Year's Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 2

Acclaimed author Kathe Koja brings her expert eye and editorial sense to
the second volume of the Year's Best Weird Fiction. Contributing
authors include  Nathan Ballingrud, Karin Tidbeck, Jean Muno, Julio Cortázar, Karen Joy Fowler, Isabel Yap, Kathe Koja, Kima Jones, Siobhan Carroll, Nick Mamatas, Cat Hellisen, Carmen Maria Machado, K.M. Ferebee, Sarah Pinsker, Charles Wilkinson, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Michael Kelly, Amanda C. Davis, Sunny Moraine, Usman T. Malik, Rich Larson.
No longer the purview of esoteric readers, weird fiction is
enjoying wide popularity. Chiefly derived from early 20th-century pulp
fiction, its remit includes ghost stories, the strange and macabre, the
supernatural, fantasy, myth, philosophical ontology, ambiguity, and a
healthy helping of the outre. At its best, weird fiction is an
intersecting of themes and ideas that explore and subvert the Laws of
Nature. It is not confined to one genre, but is the most diverse and
welcoming of all genres.