“This is the anthology to pick up every year if you want to read the best short fiction from the previous year and get overviews of the best fiction, non-fiction, films and video, anime, and music.”—Green Man Review

"From Daniel Abraham's cautionary tale of an honest money changer's encounters with the evil Lord Iron ('The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics') to Kij Johnson's powerful animal rights allegory ('The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change'), this collection of 40 stories and poems published in 2007 embodies the variety and dynamism of short fantasy and horror. Essays summarizing the progress of the genres, a glance at the year's fantastic media, the contributions of comics and graphic novels as well as music, along with an obituary section, provide a comprehensive introduction to the stories, while a lengthy list of 'Honorable Mentions' follows the selected stories. This classic volume should find a place in most libraries where horror and fantasy are popular."—Jackie Cassada, Library Journal