Anthologies

Book cover titled 'Bordertown' with a woman sitting against a brick wall, looking at her phone, with the subtitle 'New Stories and Poems of the Borderlands' and a quote about urban fantasy. Edited by Holly Black and Ellen Kushner.

Welcome to Bordertown

Edited by Holly Black and Ellen Kushner
Introduction by Terri Windling

Bordertown: a city on the border between our human world and the elfin realm. Runaway teens come from both sides of the border to find adventure, to find themselves. Elves play in rock bands and race down the street on spell-powered motorbikes. Human kids recreate themselves in the squats and clubs and artists' studios of Soho.

Terri Windling's original Bordertown series was the forerunner of today's urban fantasy, introducing authors that included Charles de Lint, Will Shetterly, Emma Bull, and Ellen Kushner. In this volume of all-new work (including a 15-page graphic story), the original writers are now joined by the generation that grew up dreaming of Bordertown, including acclaimed authors Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman, Catherynne M. Valente, and many more. They all meet here on the streets of Bordertown in more than twenty new interconnected songs, poems, and stories.

“This is punk-rock, DIY fantasy, full of harsh reality and incandescent magic...a masterful anthology."

Kirkus Reviews on Welcome to Borderown

Cover of the book "The Horns of Efland" featuring two guitars, one electric and one acoustic, with a galaxy and musical notes background, and text with the authors' names.

The Horns of Elfland

Edited by Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, and Donald G. Keller

A collection of fifteen stories by highly acclaimed authors—including Michael Kandel, Terri Windling, and Susan Palwick—focuses on the power of music, from the moonlit dances of fairies to a future museum of long-lost sounds.

Nominated for Locus Award, Best Anthology

“From opera, folk and hip-hop to shape-note singing and change ringing, there is literally something for everyone in this book. The editors and authors deserve a standing ovation for this ‘suite' of musical literature”

Jeff Berkwits on The Horns of Elfland, SFSite.com

Book cover titled 'Bloodkiss,' edited by Ellen Kushner, with fantasy stories by various authors. The cover features a muscular man with a green turban and a scantily clad woman in tribal attire, wielding a dagger. They are in a desert landscape with mountains in the background, and a unicorn is beside the man.

Cover illustration by Rowena

Basilisk

Illustrated by Terri Windling

Nominated for the Balrog Award for Best Fantasy Anthology of 1980

A collection of stories edited by Ellen Kushner, dealing with the themes of shape-shifting, the quest for the fatal beast, deadly wizardry, perilous bargains and more. This book features stories from acclaimed fantasists, such as Lynn Abbey (co-writer of Sanctuary), Alan Garner, Ursula K. Le Guin (creator of the Earthsea Quartet) and Elizabeth A. Lynn.

Book cover titled "Basilisk" edited by Ellen Kushner with fantasy stories by Michael Bishop, R. A. Lafferty, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Joan D. Vinge. Illustration of a large, dragon-like creature with a skeletal head and red eyes standing on rocks, with a dark, cloudy sky in the background.

Cover illustration by Stephen Hickman