The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 12

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The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 12
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Cover art from the first edition
Author Arthur W. Saha (editor)
Cover artist Julek Heller
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series The Year's Best Fantasy Stories
Genre Fantasy
Publisher DAW Books
Publication date
1986
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages226 pp
ISBN 0-88677-163-3
Preceded by The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 11  
Followed by The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 13  

The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 12 is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Arthur W. Saha. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in November, 1986. [1]

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Summary

The book collects eleven novelettes and short stories by various fantasy authors, originally published in 1985 and deemed by the editor the best from the period represented, together with an introduction by the editor. It includes Ellison's Locus Poll Award winning story "Paladin of the Lost Hour."

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