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Clockwork Phoenix 2: More Tales of Beauty and Strangeness
Clockwork Phoenix 2 More Tales of Beauty and Strangeness Author:Mike Allen (Editor) Story marries style. The result is a cornucopia of modern cutting-edge fantasy. — The second volume of this extraordinary new annual anthology series of fantastic literature dares to surpass the first, with works that sidestep expectations in beautiful and unsettling ways, that surprise with their settings and startle with the manner in which the... more »y cross genre boundaries, that aren't afraid to experiment with storytelling techniques, and yet seamlessly blend form with meaningful function. The effervescent offerings found within these pages come from some of today's most distinguished contemporary fantasists and brilliant rising newcomers.
Whether it's a touch of literary erudition, playful whimsy, extravagant style, or mind-blowing philosophical speculation and insight, the reader will be led into unfamiliar territory, there to find shock and delight.
Contents:
Introduction (Clockwork Phoenix 2: More Tales of Beauty and Strangeness) • essay by Mike Allen
Three Friends / Claude Lalumière
Six / Leah Bobet
Once a Goddess / Marie Brennan
Angel Dust / Ian McHugh
The Endangered Camp / Ann Leckie
At the Edge of Dying / Mary Robinette Kowal
Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela / Saladin Ahmed
The Pain of Glass / Tanith Lee
The Fish of Al-Kawthar's Fountain / Joanna Galbraith
The Secret History of Mirrors / Catherynne M. Valente
Never nor Ever / Forrest Aguirre
each thing i show you is a piece of my death (2009) / Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer
Open the Door and the Light Pours Through / Kelly Barnhill
Rosemary, That's For Remembrance / Barbara Krasnoff