The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 12 is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Arthur W. Saha. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in November, 1986.[1]
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| Author | Arthur W. Saha (editor) |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Julek Heller |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Year's Best Fantasy Stories |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 226 pp |
| ISBN | 0-88677-163-3 |
| Preceded by | The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 11 |
| Followed by | The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 13 |
Summary edit
The book collects eleven novelettes and short stories by various fantasy authors, originally published in 1985 and deemed by the editor the best from the period represented, together with an introduction by the editor. It includes Ellison's Locus Poll Award winning story "Paladin of the Lost Hour."
Contents edit
- "Introduction" (Arthur W. Saha)
- "Unferno" (George Alec Effinger)
- "Dinner in Audoghast" (Bruce Sterling)
- "Fortunes of a Fool" (Nicholas V. Yermakov)
- "Preliminary Notes on the Jang" (Lisa Goldstein)
- "The Red House" (Robert R. McCammon)
- "Flight" (Peter Dickinson)
- "The Castle at World’s End" (Chris Naylor)
- "The Persistence of Memory" (Gael Baudino)
- "The Face in the Cloth" (Jane Yolen)
- "The Last Dragon Master" (A. A. Attanasio)
- "Paladin of the Lost Hour" (Harlan Ellison)
Notes edit
- ^ The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 12 title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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