Best of British Fantasy 2019

Editor Jared Shurin has gathered the very best work published by British and British-based authors in 2019, producing a diverse and surprising set of stories full of wonder, wit, delight and malevolence. They 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 Shurin A Manual for Avoiding Further Harm from [REDACTED] - Helen McClory Tyrannosaurs Bask in the Warmth of the Asteroid - Gareth E. Rees Burrowing Machines - Sara Saab Birds Fell From the Sky and Each One Spoke in Your Voice - Kirsty Logan A Few Things I Miss About Skeletons - Tom Offland Tilt - Karen Onojaife Mr Fox - Heather Parry Joss Papers for Porcelain Ghosts - Eliza Chan The Fisher - Melanie Harding-Shaw Canst Thou Draw Out the Leviathan - Christopher Caldwell What the Sea Reaps, We Must Provide - Eleanor R. Wood No Children - E. Saxey The Colossus Stops - Dafydd McKimm Wake the Dead - Maura McHugh Why Aren't Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark? - Matt Dovey Demolition - Nick Adams The Redemption of Billy Zane - Liz Jones What It Sounds Like When You Fall - Natalia Theodoridou Competing Before the King - Leila Aboulela Dem Bones - Lavie Tidhar Sin Eater - Chikodili Emelumadu O Cul-de-Sac - Tim Major Thank God in the Acknowledgements - Jess Brough