Poe
18 new tales inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.
To coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, this anthology celebrates the depth and diversity of one of the most important figures in literature. Compiled by multi-award winning editor, Ellen Datlow, it presents some of the foremost talents of the genre, who have come together to reimagine tales inspired by Poe.
Sharyn McCrumb, Lucius Shepard, Pat Cadigan, M. Rickert, and more, have leant their craft to this anthology, retelling such classics as "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Masque of the Red Death," exploring the very fringes of the genre.
"Frost demonstrates his mastery of the short story form..."
- Publishers Weekly on Gregory Frost
"Newman's prose is a delight."
- Time Out on Kim Newman
"McCrumb provides fresh evidence that there is no one quite like her among present day writers."
- San Diego Tribune on Sharyn McCrumb
To coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, this anthology celebrates the depth and diversity of one of the most important figures in literature. Compiled by multi-award winning editor, Ellen Datlow, it presents some of the foremost talents of the genre, who have come together to reimagine tales inspired by Poe.
Sharyn McCrumb, Lucius Shepard, Pat Cadigan, M. Rickert, and more, have leant their craft to this anthology, retelling such classics as "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Masque of the Red Death," exploring the very fringes of the genre.
"Frost demonstrates his mastery of the short story form..."
- Publishers Weekly on Gregory Frost
"Newman's prose is a delight."
- Time Out on Kim Newman
"McCrumb provides fresh evidence that there is no one quite like her among present day writers."
- San Diego Tribune on Sharyn McCrumb
About the Author
Datlow was the fiction editor of Omni magazine and Omni Online, and edited the ten associated anthologies. She has edited the horror portion of the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror series since 1988 (with Terri Windling editing the fantasy portion through 2003, followed by the team of Gavin Grant and Kelly Link). She has also edited numerous original science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologies solo, or with Terri Windling. She was editor of the webzine Event Horizon: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, and was the editor of Sci Fiction. Datlow won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor twice, has received two Bram Stoker Awards, seven World Fantasy Awards, three Locus Awards for Best Editor, and has twice led the Science Fiction Chronicle reader's poll.
Book Details
- Genre: Fantasy
- Published: Jan, 2009
- EAN: 978-1-84416-652-
- Pages: 416
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