Queen Victoria's Book Of Spells

Gaslamp fantasy, or historical fantasy set in a magical version of the nineteenth century, has long been popular with readers and writers alike. Many wonderful novels such as *Stardust* by Neil Gaiman, *Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell* by Susanna Clarke, and *The Prestige* by Christopher Priest, owe their inspiration to works by nineteenth-century writers, including Jane Austen, the Brontes, Charles Dickens, and Anthony Trollope. And, of course, the entire steampunk genre and subculture owes more than a little to literature from and inspired by their period. *Queen Victoria's Book of Spells* is an anthology for everyone who loves neo-Victorian fiction and modern fantasists using vintage settings, characters, and themes. Their approaches stretch from steampunk fiction to the Austen- and Trollope-inspired works known as fantasy of manners. The result is eighteen stories by experts from the fantasy, horror, mainstream, and young-adult fields, including both bestselling writers and exciting new talents, who present a bewitching vision of a nineteenth century enhanced (or cursed!) with magic. Featuring stories by Dale Bailey, Elizabeth Bear, James P. Blaylock, Jeffrey Ford, Theodora Goss,