Ekaterina Sedia (Editor)

Paper Cities is the winner of the World Fantasy Award in the category of Best Anthology



A story in this anthology, "Sammarynda Deep," by Cat Sparks, has won the Australian Aurealis award for Best Short Story

"Variety, along with a willingness to publish new and established writers alike, helps explain Paper Cities' considerable appeal . . . ambitious and entertaining . . . a delightful and absorbing read." —Publishers Weekly, a signature review by Jeff VanderMeer, World Fantasy Award–winner and author, Shriek: An Afterword

"Together with 18 other stories of cities and their people, this vital collection pushes the envelope of the urban fantasy genre, reaching beyond the standards made popular by Charles de Lint, Tanya Huff, and Jim Butcher to create an ever expanding definition of the term . . . this collection belongs in most libraries." —Library Journal


"These stories are like dark chocolate: rich, decadent, sometimes bitter but always complex and stimulating. Be careful. They will keep you up at night!" —Theodora Goss, author, In the Forest of Forgetting

"Paper Cities is a really cool anthology, a wide-ranging collection of styles, approaches, and genres. . . . There are remarkable imaginations at work in these stories. Read them and see." —Delia Sherman, author, Changeling; editor, Interfictions

"My favourite anthology of the year so far . . . without doubt one of the most consistently good collections I've read in the genre." —Last Short Story Review

"I definitely recommend this collection: besides being full of so many solid and some brilliant works, it also acts as a good taster collection since several of the stories within open the door to larger works." —Green Man Review