NewCon Press

Best of British Fantasy 2019 (edited) by Jared Shurin

Editor Jared Shurin has determined to uncover the very best work published by British and British-based authors in 2019, ending up with as diverse and surprising a set of stories as you are likely to find anywhere. Full of wonder, wit, delight and malevolence. These stories range from traditional to contemporary fantasy, written by a mix of established authors and new voices, combining to provide a veritable potpourri of the fantastical.

"Each story brings its own escape, a release from the worst of our everyday... this is the kind of anthology you approach with curiosity, not knowledge. And that’s the best kind of read." -- Aurealis

Table of Contents

• Introduction – Jared Shurin
• A Manual for Avoiding Further Harm from [REDACTED] –
• Helen McClory
• Tyrannosaurs Bask in the Warmth of the Asteroid – Gareth E. Rees
• Burrowing Machines – Sara Saab
• Birds Fell From the Sky and Each One Spoke in Your Voice – Kirsty Logan
• A Few Things I Miss About Skeletons – Tom Offland
• Tilt – Karen Onojaife
• Mr Fox – Heather Parry
• Joss Papers for Porcelain Ghosts – Eliza Chan
• The Fisher – Melanie Harding-Shaw
• Canst Thou Draw Out the Leviathan – Christopher Caldwell
• What the Sea Reaps, We Must Provide – Eleanor R. Wood
• No Children – E. Saxey
• The Colossus Stops – Dafydd McKimm
• Wake the Dead – Maura McHugh
• Why Aren't Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark? – Matt Dovey
• Demolition – Nick Adams
• The Redemption of Billy Zane – Liz Jones
• What It Sounds Like When You Fall – Natalia Theodoridou
• Competing Before the King – Leila Aboulela
• Dem Bones – Lavie Tidhar
• Sin Eater – Chikodili Emelumadu
• O Cul-de-Sac – Tim Major
• Thank God in the Acknowledgements – Jess Brough
• *Timekeeper's Tarot – Den Patrick [Bonus Story] available in the special hardback edition only.

Limited hardcover signed by the editor