Description
This anthology begins in 1970 and brings together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres, including – for the first time in a collection of this scale – science fiction, horror, and fantasy, placing writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu, and Stephen King next to beloved greats of the literary form: Raymond Carver, Grace Paley, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Denis Johnson.