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Slasher Girls & Monster Boys

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A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

Ellen Oh · 336 pages

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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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Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy

Renee Ahdieh, Soman Chainani, Susan Dennard, Sarah Enni, Marissa Meyer, Cindy Pon, Victoria Schwab, Samantha Shannon, Adam Silvera, Andrew Smith, April Genevieve Tucholke, Nicola Yoon, Sasha Alsberg, Whitney Atkinson, Tina Burke, Catriona Feeney, Jesse George, Zoe Herdt, Samantha Lane, Sophia Lee, R · 353 pages

**LEAVE IT TO THE HEROES TO SAVE THE WORLD--VILLAINS JUST WANT TO *RULE* THE WORLD.** In this unique anthology, thirteen acclaimed, bestselling authors team up with thirteen influential booktubers to reimagine the origin stories of the villains we love to hate--infamous foes from fairy tales, mythology, and brand-new worlds. Based on comic book-inspired enemies in pop culture and classics su

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Black Heart, Ivory Bones

Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling · 384 pages

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Love Is Hell

Melissa Marr, Scott Westerfeld, Justine Larbalestier, Gabrielle Zevin, Laurie Faria Stolarz

Sure, love is hell. But it's totally worth it.In these supernatural stories by five of today's hottest writers — Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely), Scott Westerfeld (Specials), Justine Larbalestier (Magic or Madness), Gabrielle Zevin (Elsewhere), and Laurie Faria Stolarz (Blue is for Nightmares) — love may be twisted and turned around, but it's more potent than ever on its quest to conquer all.From two

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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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Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales

Neil Gaiman, Carrie Ryan, Gene Wolfe, Kelley Armstrong, Rick Yancey, Kami Garcia, Holly Black, Garth Nix, Margaret Stohl, Saladin Ahmed · 368 pages

An anthology of reimagined classic tales applies unique spins to old favorites, from Saladin Ahmed's interpretation of Sir Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene to Neil Gaiman's twisted adaptation of "Sleeping Beauty." This anthology of reimagined classic tales are written by best-selling and award-winning young adult authors such as Carrie Ryan, Charles Vess, Garth Nix, Neil Gaiman, Tim Pratt, Ho

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Gothic!: Ten Original Dark Tales

Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Celia Rees, Barry Yourgrau, Janni Lee Simner, Vivian Vande Velde, Joan Aiken, M.T. Anderson, Neil Gaiman, Caitlin R. Kiernan · 241 pages

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Prom Nights from Hell

Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe, Stephenie Meyer, Lauren Myracle · 304 pages

In this exciting collection, bestselling authors Meg Cabot (How to Be Popular), Kim Harrison (A Fistful of Charms), Michele Jaffe (Bad Kitty), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight), and Lauren Myracle (ttyl) take bad prom nights to a whole new level—a paranormally bad level. Wardrobe malfunctions and two left feet don't hold a candle to discovering your date is the Grim Reaper—and he isn't here to tell you h

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The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest

Jeffrey Ford, Charles de Lint, Tanith Lee, Jane Yolen, Katherine Vaz, Patricia A. McKillip, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Carol Emshwiller, Midori Snyder, Gregory Maguire, Emma Bull, Carolyn Dunn, Kathe Koja, Neil Gaiman, M. Shayne Bell, Delia Sherman, Bill Lewis, Michael Cadnum · 396 pages

A collection of stories and poems by a variety of authors relating to the Green Man and other myths of the forest.

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Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy

Sharyn November · 533 pages

Charles de Lint. Alan Dean Foster. Diana Wynne Jones. Kelly Link. Patricia A. McKillip. Tamora Pierce. These are just a few of the acclaimed and bestselling authors who have contributed original stories to Firebirds Rising, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning anthology Firebirds.This collection takes readers from deep space to Faerie to just around the corner. It is full of magi

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Half-Minute Horrors

Neil Gaiman, Lesley Livingston, R.L. Stine, Margaret Atwood, Holly Black, James Patterson, Adele Griffin, Melissa Marr, Nadia Aguiar, Katherine Applegate, Avi, Pseudonymous Bosch, Libba Bray, Lisa Brown, Michael Connelly, Joseph Delaney, Dan Gutman, Erin Hunter, Angela Johnson, Jonathan Lethem, Gail · 141 pages

How scared can you get in just thirty seconds? Dive into the shortest, scariest stories ever created, with more than seventy instant thrills from the likes of Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.L. Stine, Holly Black, Brett Helquist, and Margaret Atwood.

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The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire

Rachel Caine, Cecil Castellucci, Cassandra Clare, Melissa de la Cruz, Karen Mahoney, Maria V. Snyder, Holly Black, Kelley Armstrong, Libba Bray, Sarah Rees Brennan, Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguie, Lilith Saintcrow, Dina James · 416 pages

Thirteen vampire tales where supernatural forces and desires come alive.

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The Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural

Herbie Brennan, Nancy Etchemendy, Chris Wooding, Marcus Sedgwick, Libba Bray, M.T. Anderson, Holly Black, Kelly Link, Annette Curtis Klause · 262 pages

Companion volume to Gothic! ten original dark tales.

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Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror

R.L. Stine, James Rollins, Heather Graham, Walter Sorrells, Tim Maleeny, Suzanne Weyn, Jennifer Allison, Heather Brewer, Peg Kehret, Alane Ferguson, Ryan Brown, F. Paul Wilson, Meg Cabot · 313 pages

A collection of thirteen scary stories by bestselling and award-winning authors, including Ryan Brown's "Jeepers Peepers," Meg Cabot's "The Night Hunter," and others. In this thrilling collection of heart-stopping original stories from thirteen masters of adult and young adult thriller writing, anyone can be a villain, and no one is who or what he or she seems. The plots contain sexual references

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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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666: The Number of the Beast

Peter Abrahams, Laurie Faria Stolarz, Christopher Pike, Joyce Carol Oates, Heather Graham, Bentley Little, Chet Williamson, Jane Mason, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Joshua Gee, Robin Wasserman, T.E.D. Klein, David Moody, Melissa de la Cruz, P.D. Cacek, Isobel Bird, Ellen Schreiber, Sarah Hines Stephens · 368 pages

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Teeth: Vampire Tales

Cecil Castellucci, Cassandra Clare, Melissa Marr, Holly Black, Neil Gaiman, Jeffrey Ford, Nathan Ballingrud, Kathe Koja, Catherynne M. Valente, Ellen Kushner, Lucrius Shepard, Genevieve Valentine, Emma Bull, Tanith Lee, Steve Berman, Christopher Barzak, Delia Sherman, Garth Nix, Suzy McKee Charnas, · 466 pages

Contains: Things to Know About Being Dead by Genevieve Valentine All Smiles by Steve Berman Gap Year by Christopher Barzak Bloody Sunrise by Neil Galman Flying by Delia Sherman Vampire Weather by Garth Nix Late Boomer by Suzy Mekee Charnas The List of Definite Ending by Kaaron Warren Best Friends Forever by Cecil Castellucci Sit the Dead by Jeffrey Fond Sunbleached by Nathan Ballingrud Baby by Kat

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The Living Dead

Joe Hill, George R.R. Martin, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Laurell K. Hamilton, Joe R. Lansdale, Poppy Z. Brite, Harlan Ellison, Kelly Link, Stephen King, Douglas E. Winter, David Barr Kirtley, Dan Simmons, Dale Bailey, Sherman Alexie, David J. Schow, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Michael Swanwick, Darrell Sch · 487 pages

Contains: This year's class picture / Dan Simmons -- Some zombie contingency plans / Kelly Link -- Death and suffrage / Dale Bailey -- Ghost dance / Sherman Alexie -- Blossom / David J. Schow -- The third dead body / Nina Kiriki Hoffman -- The dead / Michael Swanwick -- The dead kid / Darrell Schweitzer -- Malthusian's zombie / Jeffrey Ford -- Beautiful stuff / Susan Palwick -- Sex, dea

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Cthulhu 2000

Gahan Wilson, Bruce Sterling, T.E.D. Klein, Esther M. Friesner, Thomas Ligotti, James P. Blaylock, Gene Wolfe, Ramsey Campbell, Harlan Ellison, Roger Zelazny, F. Paul Wilson, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Basil Copper, Poppy Z. Brite, Fred Chappell, Michael Shea, Kim Newman, Joanna Russ · 416 pages

In Cthulhu 2000, a host of horror and fantasy's top authors captures the spirit of supreme supernatural storyteller H. P. Lovecraft--with eighteen chilling contemporary tales that would have made the master proud.- The Barrens by F. Paul Wilson: In a tangled wilderness, unearthly lights lead the way to a world no human was meant to see.- His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood by Poppy Z. Brite: Two dabb

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Book of the Dead

Glen Vasey, Les Daniels, Douglas E. Winter, Steven R. Boyett, Nicholas Royle, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Hodge, David J. Schow, Robert R. McCammon, Chan McConnell, Richard Laymon, Ramsey Campbell, Stephen King, Philip Nutman, Edward Bryant · 362 pages

Blossom / Chan McConnell -- Mess hall / Richard Laymon -- It helps if you sing / Ramsey Campbell -- [Home delivery / Stephen King][1] -- Wet work / Philip Nutman -- A sad last love at the diner of the damned / Edward Bryant -- Bodies and heads / Steve Rasnic Tem -- Choices / Glen vasey -- The good parts / Les Daniels -- Less than zombie / Douglas E. Winter -- Like Pavlov's dogs

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Lovecraft Unbound

Ellen Datlow · 419 pages

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Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond

John Joseph Adams, Douglas Cohen · 380 pages

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Shadows over Innsmouth

Stephen Jones · 468 pages

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