{"product_id":"ghosts-by-gaslight-stories-of-steampunk-and-supernatural-suspense-isbn-9780061999710","title":"Ghosts by Gaslight: Stories of Steampunk and Supernatural Suspense","description":"Edited by Jack Dann (World Fantasy Award-winning co-editor of \u003cem\u003eDreaming Down Under\u003c\/em\u003e) and Nick Gevers (acclaimed editor and book reviewer), \u003cem\u003eGhosts by Gaslight\u003c\/em\u003e is a showcase collection of all-new stories of steampunk and supernatural suspense by modern masters of horror, fantasy, sf, and the paranormal. An absolutely mind-boggling gathering of some of today’s very best dark storytellers—including Peter Beagle, James Morrow, Sean Williams, Gene Wolfe, Garth Nix, Marly Youmans, Jeffery Ford, and Robert Silverberg—\u003cem\u003eGhosts by Gaslight\u003c\/em\u003e offers chilling gothic and spectral tales in a delightfully twisted Victorian and Edwardian vein. Think Henry James’s \u003cem\u003eTurn of the Screw\u003c\/em\u003e and Robert Louis Stevenson’s \u003cem\u003eThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\u003c\/em\u003e with a decidedly steampunk edge, and you’re ready to confront \u003cem\u003eGhosts by Gaslight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e | \u003cp\u003eSeventeen all-new stories illuminate the steampunk world of fog and fear!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern masters of the supernatural weave their magic to revitalize the chilling Victorian and Edwardian ghostly tale: here are haunted houses, arcane inventions, spirits reaching across the centuries, ghosts in the machine, fateful revelations, gaslit streets scarcely keeping the dark at bay, and other twisted variations on the immortal classics that frighten us still.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eSeventeen all-new tales emulating, or re-creating, the ambience of classic Victorian supernatural suspense....impressive work....more than a mere exercise in nostalgia.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Devotees of M. R. James, H. P. Lovecraft and Algernon Blackwood will relish this superior anthology of original stories…. It seems almost unfair to single out individual works when all 18 are superb and will be cherished by steampunk and horror fans alike.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhosts By Gaslight is a triumph of a themed anthology. Among the hundred or so books I have read this year, this one is my favorite. Acquire it at all costs. Highly recommended. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCemetery Dance Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] collection of the eerie and fantastic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887986176229,"sku":"NP9780061999710","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061999710.jpg?v=1730227887","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ghosts-by-gaslight-stories-of-steampunk-and-supernatural-suspense-isbn-9780061999710","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}