The Medusa in the Shield

david g. hartwell robert aickman charlotte perkins gilman william faulkner robert smythe hichens

Includes an essay on the fiction of horror and tales of terror by such authors as Clive Barker, William Faulkner, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, Joanna Russ, and Flannery O'Connor

Genres horrorshort storiesfictionanthologiesfantasyhistorical fiction

498 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 8,1990

This edition

Format: 498 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published: November 15, 1991 by Tor Books
ISBN: 9780812509663
ASIN: 0812509668
Language: English

About the author

david g. hartwell

David Geddes Hartwell was an American editor of science fiction and fantasy. He worked for Signet (1971-1973), Berkley Putnam (1973-1978), Pocket (where he founded the Timescape imprint, 1978-1983, and created the Pocket Books Star Trek publishing line), and Tor (where he spearheaded Tor's Canadian publishing initiative, and was also influential in bringing many Australian writers to the US market, 1984-date), and has published numerous anthologies. He chaired the board of directors of the World Fantasy Convention and, with Gordon Van Gelder, was the administrator of the Philip K. Dick Award. He held a Ph.D. in comparative medieval literature.

He lived in Pleasantville, New York with his wife Kathryn Cramer and their two children.