The magic of bestiaries has been captivating the human imagination since ancient times. Now, Stone Skin Press brings a fresh take on these compendiums of the fantastic. Featuring over sixty authors, this stunning international volume offers entries and short stories that range from the horrific to the humorous. The bestiary shed lights on familiar beasts that are coping in our modern era, including gorgons, minotaurs, and mantichores. It also introduces newly discovered creatures such as meme mosquitoes, trashsquatches, and urbantelopes, all of which are thriving.

Author Biography

Heather J. Wood was born and raised in Montreal where fish monsters once lived in her bed. She is the author of "Fortune Cookie" and "Roll With It" and her short fiction has appeared in anthologies such as "In the Dark," "I.V. Lounge Nights," and "The Lion and the Aardvark." She lives in Toronto, Ontario.