I happened upon the following book at Amazon.com:
The 100 Best Writers of Fantasy and Horror
by Douglas A. Anderson
Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Cold Spring Press (May 1, 2005) ISBN: 1593600402
Leading fantasy anthologist and literary critic Douglas A. Anderson has now collected a unique assemblage of the English language's top hundred fantasy and horror writers, from classic to current authors. Each entry features a short biography, along with detailed accounts of the author's best books in the genre. A section headed "notable editions" will give the bibliographical details of the first editions, and mention significant revised or illustrated editions. Each entry will also have a section labeled "the author's voice" with some representative quotes by the author (from interviews or essays, or as a sample from a fictional work). And a final, separate bonus section headed "associations" will give brief accounts of similar worthy writers, extending coverage beyond the 100 main authors. Includes an appendix and index. Key authors featured include JRR Tolkien, Stephen King, Phillip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Lucius Shepard, Clive Barker,
Thomas Ligotti, John Crowley, L. Frank Baum, Jack Finney, H. P. Lovecraft, Terry Pratchett, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kenneth Morris, M. R. James, Bram Stoker, Robert E. Howard - among many others!
I imagine this is by our TL bibliographer and fellow
TLO member.
Ligotti being selected as one of the 100 BEST WRITERS OF FANTASY AND HORROR, along with his new book THE SHADOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD, and his almost assured selection in the new book HORROR ANOTHER 100 BEST BOOKS, should move TL closer to the mainstream. I wish Tom luck, and a lot of greenbacks.
04-16-2005
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