Best Kelly Link Books

White Cat, Black Dog: Stories

by Kelly Link, Shaun Tan

Link updates Brothers Grimm tales for the modern world: princesses navigate divorce proceedings and witches deal with gentrification in their enchanted forests.

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Link updates Brothers Grimm tales for the modern world: princesses navigate divorce proceedings and witches deal with gentrification in their enchanted forests.

Shadow Show: New Short Stories and Fantasy from Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, and 24 Writers – A Ray Bradbury Tribute

by Sam Weller, Mort Castle, Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers, Harlan Ellison, Joe Hill, Alice Hoffman, Kelly Link, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Audrey Niffenegger, Ray Bradbury, Jay Bonansinga, David Morrell, Thomas F. Monteleone, Lee Martin, Dan Chaon, John McNally, Joe Meno, Robert McCammon, Ramsey Campbell, John Maclay, Gary A. Braunbeck, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Charles Yu, Julia Keller, Bayo Ojikutu

Twenty-six writers honor Ray Bradbury with original stories that capture his vision of Mars rockets, traveling circuses, dystopian futures, and the magic lurking in small-town America.

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Twenty-six writers honor Ray Bradbury with original stories that capture his vision of Mars rockets, traveling circuses, dystopian futures, and the magic lurking in small-town America.

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010

Kyle Murchison Booth • Book 4

by Paula Guran, Kelley Armstrong, Holly Black, Ramsey Campbell, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Joe R. Lansdale, Stewart O'Nan, Sarah Pinborough, Norman Prentiss, Barbara Roden, Lucius Shepard, Peter Straub, Michael Shea, Kelly Link, Ekaterina Sedia, Catherynne M. Valente, Gerard Houarner, Gemma Files, Kurt Dinan, Elizabeth Bear, Roby Davies, Maura McHugh, Dale Bailey, Deborah Biancotti, Gary McMahon, Holly Phillips, John Mantooth, Marc Laidlaw, Margo Lanagan, Michael Marshall Smith, Nadia Bulkin, Nathan Ballingrud, Paul Tremblay, Peter Atkins, Sarah Monette, Seth Fried, Stephen Graham Jones, Steve Duffy, Steve Rasnic Tem, Suzy McKee Charnas, John Langan

Darkness lurks everywhere — in small-town picnics, behind dumpsters where harpies dwell, and in The Nowhere where lost things go — across stories that find horror in the mundane.

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Darkness lurks everywhere — in small-town picnics, behind dumpsters where harpies dwell, and in The Nowhere where lost things go — across stories that find horror in the mundane.

Zombies: The Recent Dead

by Paula Guran, Steve Duffy, Max Brooks, Nik Houser, Andy Duncan, David J. Schow, Joe R. Lansdale, Neil Gaiman, Alice Sola Kim, Gary A. Braunbeck, Francesca Lia Block, Tobias S. Buckell, David Wellington, Tim Waggoner, Kit Reed, Brian Keene, Kelly Link, Gary McMahon, Scott Edelman, Kevin Veale, Michael Marshall Smith, Tim Lebbon, David Prill

Twenty-three authors reimagine zombies as everything from Romero's living dead to dancing thrillers, proving these monsters adapt to any apocalyptic permutation.

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Twenty-three authors reimagine zombies as everything from Romero's living dead to dancing thrillers, proving these monsters adapt to any apocalyptic permutation.

The Book of Love

by Kelly Link

Laura, Daniel, and Mo find themselves beneath their high school after dying, navigating Link's weird magic and exploring different forms of love—friendship, romance, family—with her signature compassion. January LaVoy's narration perfectly captures Link's distinctive voice and tonal shifts.

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Laura, Daniel, and Mo find themselves beneath their high school after dying, navigating Link's weird magic and exploring different forms of love—friendship, romance, family—with her signature compassion. January LaVoy's narration perfectly captures Link's distinctive voice and tonal shifts.