New Best Of Anthology to hit the market
Good news for genre readers, there’s a new Best Of anthology called Best American Fantasy that will be released from Prime Books. The editors will be Matt Cheney, Ann VanderMeer, and Jeff VanderMeer.
From the press release:
Prime Books announces the establishment of a prestigious new anthology series, Best American Fantasy (trademark pending), guest edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, with Matthew Cheney serving as the series editor. The inaugural volume will be published in June 2007, showcasing the best North American fantasy short fiction from the preceding year. The editors will apply as wide a definition of the term “fantasy” as is necessary for the integrity and quality of Best American Fantasy—including magic realism, surrealism, postmodern experiments, and all other applicable permutations.
What excites me most about this antho is its line-up of editors. I very often agree with the tastes of Matt Cheney (Mumpsimus) and Jeff VanderMeer, and chances are I’m going to enjoy this book a lot more than the average best-of anthology.
