Iseul's lexicon / Yoon Ha Lee. Wheatfield with crows / Steve Rasnic Tem -- Blue amber / David J. Schow -- The legend of Troop 13 / Kit Reed -- The good husband / Nathan Ballingrud --The soul in the bell jar / KJ Kabza -- The creature recants / Dale Bailey -- Termination dust / Laird Barron -- Postcards from abroad / Peter Atkins --Phosphorous / Veronica Schanoes -- A lunar labyrinth / Neil Gaiman -- The prayer of ninety cats / Caitlin R. Kiernan -- Shadows for silence in the forests of hell / Brandon Sanderson -- The plague / Ken Liu -- The gruesome affair of the electric blue lightning / Joe R. Lansdale -- Let my smile be your umbrella / Brian Hodge -- Air, water and the grove / Kaaron Warren -- A little of the night / Tanith Lee -- A collapse of horses / Brian Evenson -- Pride : a collector's tale / Glen Hirshberg -- Our lady of ruins / Sarah Singleton -- The marginals / Steve Duffy --Dark gardens / Greg Kurzawa -- Rag and bone / Priya Sharma -- The slipway gray / Helen Marshall -- To die for moonlight / Sarah Monette -- Cuckoo / Angela Slatter -- Fishwife / Carrie Vaughn -- The dream detective / Lisa Tuttle -- Event horizon / Sunny Moraine -- Moonstruck / Karin Tidbeck -- The ghost makers / Elizabeth Bear -- Iseul's lexicon / Yoon Ha Lee.
Summary:
No matter your expectations, the dark is full of the unknown: grim futures, distorted pasts, invasions of the uncanny, paranormal fancies, weird dreams, unnerving nightmares, baffling enigmas, revelatory excursions, desperate adventures, spectral journeys, mundane terrors, and supernatural visions. You may stumble into obsession - or find redemption. Often disturbing, occasionally delightful, let The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror be your annual guide through the mysteries and wonders of dark fiction.
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