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Gathering the Bones

by · 2003

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A Chilling new anthology of all-original tales of horror

Includes New Stories by:

Ray Bradbury

Graham Joyce

Peter Crowther

Kim Newman

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Sara Douglass

Thomas Tessier

M. John Harrison

Gahan Wilson

The anthology market these days is awash with small, themed works focused on very specific markets, like vampire erotica and tales of werewolves, or it features best of the year reprints. It has been years since anyone has dared to bring out a broad-reaching anthology that seeks to define the current state of the genre with all original tales from both masters and hot new writers.

Genre
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Audience
adult
Length
long · 447 pages
Form
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