Who's missing?

[coalescent]

[Poll #1046886]

Actual answer here. Vote before you click.

EDIT: See also jlassen's two entries, and Andrew Wheeler here.

FURTHER EDIT: Commentary from rosefox here and cristalia here.

Comments

[bondgwendabond.livejournal.com]

Also, I am _much_ more likely to pick up a collection based on the cover if it lists the names of ALL the contributors (there are plenty of designs which allow this). Or at the very least all the names are on the back. I--and I suspect most readers, those I could be wrong--will not necessarily buy a book for a short story by one author I like. I want to at least feel like the anthology has a bunch of worthwhile stories, whether I'm ever going to read them or not. If I only recognized Ysabeau's name, for instance, then I'd just read it in the shop!

[bondgwendabond.livejournal.com]

Okay, note to self that typos will ensue if annoyed posting occurs just after rolling out of bed. Antho for cover, though for those, etc.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Also you've only voted for four names. :)

[bondgwendabond.livejournal.com]

Clearly this bodes extremely well for the day ahead!

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Or at the very least all the names are on the back

That could be the case here, I suppose, which would be something.

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

I generally don't get too fussed about having all the names on the cover (because the TOC is there, after all), but I am in total agreement with this:

>I want to at least feel like the anthology has a bunch of worthwhile stories, whether I'm ever going to read them or not.

I've been known to buy anthologies just to have the Kathe Koja story, but she's the only writer I'll do that for.