The Dark Descent
ISBN10: 0312862172
ISBN13: 9780312862176
Trade Paperback
1024 Pages
$42.99
CA$56.99
Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology
In his highly informed and wide-ranging Introduction to The Dark Descent, hailed by many as one of the most important anthologies ever published on the theme of horror fiction, editor David G. Hartwell examines the rich history of horror in literature all the way back to the earliest short stories. An omnibus numbering over one-thousand pages, this thorough collection showcases many of Western literature's finest horror stories—from the classic yarns of Edgar Allan Poe, D. H. Lawrence, and Edith Wharton up to the contemporary tales of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Ray Bradbury.
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Praise for The Dark Descent
"A gigantic, superlatively edited historical overview of horror fiction."—Chicago Sun-Times
"For a sample of the current excellence and variety of horror, one could do no better."—New York Newsday
"An important work which belongs in every library."—The West Coast Review of Books