Experience your favourite fantasy worlds in this 2017 r/fantasy Stabby Award winning anthology, featuring some of the most fearsome, devious, and brutal antagonists in fantasy. Villains take centre stage in nineteen dark and magical stories that will have you cheering for all the wrong heroes as they perform savage deeds towards wicked ends. And why not? They are the champions of their own stories--evil is a matter of perspective.
Authors:
R. Scott Bakker Adrian Tchaikovsky Michael R. Fletcher Shawn Speakman Teresa Frohock Kaaron Warren Courtney Schafer Marc Turner Jeff Salyards Mazarkis Williams Deborah A. Wolf Brian Staveley Alex Marshall Bradley P. Beaulieu Matthew Ward Mark Alder Janny Wurts E.V. Morrigan Peter Orullian
About the Author :
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the acclaimed Shadows of the Apt fantasy series. He lives in Leeds, England. Courtney Schafer is the author of The Whitefire Crossing. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Michael R. Fletcher is the author of Beyond Redemption. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. Mazarkis Williams is the author of The Emperor's Knife. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Alex Marshall is a pseudonym for Jesse Bullington, acclaimed author of several novels in different genres including The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart and The Enterprise of Death. He lives in Florida. Jeff Salyards is the author of Scourge of the Betrayer. He lives in Chicago, Illinois. Shawn Speakman is the owner of an online bookstore, The Signed Page, and is a freelance writer for Suvudu. He is the author of The Dark Thorn. He lives in Seattle, Washington. Brian Staveley is an editor for Antilever Press and the author of The Emperor's Blades. He lives in Vermont. Teresa Frohock is the author of Los Nefilim and Miserere. She lives in North Carolina. Marc Turner is the author of When the Heavens Fall. He lives in Durham, England. R. Scott Bakker is the author of seven critically acclaimed books, including The Darkness That Comes Before and Neuropath. He lives in London, Ontario. Adrian Collins is the editor-in-chief of Grimdark Magazine. He lives in Australia. Mike Myers is the senior editor of Grimdark Magazine. He lives in Australia.
Review :
"Evil is a Matter of Perspective is, by far, the best anthology I've ever had the joy to read."
- Booknest.eu
"Grimdark lovers gather around! Followers of the most foul follow my lead! The ultimate anthology of the genre has arrived, and it perfectly captures the despicable, rotten, violent worlds and people of all our favorite authors."
- Bookwraiths
"The stories are, as you'd expect given the authors involved, dazzling. Beautifully written and a true grimdark pleasure to read. And you can sense the authors involved are having a great deal of fun."
- Anna Smith-Spark, author of the Empires of Dust trilogy
"A pleasure to read. There are some real gems in here. As the editors claim, many stories will challenge your views on what is evil."
- Tangent Online
"A wonderful collection of authors who are some of the most notable names in the genre of 'gritty, realistic fantasy.'"
- United Federation of Charles
"An interesting and compelling read."
- Pat's Fantasy Hotlist
"A splendid collection that any adult fan of dark fantasy fiction will enjoy. Highly recommend."
- Our Epic Worlds
"Great authors and short stories can be found here. For me, it was like a treasure hunt discovering all of them."
- Stefan bach
