A review by kikiandarrowsfishshelf
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling

4.0

So I can say that I liked [a:George R.R. Martin|346732|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1351944410p2/346732.jpg] before it was cool because his story "The Pear Shaped Man" is the story that I remember the most from this collection. And it is one of those stories that holds up to a re-read. Yolen's short fiction and poetry are also good. But watch out for these cheese curls with Martin. Honesty, you thought you get worried about characters dying? You have to worry about cheese curls now.

There are several quiet fantasy stories here as well and a Le Guin that is quite lovely. Charles de Lint is also here.