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Queen Victoria's Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy

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Queen Victoria's Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp FantasyGaslamp Fantasy, or historical fantasy set in a magical version of the nineteenth century, has long been popular with readers and writers alike. A number of wonderful fantasy novels owe their inspiration to works by nineteenth century writers ranging from Jane Austen, the Bront s, and George Meredith to Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, and William Morris. And, of course, the entire steampunk genre and subculture owes more than a little to literature

Gaslamp Fantasy, or historical fantasy set in a magical version of the nineteenth century, has long been popular with readers and writers alike. A number of wonderful fantasy novels owe their inspiration to works by nineteenth-century writers ranging from Jane Austen, the Bront s, and George Meredith to Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, and William Morris. And, of course, the entire steampunk genre and subculture owes more than a little to literature inspired by this period.

Queen Victoria's Book of Spells is an anthology for everyone who loves these works of neo-Victorian fiction, and wishes to explore the wide variety of ways that modern fantasists are using nineteenth-century settings, characters, and themes. These approaches stretch from steampunk fiction to the Austen-and-Trollope inspired works that some critics call Fantasy of Manners, all of which fit under the larger umbrella of Gaslamp Fantasy. The result is eighteen stories by experts from the fantasy, horror, mainstream, and young adult fields, including both bestselling writers and exciting new talents such as Elizabeth Bear, James Blaylock, Jeffrey Ford, Ellen Kushner, Tanith Lee, Gregory Maguire, Delia Sherman, and Catherynne M. Valente, who present a bewitching vision of a nineteenth century invested (or cursed ) with magic.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2013

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 03/19/2013
ISBN: 9780765332271
Pages: 350
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.85h x 5.99w x 0.96d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/15/2012 pg. 56
Publishers Weekly 01/21/2013 pg. 49
Romantic Times 03/01/2013 pg. 57 - Excellent
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2013
Booklist 02/15/2013 pg. 40
Shelf Awareness 03/29/2013
Kirkus Best Fiction 11/15/2013 pg. 11
Library Journal 10/15/2012
Library Journal 02/15/2013
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