A hoot of a cover for The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Editor Ellen Datlow has just revealed the cover, and it's dangerous!

I've already tripped over my mind, mulling what could come pouring out of either end, and hoping it does. But it's what's between the covers that counts, and it's quite a lineup.

Table of Contents:

1. "The Elephant Ironclads" by Jason Stoddard
2. "Ardent Clouds" by Lucy Sussex
3. "Gather" by Christopher Rowe
4. "Sonny Liston Takes the Fall" by Elizabeth Bear
5. "North American Lake Monsters" by Nathan Ballingrud
6. "All Washed Up While Looking for a Better World" by Carol Emshwiller
7. "Special Economics" by Maureen McHugh
8. "Aka Saint Marks Place" by Richard Bowes
9. "The Goosle" by Margo Lanagan
10. "Shira" by Lavie Tidhar
11. "The Passion of Azazel" by Barry N. Malzberg
12. "The Lagerstätte" by Laird Barron
13. "Gladiolus Exposed" by Anna Tambour
14. "Daltharee" by Jeffrey Ford
15. "Jimmy" by Pat Cadigan
16. "Prisoners of the Action" by Paul McAuley and Kim Newman

When can you get it?

Set your alarm for April 2008.