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The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen

✍️ Ellen Datlow
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🏛 Night Shade Books 📅 2021 📖 456 pages 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781949102604

📝 Description: The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen

"The Best Horror of the Year showcases the previous year's best offerings in horror short fiction. This edition includes award-winning and critically acclaimed authors Nathan Ballingrud, Gemma Files, Stephen Graham Jones, J. A. W. McCarthy, Steve Duffy, Sarah Pinkser, Simon Bestwick, and others. For more than four decades, award-winning editor and anthologist Ellen Datlow has had her finger on the pulse of the latest and most terrifying in horror writing. Night Shade Books is proud to present the thirteeth volume in this annual series, a new collection of stories to keep you up at night."--page [4] of cover

💎 Our verdict on The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen

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This anthology succeeds by leveraging over four decades of editorial expertise to identify the most potent short fiction available. The selection features a robust mix of award-winning contributors, providing a comprehensive snapshot of current horror trends. It excels in variety, balancing well-known authors with new voices to prevent fatigue and maintain suspense. The book suits readers who value quality control in their horror consumption, offering a reliable gateway into the year's best narratives. It is particularly appealing to fans of literary horror who demand both technical proficiency and genuine dread in their reading material.
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This anthology succeeds by leveraging over four decades of editorial expertise to identify the most potent short fiction available. The selection features a robust mix of award-winning contributors, providing a comprehensive snapshot of current horror trends. It excels in variety, balancing well-known authors with new voices to prevent fatigue and maintain suspense. The book suits readers who value quality control in their horror consumption, offering a reliable gateway into the year's best narratives. It is particularly appealing to fans of literary horror who demand both technical proficiency and genuine dread in their reading material.

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