Realms of Fantasy: A Retrospective

by Douglas Cohen, Shawna McCarthy (Introduction)

In 1994, Realms of Fantasy burst upon the short fiction scene and quickly established itself as one of the premiere publishers of fantastical literature. During its seventeen year run, the magazine published over a hundred issues and 600 stories, garnering numerous nominations and awards, and earned itself a reputation for publishing quality fiction by both established pros and upcoming talents. In 2007, Douglas Cohen began a retrospective series on his personal blog while working on the magazine's editorial staff, reading and blogging about each issue of this prestigious magazine, offering his detailed thoughts and insights. Now for the first time, this comprehensive retrospective series has been collected into book form, discussing every last issue of one of the most important speculative magazines to come along in the last twenty years. Fans of Realms of Fantasy will rejoice at revisiting these stories through the eyes of one the magazine's editors. Lovers of fantasy literature and its history will appreciate the journey through the magazine's pages, and writers of fantasy fiction will relish the opportunity to explore the pages of this important magazine in such intimate fashion.

432 pages, Paperback

Published December 6, 2015

About the author

Douglas Cohen is the former editor of the award-winning magazine Realms of Fantasy, where he worked for six and a half years. In the magazine's final year, they published their 100th issue, won a Nebula Award, and were nominated for a second one. Along with John Joseph Adams, he co-edited the anthology, Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond. Douglas is also a writer, and his stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Space and Time Magazine, Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Weird Tales, and Interzone.