Best of British Fantasy 2019

Editor Jared Shurin has gathered the very best work published by British and British-based authors in 2019, producing a diverse and surprising set of stories full of wonder, wit, delight and malevolence. They range from traditional to contemporary fantasy, written by a mix of established authors and new voices, combining to provide a veritable potpourri of the fantastical.

Introduction – Jared Shurin

A Manual for Avoiding Further Harm from [REDACTED] –

Helen McClory

Tyrannosaurs Bask in the Warmth of the Asteroid – Gareth E. Rees

Burrowing Machines – Sara Saab 

Birds Fell From the Sky and Each One Spoke in Your Voice – Kirsty Logan

A Few Things I Miss About Skeletons – Tom Offland

Tilt – Karen Onojaife

Mr Fox – Heather Parry

Joss Papers for Porcelain Ghosts – Eliza Chan

The Fisher – Melanie Harding-Shaw

Canst Thou Draw Out the Leviathan – Christopher Caldwell

What the Sea Reaps, We Must Provide – Eleanor R. Wood

No Children – E. Saxey

The Colossus Stops – Dafydd McKimm

Wake the Dead – Maura McHugh

Why Aren't Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark? – Matt Dovey

Demolition – Nick Adams

The Redemption of Billy Zane – Liz Jones

What It Sounds Like When You Fall – Natalia Theodoridou

Competing Before the King – Leila Aboulela

Dem Bones – Lavie Tidhar

Sin Eater – Chikodili Emelumadu

O Cul-de-Sac – Tim Major

Thank God in the Acknowledgements – Jess Brough