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Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions

Neil Gaiman · 352 pages

"En las manos maestras de Neil Gaiman, la magia es mucho más que un mero juego de engaños. La destreza y el poder de invención de este gran fabulador transforman el entorno cotidiano en un mundo hechizado por sucesos sombríos y extraños, en el que una anciana puede comprar el Santo Grial en una tienda de segunda mano, unos asesinos se anuncian en los clasificados de un periódico bajo la rúbrica ±C

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Skeleton crew

Stephen King · 573 pages

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The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories

Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg · 108 pages

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Carniepunk

Rachel Caine, Rob Thurman, Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne, Mark Henry, Jaye Wells, Allison Pang, Hillary Jacques, Jennifer Estep, Kelly Meding, Nicole Peeler, Jackie Kessler, Kelly Gay, Seanan McGuire · 440 pages

A collection of urban fantasy stories that take place at carnivals. From vampires and creepy clowns to mermaids, Druids, and wisecracking Irish wolfhounds, you'll find out that carnivals aren't the healthiest types of places to hang out at....

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Sympathy for the Devil

Michael Chabon, Holly Black, Kelly Link, Stephen King, China Mieville, Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, David Palumbo, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, John Kessel, Elizabeth M. Glover, Theodore Sturgeon, John Collier, Charles de Lint, Scott · 519 pages

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Zombies Vs. Unicorns

Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maureen Johnson, Carrie Ryan, Scott Westerfeld, Meg Cabot, Garth Nix, Kathleen Duey, Margo Lanagan, Naomi Novik, Diana Peterfreund, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare · 432 pages

It's a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short stories. Half of the stories portray the strengths--for good and evil--of unicorns and half show the good (and really, really bad-ass) side of zombies. C

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories

William L. Hedges · 358 pages

Originally entitled, "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.", this collection of essays, sketches, and tales established Washington's reputation as America's foremost professional author. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle" are classics of American fiction and display Irving's ability to depict American landscapes and culture. This volume also contains a number of gently ironic

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Snow White, Blood Red

Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling · 421 pages

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Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury

Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Alice Hoffman, Kelly Link, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Audrey Niffenegger, Ray Bradbury, Jay Bonansinga, David Morrell, Thomas F. Monteleone, Lee Martin, Dan Chaon, John McNally, Joe Meno, Robert McCammon, Ramsey Campbell, John Maclay, Gar · 454 pages

"An anthology of short fiction by 26 authors, each of whom was inspired by the legendary work of Ray Bradbury, including Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Audrey Niffenegger, Margaret Atwood, and more"--

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The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief

Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire Legrand, Emma Trevayne · 501 pages

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Hellboy: Weird Tales, Vol. 2

Scott Allie · 144 pages

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Vacations from Hell

Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Claudia Gray, Maureen Johnson, Sarah Mlynowski

Life's a beach . . . and then you're undead? In this must-have collection, five of today's hottest writers—**Libba Bray** (*A Great and Terrible Beauty*), **Cassandra Clare** (*City of Bones*), **Claudia Gray** (*Evernight*), **Maureen Johnson** (*13 Little Blue Envelopes*), and **Sarah Mlynowski** (*Bras & Broomsticks*)—tell supernatural tales of vacations gone awry. Lost luggage is only mild

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Dark Forces

Dennis Etchison, Theodore Sturgeon, Ramsey Campbell, Clifford D. Simak, Russell Kirk, Lisa Tuttle, Robert Bloch, Edward Gorey, Ray Bradbury, Joe Haldeman, Charles L.Grant, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Manly Wade Wellman, Richard Christian Matheson, Gahan Wilson, Stephen King, Kealan Patrick Burke, Edward · 544 pages

Contains: The Late Shift by Dennis Etchison The Enemy by Isaac Bashevis Singer Dark Angel by Edward Bryant The Crest of Thirty-six by Davis Grubb Mark Ingestre: The Customer’s Tale by Robert Aickman Where the Summer Ends by Karl Edward Wagner The Bingo Master by Joyce Carol Oates Children of the Kingdom by T. E. D. Klein The Detective of Dreams by Gene Wolfe Vengeance Is. By Theodore Stu

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Six Scary Stories

Elodie Harper, Manuela Saragosa, Paul Bassett Davies, Michael Button, Stuart Johnstone, Neil Hudson · 162 pages

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Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary

David Hagberg, Timothy Zahn, Lucia St. Clair Robson, Deborah Chester, R.L. Stine, Robert J. Serling, Jim DeFelice, Tad Williams, John Miller, Laura Lippman, Whitley Strieber, Kelley Armstrong, Rod Serling, William F. Wu, Earl Hamner Jr., Mike Resnick, Carole Nelson Douglas, Joe R. Lansdale, Lezli Ro · 444 pages

A volume of new tales in the style of the original television series, written to commemorate its fiftieth anniversary, includes contributions by such leading genre authors as Whitley Streiber, Timothy Zahn, and Peter S. Beagle.

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Ghosts by Gaslight

Peter S. Beagle, Terry Dowling, Garth Nix, Gene Wolfe, Margo Lanagan, Sean Williams, Robert Silverberg, John Harwood, Richard Harland, Marly Youmans, Theodora Goss, Lucius Shepard, Laird Barron, Paul Park, Jeffrey Ford, James K. Morrow, John Langan · 389 pages

A collection of steampunk and supernatural tales that breathes new life into the Victorian and Edwardian ghost story for a new generation of readers.

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Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales

Kelly Link · 480 pages

**STORIES BY M. T. Anderson, Paolo Bacigalupi, Nathan Ballingrud, Holly Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, Cassandra Clare, Nalo Hopkinson, Dylan Horrocks, Nik Houser, Kathleen Jennings, Alice Sola Kim, Joshua Lewis, Kelly Link, Patrick Ness, and G. Carl Purcell** **P**redatory kraken that sing with--and for--their kin; band members and betrayed friends who happen to be demonic; harpies as likely to a

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Dangerous Women Part I

George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois · 290 pages

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The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales / With an Introduction by Lemony Snicket

Chris Van Allsburg · 236 pages

Who is Harris Burdick? For more than twenty-five years, readers have been puzzling over the illustrations by this enigmatic artist. Thousands of children have been inspired to weave their own stories to go with his intriguingly titled pictures. And now, some of our most imaginative storytellers attempt to solve the perplexing mysteries of Harris Burdick. Enter The Chronicles of Harris Burdic

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Stories: All-New Tales

Neil Gaiman, Al Sarrantonio · 428 pages

"The joy of fiction is the joy of the imagination. . . ."The best stories pull readers in and keep them turning the pages, eager to discover more—to find the answer to the question: "And then what happened?" The true hallmark of great literature is great imagination, and as Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio prove with this outstanding collection, when it comes to great fiction, all genres are equal.S

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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015

Theodora Goss, Neil Gaiman, Susan Palwick, Adam-Troy Castro, Sam J. Miller, Daniel H. Wilson, Nathan Ballingrud, Kelly Link, Jess Row, Kelly Sandoval, T.C. Boyle, A. Merc Rustad, Sofia Samatar, Carmen Maria Machado, Cat Rambo, Karen Russell, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Seanan McGuire, Jo Walton · 345 pages

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY enjoy a long literary tradition, stretching from Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, and Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and William Gibson. In *The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015* award-winning editors John Joseph Adams and Joe Hill deliver a diverse and vibrant collection of stories published in the previous year. Featuring writers with deep bac

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Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love

Jacqueline Carey, Lisa Tuttle, Linnea Sinclair, Mary Jo Putney, Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, Yasmine Galenorn, Diana Gabaldon, Jo Beverley, Carrie Vaughn, M.L.N. Hanover, Cecelia Holland, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Marjorie M. Liu, Jim Butcher · 649 pages

Presents a collection of original tales that explores crossover themes of romance, fantasy, and science fiction, with contributions by such genre authors as Tanith Lee, Jo Beverly, Jim Butcher, and Neil Gaiman.

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Black Water: The Anthology of Fantastic Literature

Marguerite Yourcenar, Graham Greene, M.R. James, Charles Dickens, Pedro Antonio de Alarcon, Jean Cocteau, Giovanni Papini, Virgilio Pinera, Jules Verne, Hermann Hesse, E.M. Forster, Daphne du Maurier, Jorge Luis Borges, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, Flann O'Brien, I.A. Ireland, David Garnett, Bruno Schulz, M · 967 pages

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