by Naomi Novik
First published 2019
This collection gathers 44 stories and poems from Uncanny Magazine's initial run, showcasing the publication that earned three Hugo Awards for Best Semiprozine. The anthology includes Hugo Award winner "Folding Beijing" by Hao Jingfang, where a worker navigates a city that literally folds between social classes. Alyssa Wong's Locus Award-winning "You'll Surely Drown Here If You Stay" explores survival in a dangerous landscape. Other standout pieces feature Naomi Novik's fairy tale reimagining in "Blessings," Neil Gaiman's reflective poem "The Long Run," and Charlie Jane Anders mixing comedy clubs with supernatural romance in "Ghost Champagne." The collection spans from Mary Robinette Kowal's tale of magical curses affecting marriage to Carmen Maria Machado's examination of identity and threat. These works represent science fiction and fantasy's current leading voices, selected from a magazine that launched careers and celebrated established authors alike.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, anthologies, fantasy
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, magical-realism
680 pages · Hardcover · Subterranean Press