I think what draws me to short fiction is the chance to find something exciting, something new, all in a package I can inhale in a single sitting. You’ve been editing anthologies for years now. Whether you love comedy or crime, cowboys or romance, the far future or the distant past, there’s something here for you, all told by voices readers already know and some who will be new to them that I think they’ll come to love. What readers can expect above all, though, is to be entertained. There’s everything from mechanical flying dragons to dragons tiny enough to fit on the palm of your hand from cranky old uncles to ornery fighters. There are about thirty stories and a handful of poems in the book, along with some wonderful art by Rovina Cai. Could you tell us a bit about the contents of The Book of Dragons? What can readers expect? There’s a real thirst for stories from different, diverse backgrounds, for new voices, and it seemed to me readers might respond to a book of stories about dragons that came from as wide a range of voices as I could find, some beloved, some brand new. What struck me a while ago was that these are very different times from when Wings of Fire came out.
I’ve loved the dragons I came across in stories for many years and even assembled a reprint anthology, Wings of Fire, a decade ago that collected some of my own favourite dragon stories. What inspired you to assemble a short fiction anthology about dragons?Ī number of things. I also co-host and produce The Coode Street Podcast, which just put out its 100 th episode for 2020 and am reviews editor for Locus: The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Field. I’ve edited fifty or sixty anthologies and a whole bunch of other books (a hundred or so, all told), the most recent of which is The Book of Dragons. I’ve been working in science fiction and fantasy for so long I can barely remember when I started. It’s my pleasure! Well, I’m an editor and podcaster. In the interview, Jonathan talks about what it’s like being an anthology editor, his favourite dragon stories, his next project, and more! Hello Jonathan! Thanks for joining us! Could you tell us a little about yourself, for readers who might not be familiar with your work? The Book of Dragons is the latest anthology from him, out July 7th. We recently had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Jonathan Strahan, multiple award-winning editor and anthologist.
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