A collection of thirty-three fantasy stories, written between the 1940s and the 1990s by a variety of well-known authors, including L. Sprague de Camp, Tanith Lee, Roger Zelazny, and Fritz Leiber.
Contains thirty-three short stories chosen by the editor as the best in science fiction for 2010, including selections by Damien Broderick, Steven Popkes, Rachel Swirsky, and others, and features a summation of the year's events, as well as a list of honorable mentions.
An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories features the works of L. Sprague de Camp, H.L. Gold, Fritz Leiber, Manly Wade Wellman, Peter S. Beagle, Terry Bisson, James P. Blaylock, Suzy McKee Charnas, John Crowley, and other notable writers.