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There is magic in our world
. . . and in others.

The fertile imagination can cultivate wondrous things, aided by ancient myths and memory, enduring childhood dreams and desires, and the power of cultural archetypes. Once again, award-winning editors David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer reap a magnificent crop of superior fantasy short fiction--the finest to blossom over the past twelve months. A cornucopia of remarkable tales from some of the field's most acclaimed artists--Neil Gaiman, Octavia Butler, Tanith Lee, and Michael Swanwick, to name but a few--as well as stunning new works from emerging young talents, Year's Best Fantasy 4 is a collection as magical as its illustrious predecessors, a feast for every true connoisseur of fantastic literature.

Contents

ix • Introduction (Year's Best Fantasy 4) • essay by Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell
1 • King Dragon • (2003) • novelette by Michael Swanwick
45 • The Big Green Grin • (2003) • shortstory by Gahan Wilson
51 • The Book of Martha • (2003) • shortstory by Octavia E. Butler
73 • Wild Thing • (2003) • shortstory by Charles Coleman Finlay
95 • Closing Time • (2003) • shortstory by Neil Gaiman
109 • Catskin • (2003) • shortstory by Kelly Link
139 • Dragon's Gate • (2003) • novelette by Pat Murphy
169 • One Thing About the Night • (2003) • novelette by Terry Dowling
194 • Peace on Suburbia • (2003) • shortstory by M. Rickert
205 • Moonblind • (2003) • shortstory by Tanith Lee
227 • Professor Berkowitz Stands on the Threshold • (2003) • shortstory by Theodora Goss
245 • Louder Echo • (2003) • novelette by Brendan Duffy
276 • The Raptures of the Deep • (2003) • shortstory by Rosaleen Love
284 • Fable from a Cage • (2003) • shortstory by Tim Pratt
313 • A Quartet of Mini-Fantasies • (2003) • shortstory by Arthur Porges
316 • Señor Volto • (2003) • novelette by Lucius Shepard
354 • Shen's Daughter • (2003) • shortstory by Mary Soon Lee
363 • Basement Magic • (2003) • novelette by Ellen Klages
395 • The Tales of Zanthias • (2003) • shortstory by Robert Sheckley
410 • Of Soil and Climate • (2003) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe (aka Of Soil & Climate)
438 • Almost Home • (2003) • novelette by Terry Bisson