New stories by Edgar Allan Poe?
Impossible, you say?
Not at all. Admittedly, Mr. Poe is in no condition to be writing much these days—which is why in this anthology he’s getting a little help from his friends. Friends like Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Carole Nelson Douglas. John Shirley. Mike Resnick. Some two dozen in all.
These writers were given a task: to take a little-known, unfinished story fragment which Poe wrote near the end of his life and turn it into a complete story—in any way they wished. The only rule was that they use Poe’s language, his images, his ideas—that they truly work together with the master.
Today’s best authors. Joining forces with Edgar Allan Poe himself.
Posthumous collaborations for the ages—collected here in this extraordinary anthology.
Since the Poe fragment’s original publication some sixty years ago, a few authors have attempted to complete it—but this collection marks the first sustained gathering of talent to work on the piece. Editor Christopher Conlon provides an Introduction which explains the background of Poe’s unfinished tale and includes its original, unaltered text, while the completed stories reflect the amazing variety of the writers themselves—from lighthearted fantasy to gothic horror, from romantic adventure to hard-edged science fiction.
This book, then, is a celebration of the art of storytelling—hosted by two dozen dazzling talents, with Mr. Edgar Allan Poe as Guest of Honor.
Care to join the party?
The lamp is lit. The door is open. Step in…
Welcome to Poe’s Lighthouse.
Table of Contents:
* "Blind Eye" by Edgar Allan Poe and John Shirley
* "The Riches There That Lie" by Edgar Allan Poe and Carole Nelson Douglas
* "The Watcher at the Window" by Edgar Allan Poe and Mort Castle
* "A Literary Forgery" by Edgar Allan Poe and George Clayton Johnson
* "So This Guy Walks Into a Lighthouse—" by Edgar Allan Poe and Kage Baker
* "Deep Into the Darkness Peering" by Edgar Allan Poe and Elizabeth Engstrom
* "A Passion for Solitude" by Edgar Allan Poe and Earl Hamner
* "A Muse With Burning Eyes" by Edgar Allan Poe, Mike Resnick and B.D. Faw
* "The Seventh Day" by Edgar Allan Poe and Hilary Tham
* "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" by Edgar Allan Poe and Nick Mamatas
* "Last Writes" by Edgar Allan Poe and Scott Nicholson
* "The Flames Beneath the Light" by Edgar Allan Poe and Tim Lebbon
* "Fourth Avenue Interlude" by Edgar Allan Poe and Richard A. Lupoff
* "The Dead Lantern" by Edgar Allan Poe and Michael A. Arnzen
* "Fisherman’s Delight" by Edgar Allan Poe and Gary A. Braunbeck
* "Darkness, and She Was Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe and Christopher Conlon
* "Salamander Scrimshander" by Edgar Allan Poe and Edward Lodi
* "I’ve Been Waiting for You" by Edgar Allan Poe and Barry Hoffman
* "Inside the Iron Maiden" by Edgar Allan Poe and Steve Schlich
* "MS Found in a Minidrive" by Edgar Allan Poe and Rudy Rucker
* "The Tragic Narrative of Arthur Bedford Addison" by Edgar Allan Poe and William F. Nolan
* "The Days of Other Light" by Edgar Allan Poe and Paul Di Filippo
* "A New Interpretation of the Liggerzun Text" by Edgar Allan Poe and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
