Science fiction and fantasy's most adept short-story author reinvents some classic themes in an engaging collection that includes three of his Hugo award-winning stories. These smart expansions of traditional themes summon dinosaurs, dragons, and peril in space, myths, faeries, and time travel, each undergoing artful alchemy to create serious genre literature that is playful, original, and clever. Comprising 16 imaginative and mischievous adventures, including the previously unpublished novelette, "The Skysailor's Tale, "this adroit gathering makes a collection to truly revel in.
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'Hello' Said the stick. HELLO, SAID THE STICK
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(@TachyonPub, 1 September 2007, ebook, 256 pages, borrowed from @GlasgowLib via @OverDriveInc, # POPSUGARReadingChallenge, a book with onomatopoeia in the title)
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This is a new author for me. I really enjoyed the stories in this collection, mostly speculative fiction. They are very funny at times, especially the title story. The early stories in the collection were hilarious. I liked the fact that each story was different so you had no idea what to expect nice. This is a treasure trove.
