Year's Best Weird Fiction, Volume One
by John Langan and Maria Dahvana Headley and W.H. Pugmire and Jeffrey Ford and Michael Blumlein and Richard Gavin and Simon Strantzas and Joseph S. Pulver Sr. and Anne-Sylvie Salzman and A.C. Wise and Sofia Samatar and Karin Tidbeck and Livia Llewellyn and Scott Nicolay and Kristi DeMeester and Chen Quifan
Welcome to the weird! Acclaimed author and editor Laird Barron, one of weird fiction's brightest exponents, brings his expert eye and editorial sense to the inaugural volume of the Year's Best Weird Fiction. No longer the purview of esoteric readers, weird fiction is enjoying wide popularity. Chiefly derived from early 20th-century pulp fiction, its remit includes ghost stories, the strange and macabre, the supernatural, fantasy, myth, philosophical ontology, ambiguity, and a healthy helping of the outré. At its best, weird fiction is an intersecting of themes and ideas that explore and subvert the Laws of Nature. It is not confined to one genre, but is the most diverse and welcoming of all genres. Hence, in this initial showcase of weird fiction you will discover tales of horror, fantasy, science fiction, the supernatural, and the macabre. Contributing authors include Jeffrey Ford, Sofia Samatar, Joseph S. Pulver Sr, John Langan, Richard Gavin, and W. H. Pugmire.
Release Date:
August 25, 2014
