“Disturbingly brilliant […] the quality varies from very good to startlingly brilliant.”

Tor.com

“A powerful and complex utopian streak […] displays a keen intelligence and a fierce imagination.”

Montreal Gazette

Stable Strategies and Others

“Her prose is clean, effortless, and quirky (yes, all three at once) in a way that makes it possible that the knife point to slip right past your eyeballs and straight into your brain.”

The Spectrum Circus

“Eileen Gunn has a barbed-wire-sharp mind, an unsettling insight into the way the world works, and a wicket sense of humor, and her stories are just like her. From Cobain High to the Tower of Diminished Expectations, STABLE STRATEGIES AND OTHERS is a disconcerting, witty, delicious read!”

Connie Willis

“Not caring to scavenge the slipstreamed Sargasso that typifies so much of today’s American SF, Eileen Gunn gives us a lucid field guide to a veritable Galapagos of droll aracana and deeply felt anomalies. Long-awaited and worth the wait.”

Robert Morales

“Very few writers have the range or impact of Eileen Gunn. Her stories zip, dip, twist and turn, move from melancholy to mystery to magic. You are in for a treat. Enjoy!”

Karen Joy Fowler

“‘I awoke this morning to discover that bioengineering had made demands upon me during the night.’ Who hasn’t had mornings like that? It’s a strange life we live, and it gets stranger every day: Eileen Gunn knows as much. A sharp-eyed student of mantises, windswept deserts, Fibonacci numbers, and Richard Nixon, she unblinkingly faces this brave new world as if she’d started off the day sharing coffee with Kafka, trading knowing remarks about the preternatural weirdness of the world. Gunn shows us vistas and scenarios possible and improbable, suggests events that may or may not have happened, and invites us to stretch our minds and imaginations as she does her own. This book contains no end of treasures and pleasures for anyone fortunate enough to come to it, and I’m glad to have it close at hand.”

Gregory McNamee

“Without Eileen Gunn, life as we know it would be so dull we wouldn’t recognize it. Among the five or six North Americans currently able to write short stories, she has not written anywhere near enough. But at least all of them are here in this book, an occasion for rejoicing from Manhattan to Makah.”

Ursula K. Le Guin

“Gunn’s stories are in another league entirely—like Sturgeon or Chiang, she’s sui generis and anything but generic. Every one of these stories has a pleasing, sharp flavor unlike anything you’ve ever tasted. Especially the recipe for fruit crisp. Delicious.”

Cory Doctorow

“Reading this book is like getting to wear the eyeballs of a madwoman in your own sockets for a day. Nothing’s going to look the same. Suddenly, the Richard Nixon Game Show and the girl with twenty-one fingers and the birds who need rest to die will make perfect sense. And your life will be better. So buy the damn book. It’s brilliant.”

Warren Ellis

Anthologies

The New Voices of Science Fiction

“In the introduction to this superlative anthology, Weisman declares the future of science fiction resides in the sure hands of the authors of these 20 recent award-winning or award-nominated stories.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“A stunning set of sf shorts. Highly recommended for all collections.”

Library Journal, Starred Review!

“A must-read for anyone interested in the latest and most exciting sf writing out there.”

Booklist, Starred Review

“Readers often turn to established writers whose work they’ve previously enjoyed for more of the same. That’s fine, but to add a little variety I also recommend supplementing that with stories by new authors. THE NEW VOICES OF SCIENCE FICTION, edited by Hannu Rajaniemi and Jacob Weisman (Tachyon), is the perfect anthology to do just that.”

Kirkus

“This is a killer collection, full of top-notch stories beautifully written and invested with much care, compassion and thought.”

Locus

“These writers demonstrate the breadth of concepts and worlds with which science fiction writers can create a delicious buffet of stories for readers to gorge themselves on and that, for emerging writers in the genre, there will always be plenty of room for stunning originality.”

Strange Alliances

"a gorgeous anthology."

Shona Reads

The New Voices of Fantasy

“This collection of nineteen fantasy short works, edited by Peter S. Beagle, is definitely worthwhile if you like speculative short fiction.”

Fantasy Literature

Invaders: 22 Tales from the Outer Limits of Literature

“This volume is a treasure trove of stories that draw equally from SF and literary fiction, and they are superlative in either context.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“Solid and lingering.”

Kirkus

“Further proof, if any more were necessary, that the line between genre and literary fiction is simply speculative.”

Library Journal

“Consistently excellent, and occasionally exquisite.”

Foreword Reviews

“Solid, enjoyable pieces told in skillful prose. Which makes Invaders one of the better anthologies I’ve read lately.”

Fantasy Literature

“Invaders is a playful and imaginative exploration of what it means to write in the field of science fiction.”

AV Club

“The writing in these stories is excellent and wonderfully nuanced. You won’t find bad prose in any of them. Instead, you’ll find a well-selected treasure trove of good and exquisite prose.”

Rising Shadow

“Invaders seems to be a collection designed with the task of subverting and upending stereotypes about “genre” fiction in mind […] It does an admirable job of showcasing how seamlessly science fiction themes can be blended with a more traditionally literary voice. The stories are smart and balanced, with a dark side but highly readable.”

Lit Reactor

The Monstrous

“Datlow, horror anthologist extraordinaire, brings together all things monstrous in this excellent reprint anthology of 20 horror stories that explore the ever-widening definition of what makes a monster, with nary a misstep. The varied sources of monstrosity include a very troubled kindergarten teacher, a catering company that puts humans on the menu, and spirit-devouring creatures out of Japanese mythology, all creating distinctive microcosms where monsters reign in many forms. In Gemma Files’s “A Wish from a Bone,” an archeological reality show filming in Sudan uncovers evidence of the Terrible Seven, ancient beings who are bent on destruction and domination. Adam-Troy Castro’s “The Totals” skewers bureaucracy and the daily grind by populating a drinking hole with monsters, who create mayhem, commit murder, and kvetch with their deadly coworkers with the same sense of ennui felt by any office drone. Other standouts by Sofia Samatar, Dale Bailey, and Christopher Fowler round out this atmospheric and frequently terrifying collection.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“The only direction editor Datlow gave her contributors when compiling this collection was that she didn’t want any human monsters. While some of the twenty stories here skirt that rule, there are a nice variety of inhuman beasties as well. A moody Japanese tale from Jeffrey Ford, “A Natural History of Autumn,” opens the collection, followed by Peter Straub’s school-set riff on Cinderella, “Ashputtle.” Other standouts include Adam-Troy Castro’s “The Totals,” which gives us a competitive monster office and “Down Among the Dead Men” from Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois about a vampire imprisoned in a World War II concentration camp. The anthology also finishes strong with John Langan’s Scottish-set “Corpsemouth,” the single story original to this collection. VERDICT The list of contributors, including Gemma Files, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Adam L.G. Nevill, and Kim Newman, will be enough to get horror fans excited. The assortment of styles means that there is a monster here for everyone’s taste.”

Library Journal

“[T]he writers whose yarns appear in this collection are definitely responsible for eliciting some genuinely unsettling responses to their tales. Unsettling is a desired response for those who write and read horror fiction, and The Monstrous fulfills the desire [...] The twenty high caliber tales in Tachyon Publications’ The Monstrous delve into egregious behavior with intelligent observations. Eerie and artfully executed, the narratives are highly imaginative and chilling.”

Diabolique

“It is the monstrous wonders that come from the intelligent minds of these authors that make this book amazing.”

Suspense Magazine

“Datlow has more backed-up expertise and accumulated assets than almost any other horror/dark/weird editor in the business. It certainly shows in this collection. It’s one of the most monstrous compilations around, and you may find yourself dreaming of its various manifestations for weeks or months afterwards (just not tentacled ones).”

TeleRead

“The Monstrous will chill and darken your day in a terrifyingly sweet way. When you begin to read it, you’ll most likely have problems putting it down, because all of the stories are intriguing and they may cause a few moments of unease and distress to readers. Highly recommended!”

RisingShadows

“There is something here for everyone and just about every monster.”

Fantasy Literature

The Cutting Room: Dark Reflections of the Silver Screen

“Superstar editor Datlow makes no missteps in this reprint collection of dark tales involving movies and moviemaking […] really, the entire volume is outstanding.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“This themed anthology revolves around the idea that the separation between what is real and what we see on film is not as clear as we’d like to think it is. What if, for example, the Wicked Witch of the West didn’t stay in Oz? What if James Dean got a second chance at life? These are just some of the weird-but-cool ideas explored in this tempting volume of stories from renowned editor Ellen Datlow, who collects 23 scary tales by the likes of Peter Straub, Genevieve Valentine, Robert Shearman, Laird Barron and more.”

Kirkus

“This collection of 23 stories should appeal to fans of horror and SF primarily, though noir and hard-boiled-mystery readers should feel welcome too […] Definitely worth checking out.”

Booklist

“Many of the stories (and both poems) embrace the sometimes sinister and often magical relationship between viewer and film […] The attraction is deliciously dangerous and potentially deadly […] delectable horrors [await] the reader within THE CUTTING ROOM.”

Diabolique Magazine

“It’s pretty much a given that an Ellen Datlow anthology will at least be good, if not great […] THE CUTTING ROOM is no exception. Each tale flows into the next with such natural ease.”

Lit Reactor

“Ellen Datlow puts together some really good books and this might be one of my favorite to date. Dark fantasy/horror stories strung along a theme of films and filmmaking. What a brilliant concept.”

Looking for a Good Book

“When Datlow’s name is on the cover, however, you know the collection will contain the highest quality writing and arranging […] The Cutting Room is a major success.”

Ensuing Chapters

Lovecraft’s Monsters

“Some of the best Lovecraftian short fiction of the past 30 years.”

The Washington Post

“There’s a lot to love in LOVECRAFT’S MONSTERS, an anthology which is both faithful and inventive at the same time. Unafraid to take risks and snazzily illustrated, this collection is proof that the Cthulhu cult remains as strong as ever.”

Starburst Magazine

“This collection is a pleaser for those of use who like the dark stuff. There’s a story in the anthology by Brian Hodge, The Same Deep Waters as You, that is the stand-out for me and still gives me shivers just thinking about it. If you like Lovecraft even a little bit, this collection is a must.”

Book Riot

“Datlow brings together some of the top SF/F and horror writers working today and has them play in Lovecraft’s bizarre world. And that’s a delight.”

January Magazine

“Ellen Datlow’s second editorial outing into the realm of Lovecraft proves even more fruitful than the first. Focusing on Lovecraftian monsters, Datlow offers readers sixteen stories and two poems of a variety that should please any fans of the genre.”

The Arkham Digest

“With Ellen Datlow at the helm, there was never really any doubt about the quality of the selections on hand [...] LOVECRAFT’S MONSTERS is certainly a worthy addition to any horror library.”

Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic

The Treasury of the Fantastic

“Because most of the writers are ‘mainstream’ rather than genre authors, this collection also makes a good case for fantasy as literature, while the presence of Edgar Allan Poe, H.G. Wells and Lord Dunsany alongside Edith Wharton, Emily Dickinson, and E.M. Forster breaks down the barrier between literary and genre fiction. VERDICT: This is an important collection for all lovers of fantasy and literature.”

Library Journal

“THE TREASURY OF THE FANTASTIC truly is a treasury of wonderful stories […] Turns out there’s not a dud to be found.”

Fantasy & Science Fiction

“THE TREASURY OF THE FANTASTIC is an amazing […] marvelous collection. I love the romanticism of early fantasy, it is very different to the type of fantasy we read now, and yet you can see all the seeds and sparks that inspire much of today’s fantasy.THE TREASURY OF THE FANTASTIC is an anthology that easily fits in on your book shelf.”

Fantasy Book Review

“It was an absolute delight to see so [many] of these authors collected here and finding new treasures I hadn’t realized really fell into the realm of fantasy.”

My Shelf Confessions

“THE TREASURY OF THE FANTASTIC is truly that, a comprehensive collection of fantastical literature from throughout the many years covering the romanticism era to the early twentieth century […] an exquisitely curated collection.”

The Arched Doorway

“A marvelous mix of classics and rarely seen works, bibliophile’s finds and old favorites […] a treasury in every sense and a treasure!”

Connie Willis, author of Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog

“The fantasy tradition in English and American literature is rich and varied and strange. This is the book to read to find out what you never knew you needed to know.”

David G. Hartwell, editor of The Year’s Best Fantasy series

Hauntings

“The collection flows smoothly, capturing the pleasantly shivery dread of a round of ghost stories told by a fire […] Solid entries by Neil Gaiman, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Joyce Carol Oates capture the mood perfectly and will thrill fans of the eerie.”

Publishers Weekly

“[HAUNTINGS is] apt to entertain and disquiet the horror fans.”

SF Site, Featured Review

“Datlow once again proves herself as a master editor. Her mission to broaden readers’ concepts of what a haunting can be is nothing short of a success, and the twenty-four stories on display run the gamut from explicitly terrifying to eerily familiar. Readers who wish to be haunted themselves should not miss this one. Highly recommended.”

Arkham Digest

“I have a short list of editors that I will buy an anthology of, regardless of whether or not I have even heard of the writers it contains, and Ellen Datlow is at the top of that list. She has this crazy knack of consistently putting together stellar anthologies and HAUNTINGS is no different.”

Horror Talk

“Award-winning horror editor Ellen Datlow offers readers a skillfully crafted, captivating collection with HAUNTINGS, an anthology of twenty-four reprinted ghostly tales from the last 25 years of horror literature.”

Rue Morgue

“That delicious sense of tantalization, of maybe and what if, impelled me through page after page, encountering intriguing characters, spine-shivering settings, and bits and pieces (sometimes literally…of corpses).”

Hellnotes

“Take a gander at Ellen Datlow’s stellar collection HAUNTINGS and learn what being haunted really means […] There is no better way to combat the upcoming summer heat than with a fabulous collection of chills.”

Revolution SF

The Sword and Sorcery Anthology

“Heroes and their mighty deeds populate the pages of this delightfully kitschy yet absorbing anthology of sword and sorcery short stories from the 1930s onward. Hartwell and Weisman have selected some of the best short-form work in the genre […] This is an unbeatable selection from classic to modern, and each story brings its A game.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“The 19 stories in this volume span a time period from 1933 to 2012 and provide a strong introduction to this fantasy subgenre.”

Library Journal

“This engaging anthology is a terrific way to meet some of the best fantasists for those unfamiliar with their works and for returning vets a chance to enjoy fun short stories.”

Midwest Book Review

“Superbly presented […] reignited this reader’s interest.”

SF Site

“A big, meaty collection of genre highlights that runs the gamut from old-school classics to new interpretations, it serves as an excellent introduction and primer in one.”

Green Man Review

“Awesome collection, very highly recommended.”

Nerds in Babeland

“Hard and fast-paced fantasy that’s strong from the first piece right through to the last.”

Shades of Sentience

“Hartwell and Weisman’s choices are top-notch and provide both an excellent introduction to the subgenre for new readers and exciting reading for long-time fans.”

Grasping for the Wind

The Urban Fantasy Anthology

“As the genre is presented here, we see a rich, full, experimental and long-lasting contribution to the ecology of fantasy. It’s perfectly arranged and intentionally diverse, and there are no duds here like there are in some other anthologies. If you’re new to the genre, this is an ideal place to start, so you begin with the multitude of ideas that count here. If you’re a fan of the genre, this is like a reacquaintance, a reminder that there’s more to urban fantasy than the vast numbers of women on motorcycles who kill bad things.”

New York Journal of Books

“This is one of the best reprint anthologies of the year in terms of literary value, and you certainly get more than your money’s worth of good fiction.”

Locus

“An essential book not only for longtime followers of such intriguing stories but those who thought fantasy only took place in the completely imagined worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien.”

Bookgasm

“An excellent collection of stories that showcases the best of urban fantasy (however you define it). Definitely a must-read!”

Interzone

“Every single story in this collection has been well chosen and polished brightly […] I highly recommend those with even a vague interest in urban fantasy add The Urban Fantasy Anthology to their collection.”

Green Man Review

“As thought-provoking as it was enjoyable.”

All Things Urban Fantasy

Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror

“A superb sampling of some of the most significant short horror works […] This is an anthology to be cherished and an invaluable reference for horror aficionados.”

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“Datlow is a high-calibre anthologist and DARKNESS is another in a long line of books assembled by her that I would recommend.”

Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic

“This collection’s range of subjects and forms of storytelling gives us enough quality to be added to your summer reading list.”

New York Journal of Books

“DARKNESS promises to please both longtime fans and readers who have no clue what ‘splatterpunk’ was supposed to mean.”

San Francisco Chronicle

“Eclectic […] a complete overview of some of the best horror stories published in the last twenty years.”

SF Site

“A great collection of terror tales spaninng the last twenty years […] I loved every one of them […] I give my highest recommendation for this book.”

Hellnotes

“About as close to horror perfection as any fan could ask for in an anthology.”

Choate Road Horror Blog

Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology

“Those looking for well-told stories will be satisfied.”

Publishers Weekly

“An excellent collection and a reminder that the short story is often the best venue for new ideas in the field.”

SFcrowsnest

“Sixteen inspiring, mind-altering stories […] and every story in the bunch is a knockout.”

BoingBoing.net

“Taking the genre to the next level.”

Booklist

“REWIRED: THE POST-CYBERPUNK ANTHOLOGY is, one of the best reprint anthologies I have encountered in a long time, judged purely on the quality of the stories contained within it.”

SF Site

“Mind-altering […] every story in the bunch is a knockout.”

Monstrous.com

“A short story collection filled with very good stories by very good science fiction writers offering very engaging ideas.”

PopMatters

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