Modern Classics of Fantasy Contributor(s): Dozois, Gardner (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0312169310 ISBN-13: 9780312169312 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: This wonderful collection celebrates fantasy's heyday with 33 masterpieces of short fiction ranging from the 1940s to today. Contributors include L. Sprague de Camp, H.L. Gold, Manly Wade Wellman, Peter S. Beagle, James P. Blaylock, Suzy McKee, Jane Yolen, and Roger Zelazny. "This well-balanced compilation belongs in all fantasy collections".--"Library Journal". |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 97017821 |
Physical Information: 1.74" H x 5.53" W x 8.28" (1.65 lbs) 672 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This wonderful collection celebrates fantasy's heydey with 33 masterpieces of short fiction, ranging from 1940s stories by L. Sprague de Camp, H. L. Gold, Fritz Leiber, and Manly Wade Wellman to more recent tales by such towering modern talents as Peter S. Beagle, Terry Bisson, James P. Blaylock, Suzy McKee Charnas, John Crowley, Tanith Lee, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lucius Shepard, Michael Swanwick, JaneYolen, and Roger Zelazny. Just as Gardner Dozois's anthology Modern Classics of Science Fiction (SMP, 1992) has helped new generations of readers and old fans discover the genre's finest short stories, so too shall this volume allow readers to find in one volume more than two dozen masterworks of fantasy. |