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Edited by David G. Hartwell




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Introduction


Welcome to the second volume of the Year’s Best Fantasy, representing the best of 2001. Like last
year’s volume, this book should give you a convenient reference to what’s going on now, to who is
writing some of the best fantasy fiction published, and should provide a collection of excellent stories for
your reading pleasure. Our general principle for selection: This book is full fantasy—every story in it is
clearly that and not something else. We (Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell) edit the Year’s Best
Science Fiction in paperback from Eos as a companion volume to this one—look for it if you enjoy
short science fiction, too.

In this book, and this anthology series, we will use the broadest definition of fantasy (to include wonder
stories, adventure fantasy, supernatural fantasy, satirical and humorous fantasy). We believe that the
best-written fantasy can stand up in the long run by any useful literary standard in comparison to fiction
published out of category or genre; and furthermore, that out of respect for the genre at its best we ought
to stand by genre fantasy and promote it in this book. Also, we believe that writers publishing their work