The Essential Patricia A. McKillip is a nice collection of shorter fiction for readers with a selection of the author's works from 1982 - 2012. Released 28th Oct 2025 by Tachyon, it's 320 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
The author is a classic staple of speculative fiction over the last 40+ years. Best known for her long-form novels, she's nevertheless adept at shorter forms and this is a solid retrospective with a selection of stories from over 30 years of her illustrious career. Even experienced fans will likely find some new gems in the collection. All of them are quality top shelf short stories and shorter novellas.
For completists, the stories have all been previously published elsewhere (but never collected together before); there is no new material for this volume outside of the excellent foreword by editor Ellen Kushner.
Four stars. Solid collection for fans new and old. It would be an excellent choice for public or home library acquisition.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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