Ison of the Isles by Carolyn Ives Gilman
Like some of the very best of the genre, you really have to work at it for a while to discover the richness.
The Thirteen Hallows by Michael Scott and Colette Freeman
Whatever you’re expecting when you first pick up The Thirteen Hallows, lay it aside. This will never be the book you guessed it would be. And while that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s best to go in with your eyes open.
The Uncertain Places by Lisa Goldstein
In The Uncertain Places, Goldstein is in fine form with a darkly compelling modern fairytale.
The Fecund’s Melancholy Daughter by Brent Hayward
You don’t need a crystal ball to know that Brent Hayward’s The Fecund’s Melancholy Daughter will fall into an interesting category. The title alone sets the stage.
Naked City edited by Ellen Datlow
The fact that Ellen Datlow is the editor of Naked City is almost all you need to know about this compilation to go forward. If you know this type of fiction, you know Datlows’s name.
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
It’s terrific to see the amazing Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula back in print at this most vampire-appropriate time. After all, since the book’s original publication back in 1992, we’ve come a very long way both as a culture and as consumers of all things vampiric.
Mind Storm by K.M. Ruiz
Two Hundred and Fifty years from now, Threnody Corwin is a soldier-slave to the human government. Threnody is of the human class known as psion, the result of nuclear fallout. Like all of her kind, she has special psi skills. Hers is the ability to channel electricity.
Sleight of Hand by Peter S. Beagle
Though the work of Peter S. Beagle has been widely awarded and celebrated, it’s possible you don’t know his name. Even if that is the case, however, you probably do know his work.
