Everything Is Broken
By John Shirley
In this slim, grim, and powerful novel, Shirley lets his imagination loose on the frightening possibilities of a massive natural disaster striking a small American town. A tidal wave transforms Freedom, Calif., from seaside idyll into a broken and perilously unstable landscape….Shirley’s vision is vivid and horrifying…”—Publishers Weekly
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Death and Resurrection
By R.A. MacAvoy
The intriguing story of Chinese-American artist Ewen Young who gains the ability to travel between the worlds of life and death. “For the brilliantly talented R. A. MacAvoy, no aspect of human life is beyond reach.”—Orson Scott Card
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Winning Mars
By Jason Stoddard
“Stoddard’s highly original story draws on the latest trends in reality TV and tension over U.S. vs. Chinese control of space travel.Powerful storytelling, a minimalist prose style that does not diminish the three-dimensional characters, and a keen ear for dialog add to this novel’s many pleasures.”—Library Journal (Starred Review, Debut of the Month)
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New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird Edited by Paula Guran
Some of the best fiction from “the new Lovecraftians” — bizarre, subtle, atmospheric, metaphysical, psychological, filled with strange creatures and stranger characters — eldritch, unsettling, evocative, and darkly appealing . . . More!
Lightspeed: Year One Edited by John Joseph Adams
All the fiction published by the online science fiction magazine Lightspeed in its first year. Originally published stories include Nebula and Hugo Award nominees plus classic stories by Stephen King, Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, and more.
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Somewhere Beneath Those Waves
By Sarah Monette
The first non-themed collection of the critically acclaimed author’s best short fiction. Fantastical and chilling stories from a poet of the awkward and the uncertain, an exalter of the outcast, the outré, and the downright weird.
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The Bone Key
By Sarah Monette
“This entrancing collection will appeal to fans of literary horror, dark fantasy and supernatural mystery.” – Publishers Weekly Now in a new edition—with a “puzzle” cover and a new introduction by one of Booth’s “successors” at the Samuel Mather Parrington—that will please current fans and allow even more to discover the dark charms of these necroromantic stories.
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Halloween
Edited by Paula Guran
Celebrate the most magical season of the year with this sensational treasury of seasonal tales—spooky, suspenseful, terrifying, or teasing—harvested from a multitude of master storytellers.
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Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters
Edited by John Langan and Paul Tremblay
Creatures! The best monster fiction from the past thirty years offers a wide variety of the best monster tales–including three original stories–from speculative fiction’s most relevant names and hottest newcomers including Clive Barker, Sarah Langan, Joe R. Lansdale, Kelly Link, China Miéville, and Cherie Priest.
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Mayan December
By Brenda Cooper
“A fresh, inventive look at the 2012 end of the world. Whatever you’re expecting, this will be different, including a rich portrayal of vanished Mayan culture and wonderfully extravagant ending. Journey with Alice and Nixie and Ah Bahlam to places we would all like to go; the journey will repay you tenfold.”—Nancy Kress
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The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2011
Edited by Paula Guran
The second in our annual series showcasing the best dark fantasy and horror short fiction and novellas from the brightest new talent; legendary authors like Joe R. Lansdale, Tanith Lee, and Gene Wolfe; and bestsellers such as Holly Black, Neil Gaiman, and Sarah Langan. Includes a 36,000 word novella by George R.R. Martin set in his A Song of Fire and Ice universe.
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When the Great Days Come
By Gardner Dozois
Millions of tiny robots dismantle Atlantic City. A Luddite encounters time travelers near the moment of Singularity. A young boy may have just destroyed the entire Eastern Seaboard. By turns haunting and humorous, Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed short fiction is finally collected in a definitive edition of his work. Proof that Dozois is not just one of science fiction’s best editors of short fiction, but one of its best writers as well.
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Heart of Iron
By Ekaterina Sedia
Sedia blends alternate history with thrilling espionage, adds a bit of steampunk, and a pinch of a novel of manners to cook up exciting adventure for young Sasha Trubetskaya. With her mysterious British friend, Jack, she journeys from St. Petersburg to the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace in an effort to forestall war between three empires.
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The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy
Edited by Rich Horton
This third volume of the year’s best science fiction and fantasy features thirty stories by some of the genre’s greatest authors. The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy…your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow.
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Mechanique
By Genevieve Valentine
Outside any city still standing, the Mechanical Circus Tresaulti sets up its tents. Crowds pack the benches to gawk at the brass-and-copper troupe and their impossible feats: Ayar the Strong Man, the acrobatic Grimaldi Brothers, fearless Elena and her aerialists who perform on living trapezes. War is everywhere, but while the Circus is performing, the world is magic…
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