New York fantastic : fantasy stories from the city that never sleeps

An intriguing but insular man with telekinetic powers becomes New York City's greatest superhero . . . A love affair blossoms between the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building . . . There are tunnels under New York that do not appear on any map . . . Being a Manhattan real estate broker for supernaturals is a real challenge . . . Editor and anthologist Paula Guran collects a diverse array of unusual and memorable tales set in the Big Apple, from a who's-who of New York Times bestsellers and Hugo and Nebula Award-winning writers including George R. R. Martin, Peter Straub, Naomi Novik, Maria Dahvana Headley, Holly Black, and many more. Anyone who's visited New York, New York knows what a -magical- place it is; these stories reveal just how marvelous, extraordinary, mysterious, and even occasionally eerie a truly fantastic city can be. Introduction: a place apart / Paula Guran -- How the pooka came to New York City / Delia Sherman -- And the angel with television eyes / John Shirley -- Priced to sell / Naomi Novik -- The horrid glory of its wings / Elizabeth Bear -- The tallest doll in New York City / Maria Dahvana Headley -- Blood yesterday, blood tomorrow / Richard Bowes -- Pork pie hat / Peter Straub -- Grand Central Park / Delia Sherman -- The land of heart's desire / Holly Black -- The city born great / N.K. Jemisin -- La peau verte / Caitlin R. Kiernan -- Cryptic coloration / Elizabeth Bear -- Caisson / Karl Bunker -- Red as snow / Seanan McGuire -- A huntsman passing by / Richard Bowes -- Painted birds and shivered bones / Kat Howard -- Salsa nocturna / Daniel Jose Older -- Weston walks / Kit Reed -- The rock in the park / Peter S. Beagle -- Shell games / George R.R. Martin Fantasy spreads across the five boroughs in the first volume of a new anthology series collecting fantastic and extraordinary stories set in specific urban locales. An intriguing but insular man with telekinetic powers becomes New York City's greatest superhero . . . A love affair blossoms between the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building . . . There are tunnels under New York that do not appear on any map . . . Being a Manhattan real estate broker for supernaturals is a real challenge . . . Editor and anthologist Paula Guran collects a diverse array of unusual and memorable tales set in the Big Apple, from a who's-who of New York Times bestsellers and Hugo and Nebula Award-winning writers including George R. R. Martin, Peter Straub, Naomi Novik, Maria Dahvana Headley, Holly Black, and many more. Anyone who's visited New York, New York knows what a "magical" place it is; these stories reveal just how marvelous, extraordinary, mysterious, and even occasionally eerie a truly fantastic city can be. Introduction: a place apart -- Paula Guran How the pooka came to New York City -- Delia Sherman And the angel with television eyes -- John Shirley Priced to sell -- Naomi Novik The horrid glory of its wings -- Elizabeth Bear The tallest doll in New York City -- Maria Dahvana Headley Blood yesterday, blood tomorrow -- Richard Bowes Pork pie hat -- Peter Straub Grand Central Park -- Delia Sherman The land of heart's desire -- Holly Black The city born great -- N.K. Jemisin La peau verte -- Caitlin R. Kiernan Cryptic coloration -- Elizabeth Bear Caisson -- Karl Bunker Red as snow -- Seanan McGuire A huntsman passing by -- Richard Bowes Painted birds and shivered bones -- Kat Howard Salsa nocturna -- Daniel Jose Older Weston walks -- Kit Reed The rock in the park -- Peter S. Beagle Shell games -- George R. R. Martin.