McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales

In this issue, guest edited by Michael Chabon, you’ll find one of our best-ever lineups of authors: Alexie, Bender, Chabon, Chaon, and Chrichton … and that’s just through the C ’s! Every tale is a rip-roaring adventure, collectively spanning genres like horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. Includes: - Jim Shepard’s "Tedford and the Megalodon"- Glen David Gold’s "The Tears of Squonk, and What Happened Thereafter"- Dan Chaon’s "The Bees"- Kelly Link’s "Catskin"- Elmore Leonard’s "How Carlos Webster Changed His Name to Carl and Became a Famous Oklahoma Lawman"- Carol Emshwiller’s "The General"- Neil Gaiman’s "Closing Time"- Nick Hornby’s "Otherwise Pandemonium"- Stephen King’s "The Tale of Gray Dick"- Michael Crichton’s "Blood Doesn’t Come Out"- Laurie King’s "Weaving the Dark"- Chris Offutt’s "Chuck’s Bucket"- Dave Eggers’s "Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly"- Michael Moorcock’s "The Case of the Nazi Canary"- Aimee Bender’s "The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers"- Harlan Ellison’s "Goodbye to All That"- Karen Joy Fowler’s "Private Grave 9"- Rick Moody’s "The Albertine Notes"- Michael Chabon’s "The Martian Agent, a Planetary Romance"- Sherman Alexie’s "Ghost Dance"