Eclipse Two

An eclipse is a rare and unusual event, when the world is transformed and the sky becomes a dark eldritch thing. It's a time when anything could happen, when any kind of story just might be true. That sense of the strange and wonderful guides Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy, the second volume in an exciting new annual anthology series edited by acclaimed anthologist Jonathan Strahan. Set to become a major event on the science fiction and fantasy calendar, Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy gathers together new science fiction and fantasy stories by the best writers working today. You can see that in Eclipse Two, which features more extraordinary tales of the fantastic and astounding.ContentsDown and Out in the Magic Kingdom • (2008) • by David MolesElevator • (2008) • by Nancy KressEx Cathedra • (2008) • by Tony DanielExhalation • (2008) • by Ted ChiangFury • (2008) • by Alastair ReynoldsInvisible Empire of Ascending Light • (2008) • by Ken ScholesMichael Laurits Is: DROWNING • (2008) • by Paul CornellNight of the Firstlings • (2008) • by Margo LanaganSkin Deep • (2008) • by Richard ParksThe Hero • [Virga] • (2008) • by Karl SchroederThe Illustrated Biography of Lord Grimm • (2008) • by Daryl GregoryThe Rabbi's Hobby • (2008) • by Peter S. BeagleThe Seventh Expression of the Robot General • (2008) • by Jeffrey FordTruth Window: A Tale of the Bedlam Rose • (Wormwood / Nobodoi) • (2008) • by Terry DowlingTuring's Apples • (2008) • by Stephen Baxter