McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales

In this issue, guest edited by Michael Chabon, you’ll find one of our best-ever lineups of authors: Alexie, Bender, Chabon, Chaon, and Chrichton … and that’s just through the C ’s! Every tale is a rip-roaring adventure, collectively spanning genres like horror, sci-fi, and fantasy.
Includes:
- Jim Shepard’s "Tedford and the Megalodon"
- Glen David Gold’s "The Tears of Squonk, and What Happened Thereafter"
- Dan Chaon’s "The Bees"
- Kelly Link’s "Catskin"
- Elmore Leonard’s "How Carlos Webster Changed His Name to Carl and Became a Famous Oklahoma Lawman"
- Carol Emshwiller’s "The General"
- Neil Gaiman’s "Closing Time"
- Nick Hornby’s "Otherwise Pandemonium"
- Stephen King’s "The Tale of Gray Dick"
- Michael Crichton’s "Blood Doesn’t Come Out"
- Laurie King’s "Weaving the Dark"
- Chris Offutt’s "Chuck’s Bucket"
- Dave Eggers’s "Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly"
- Michael Moorcock’s "The Case of the Nazi Canary"
- Aimee Bender’s "The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers"
- Harlan Ellison’s "Goodbye to All That"
- Karen Joy Fowler’s "Private Grave 9"
- Rick Moody’s "The Albertine Notes"
- Michael Chabon’s "The Martian Agent, a Planetary Romance"
- Sherman Alexie’s "Ghost Dance"