The Best of British Fantasy 2019

Editor Jared Shurin has determined to uncover the very best work published by British and British-based authors in 2019, ending up with as diverse and surprising a set of stories as you are likely to find anywhere. Full of wonder, wit, delight and malevolence. These stories range from traditional to contemporary fantasy, written by a mix of established authors and new voices, combining to provide a veritable potpourri of the fantastical.Introduction – Jared ShurinA Manual for Avoiding Further Harm from [REDACTED] –Helen McCloryTyrannosaurs Bask in the Warmth of the Asteroid – Gareth E. ReesBurrowing Machines – Sara SaabBirds Fell From the Sky and Each One Spoke in Your Voice – Kirsty LoganA Few Things I Miss About Skeletons – Tom OfflandTilt – Karen OnojaifeMr Fox – Heather ParryJoss Papers for Porcelain Ghosts – Eliza ChanThe Fisher – Melanie Harding-ShawCanst Thou Draw Out the Leviathan – Christopher CaldwellWhat the Sea Reaps, We Must Provide – Eleanor R. WoodNo Children – E. SaxeyThe Colossus Stops – Dafydd McKimmWake the Dead – Maura McHughWhy Aren't Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark? – Matt DoveyDemolition – Nick AdamsThe Redemption of Billy Zane – Liz JonesWhat It Sounds Like When You Fall – Natalia TheodoridouCompeting Before the King – Leila AboulelaDem Bones – Lavie TidharSin Eater – Chikodili EmelumaduO Cul-de-Sac – Tim MajorThank God in the Acknowledgements – Jess Brough