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Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (eds.), Best American Fantasy 2
ofblog.blogspot.com - 3/5/2009
Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (eds.), Best American Fantasy 2
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When the first volume of Best American Fantasy came out in the summer of 2007, I wrote a review praising it for exploring facets of "fantasy" that remained true to the various interpretations of that ancient word while each story managed to avoid feeling repetitive with their motifs, styles, ...
mumpsimus.blogspot.com - 2/27/2009
Best American Fantasy update
— mumpsimus.blogspot.com — As Jeff notes , the Best American Fantasy series is moving to Underland Press for the future,... starting with Best American Fantasy 3 guest-edited by Kevin Brockmeier. We owe thanks to Prime and Sean Wallace for helping the series get launched. The ... (more) Best American Fantasy update

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Ecstatic Days — ... Larry has a nice review of Best American Fantasy 2 on his blog. I think he’s right that when you constrict your focus you end up with more overall quality (in terms of reader perceptions–very few readers have the range to like a bit of everything) but fewer surprises. Which is to say, depending on whether you like wild and woolly or something more streamlined, you’ll prefer BAF1 or BAF2. ...

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