The Bestiary

A modern bestiary of made-up fantastical creatures organized from A to Z, along with an ampersand and an invisible letter, featuring some of the best and most respected fantasists from around the world, including Karen Lord, Dexter Palmer, Brian Evenson, China Mieville, Felix Gilman, Catherynne M. Valente, Rikki Ducornet, and Karin Lowachee. Full table of contents:

A: “The Auricle” by Gio Clairval
B: “Bartleby’s Typewriter” by Corey Redekop
C: “The Counsellor Crow” by Karen Lord
D: “Daydreamer by Proxy” by Dexter Palmer
E: “Enkantong-bato” by Dean Francis Alfar
F: “The Figmon” by Michael Cisco
G: “The Guest” by Brian Conn
H: “Hadrian’s Sparrikan” by Stephen Graham Jones
I: “Ible” by Brian Evenson
J: “Jason Bug” by Joseph Nigg
K: “The Karmantid” by Karen Heuler
L: “The Liwat’ang Yawa and the Litok-litok” by Rochita Loenin-Ruiz
M: “Mosquito Boy” by Felix Gilman
N: “Nothus Barathruma (Homo sapiens sapiens+)” by Reza Negarestani
O: “Orsinus Liborum” by Catherynne M. Valente
P: “Pyret [py:ret] by Karin Tidbeck
Q: “Quintus” by Michael Ajvaz
R: “Rapacis X. Loco Signa” by Lisa L. Hannett
S: “Snafu” by Micaela Morrissette
T: “Tongues of Moon/False Toads” by Cat Rambo
U: “The Ugly-Nest Rat” by Eric Schaller
V: “The Vanda” by Rikki Ducornet
W: “Weialalaleia” by Amal El-Mohtar
X: “The Xaratan” by Rhys Hughes
Y: “Yakshanatariksh” by Vandana Singh
Z: “Zee” by Richard Howard
&: “The Ampersand” by Karin Lowachee
: “The “ by China Mieville