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Fungi

by Jeff VanderMeer, Lavie Tidhar, Nick Mamatas, Laird Barron, Molly Tanzer, Jesse Bullington, Ann K. Schawder, W.H. Pugmire, Polenth Blake · 2012

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A collection of fungal wonders...and terrors. In this new anthology, writers reach into the rich territory first explored by William Hope Hodgson a century ago: the land of the fungi. Stories range from noir to dark fantasy, from steampunk to body horror. Join authors such as Jeff VanderMeer, Laird Barron, Nick Mamatas, W.H. Pugmire, Lavie Tidhar, Ann K.Schwader, Jesse Bullington, Molly Tanzer and Simon Strantzas through a dizzying journey of fungal tales. Feast upon Fungi.

Genre
horrorfantasyscience fiction
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages
Form
short stories

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