WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY OF THE YEAR ‘A heaping hoard of literary gems that fans of dragon-powered stories will surely treasure’KIRKUS ‘THE BOOK OF DRAGONS seems almost certain to be the most significant fantasy anthology of 2020’LOCUS ‘There is not a single false note among these 29 stories and poems of dragons collected by Strahan … With myriad approaches to its subject, this wide-ranging anthology is a treasure trove of wonder’PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ‘A colourful assortment of dragons reimagined … Something for everyone and a reader will likely come away hungry for more’STRAITS TIMES

A thrilling collection of short stories by modern masters of fantasy and science fiction The roster of authors includes some of the top names in the genre working today—from Scott Lynch and Michael Swanwick to Ann Leckie and Garth Nix to Beth Cato and Elle Katharine White—who bring their talents and visionary imaginations to this once-in-a-lifetime collection. Each story will have a black-and-white illustration specific to the story, to make this volume feel even more exciting and luxe. Jonathan Strahan is a World Fantasy and Locus award-winning anthologist, has been nominated for the Hugo Award fifteen times, and his collections consistently garner strong attention from the community. These are all original stories and poems, and we will make sure to get this anthology into the hands of judges for 2020 consideration. Competition: the;legends;two;dangerous;women;last;wish;sword;of;destiny;fairy;tales;side;jobs;found;smoke;and;the;lost;mirrors;arcanum;unbounded;rogues;i;have;no;mouth;trigger;warning. george r.r. martin;andrzej;sapkowski;harlan;ellison;jim;butcher;ursula;k;le;guin;neil;gaiman;brandon;sanderson;gardner;dozois