TOC: ‘The Best British Fantasy 2013’ Edited by Steve Haynes
Dark Wolf has posted the table of contents for the upcoming anthology The Best British Fantasy 2013 edited by Steve Haynes:
Here’s the book description:
From the post-apocalyptic American West to the rural terror in New Zealand, this major anthology has evil spirits, bin-Laden style assassinations, steampunk, sexual dysfunction, a twisted version of Peter Pan, the folklore of standing stones, mermaids, alien tour guides, zombies, gruesome beasts, voice-controlled police states, environmental disasters and off world penal colonies. Unmissable. Featuring (among others) Simon Bestwick, Joseph D’Lacey, Cate Gardner, Carole Johnstone, Tyler Keevil, Kim Lakin-Smith, Alison Littlewood, Cheryl Moore, Mark Morris, Adam Neville, Lavie Tidhar, Sam Stone, Steph Swainston, E.J. Swift, Lisa Tuttle, Simon Unsworth, Jon Wallace.
Here’s the table of contents…
- “Introduction” by Steve Haynes
- “Lips and Teeth” by Jon Wallace
- “The Last Osama” by Lavie Tidhar
- “Armageddon Fish Pie” by Joseph D’Lacey
- “The Complex” by E.J. Swift
- “God of the Gaps” by Carole Johnstone
- “Corset Wings” by Cheryl Moore
- “The Wheel of Fortune” by Steph Swainston
- “The Island of Peter Pandora” by Kim Lakin-Smith
- “Too Delicate for Human Form” by Cate Gardner
- “Imogen” by Sam Stone
- “In the Quiet and in the Dark” by Alison Littlewood
- “The Scariest Place in the World” by Mark Morris
- “Qiqirn” by Simon Kurt Unsworth
- “The Third Person” by Lisa Tuttle
- “Dermot” by Simon Bestwick
- “Fearful Symmetry” by Tyler Keevil
- “Pig Thing” by Adam L.G. Nevill
Book info as per Amazon US:
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Salt Publishing (June 15, 2013)
- ISBN-10: 1907773355
- ISBN-13: 978-1907773358
Fantasy has gotten darker and darker every year now for what seems like decades. Where are the more light-hearted tales of wizards, quests, magic and fun? ** sigh **. I miss the “old days.