The Del Rey book of science fiction and fantasy - Ellen Datlow

"Ellen Datlow is the queen of anthology editors in America."-Peter Straub

With
original stories by Jeffrey Ford, Pat Cadigan, Elizabeth Bear, Margo Lanagan, and
others

From 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 "best
of the year" anthology. Here you will find slyly twisted alternate histories, fractured
fairy tales, topical science fiction, and edgy urban fantasy.

In "Daltharee," World
Fantasy Award-winning author Jeffrey Ford spins a chilling tale of a city in a bottle-and the demented genius who put it there. In "Sonny Liston Takes the Fall," 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 "The Goosle," a dark, astonishing take on
Hansel and Gretel. In the novella "Prisoners of the Action," Paul McAuley 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 you'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 well-it's better than
ever.

PLUS TWELVE MORE STORIES

"The Elephant Ironclads" by Jason Stoddard
"Ardent Clouds" by Lucy Sussex
"Gather" by Christopher Rowe
"North American Lake Monsters" by Nathan Ballingrud
"All Washed Up While Looking for a Better World" by Carol Emshwiller
"Special Economics" by Maureen F. McHugh
"Aka St. Mark's Place" by Richard Bowes
"Shira" by Lavie Tidhar
"The Passion of Azazel" by Barry N. Malzberg
"The Lagersttte" by Laird Barron
"Gladiolus Exposed" by Anna Tambour
"Jimmy" by Pat Cadigan