First published 2014
Peter Straub curates a collection that shows how contemporary writers have reshaped science fiction, fantasy, and horror beyond recognition. The anthology gathers authors who blur genre boundaries and literary conventions. Jonathan Lethem, Neil Gaiman, John Crowley, Kelly Link, Elizabeth Hand, and China Miéville contribute stories that reinvent traditional pulp forms through innovative approaches. Gary K. Wolfe and John Clute provide critical essays examining how these genres continue to evolve. Cartoonist Gahan Wilson creates original artwork for the cover and story frontispieces. Straub demonstrates how three decades of adventurous writing has transformed speculative fiction into new territory, moving far from its pulp origins while maintaining its imaginative power.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, literary-fiction, anthologies, fantasy, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, reinventing-tropes
573 pages · Kindle Edition · Conjunctions