The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.
FIFTH ANNUAL COLLECTION
Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
The editors would like to dedicate this book to Jim Frenkel, the man whose idea this series was, the person who does much of the dirty work, the guy who nudzhes us to death. Thanks, Jim.
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The Beautiful Uncut Hair of Graves by David Morrell. Copyright 1991 by David Morrell. First published in Final Shadows, edited by Charles L. Grant; Doubleday Foundation. Reprinted by permission of the author.
In Carnation by Nancy Springer. Copyright 1991 by Nancy Springer. Copyright 1991 by Nancy Springer. First published in CatFantasticII, edited by Andre Norton and Martin H. Greenberg; DAW Books. Reprinted by permission of the author and the authors agent, Jean Naggar Literary Agency.
The Somewhere Doors by Fred Chappell. Copyright 1991 by Fred Chappell. First published in More Shapes than One; St. Martins Press. Reprinted by permission of St. Martins Press, Inc.
Poe at the End by R. H. W. Dillard. Copyright 1991 by R. H. W. Dillard. First published in Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, March issue. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Angels in Love by Kathe Koja. Copyright 1991 by Mercury Press, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1991 issue. Reprinted by permission of the authors agents, Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc., 845 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Vivian by Midori Snyder. Copyright 1991 by Midori Snyder. First published in The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood, edited by Martin H. Greenberg; DAW Books. Reprinted by permission of the author.
True Love by K. W. Jeter. Copyright 1991 by K. W. Jeter. First published in A Whisper of Blood, edited by Ellen Datlow; William Morrow and Co. Reprinted by permission of the authors agents, Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc., 845 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
The Second Most Beautiful Woman in the World by A. R. Morlan. Copyright 1991 by A. R. Morlan. First published in Obsessions, edited by Gary L. Raisor; Dark Harvest. Reprinted by permission of the author.
The Swordsman Whose Name Was Not Death by Ellen Kushner. Copyright 1991 by Ellen Kushner. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1991 issue. Reprinted by permission of the author.
The Ragthorn by Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth. Copyright 1991 by Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth. First published in A Whisper of Blood, edited by Ellen Datlow; William Morrow and Co. Reprinted by permission of the authors.
The Smell by Patrick McGrath. Copyright 1991 by Bradford Morrow and Patrick McGrath. First published in The New Gothic: A Collection of Contemporary Gothic Fiction, edited by Bradford Morrow and Patrick McGrath; Random House. Reprinted by permission of the author.
The Tenth Scholar by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem. Copyright 1991 by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem. First published in The Ultimate Dracula, edited by Byron Preiss; Dell Books. Reprinted by permission of the authors.
Fisher Death by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Copyright 1991 by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. First published in Weird Tales, Summer 1991 issue. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Walk in Sable by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Copyright 1991 by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. First published in Haunts, issue 22. Reprinted by permission of the author.
The Cut Man by Norman Partridge. Copyright 1991 by Norman Partridge. First published in Copper Star, edited by Bruce D. Arthurs; 1991 World Fantasy Convention. Reprinted by permission of the author.
The Kind Men Like by Karl Edward Wagner. Copyright 1991 by Karl Edward Wagner. First published in Hotter Blood, edited by Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett; Pocket Books. Reprinted by permission of the author.
The Coon Suit by Terry Bisson. Copyright 1991 by Terry Bisson. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1991 issue. Reprinted by permission of the author and the authors agent, Susan Protter Literary Agency.
Queen Christina and the Windsurfer by Alison Fell. Copyright 1991 by Alison Fell. First published in Winters Tales: New Series Seven, edited by Robin Baird-Smith; St. Martins Press, Inc. Reprinted by permission of St. Martins Press, Inc.
Chui Chai by S. P. Somtow. Copyright 1991 by S. P. Somtow. First published in The Ultimate Frankenstein, edited by Byron Preiss; Dell Books. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Mama Gone by Jane Yolen. Copyright 1991 by Jane Yolen. First published in Vampires, edited by Jane Yolen and Martin H. Greenberg; HarperCollins Junior Books. Reprinted by permission of the author and the authors agents, Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Peter by Pat Murphy. Copyright 1991 by Omni Publication International, Ltd. First published in Omni magazine, February 1991 issue. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Our Lady of the Harbour by Charles de Lint. Copyright 1991 by Charles de Lint. First published in Our Lady of the Harbour; Axolotl Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.
The Visitors Book by Stephen Gallagher. Copyright 1991 by Stephen Gallagher. First published in Darklands, edited by Nicholas Royle; Egerton Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.
At the End of the Day by Steve Rasnic Tem. Copyright 1991 by Steve Rasnic Tem. First published in Dead End: City Limits, edited by Paul F. Olson and David B. Silva; St. Martins Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.
The Monster by Nina Katerli. English translation copyright 1990 by Abbeville Press, Inc. First published in Soviet Women Writing, edited by Elena J. Kalina, Abbeville Press, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Abbeville Press, Inc. Translated by Bernard Meares.
Hummers by Lisa Mason. Copyright 1991 by Davis Publications, Inc. First published in Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazine, February 1991 issue. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Santas Way by James Powell. Copyright 1991 by Davis Publications, Inc. First published in Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine, mid-December 1991 issue. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Call Home by Dennis Etchison. Copyright 1991 by Dennis Etchison. First published in PsychoPaths, edited by Robert Bloch; Tor Books. Reprinted by permission of the author and the authors agent, The Pimlico Agency.
The Braille Encyclopaedia by Grant Morrison. Copyright 1991 by Grant Morrison. First published in Hotter Blood, edited by Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett; Pocket Books. Reprinted by permission of the author.
The Poisoned Story by Rosario Ferre. First published in The Youngest Doll by Rosario Ferre. Reprinted from The Youngest Doll, by Rosario Ferre, by permission of the University of Nebraska Press. Copyright 1991 by the University of Nebraska Press.
Blood by Janice Galloway. Copyright by Janice Galloway. First published in Blood by Janice Galloway; Random House, Inc. New York. Reprinted by permission of Martin Seeker and Warburg, Limited.
Dogstar Man by Nancy Willard. Copyright 1991 by Nancy Willard. First published in Full Spectrum 3, edited by Lou Aronica, Amy Stout, and Betsy Mitchell; Doubleday Foundation. Reprinted by permission of Bantam, Doubleday, Dell Publishing Group Inc.
Persistence of Memory by Joanne Greenberg. Copyright 1991 by Joanne Greenberg. From With the Snow Queen by Joanne Greenberg. Reprinted by permission of Little, Brown & Company, in association with Arcade Books.
Youll Never Eat Lunch on This Continent Again by Adam Gopnik. Copyright 1991 by Adam Gopnik. Originally in