The Best of Both Worlds and Other Ambiguous Tales
The Best of Both Worlds and Other Ambiguous Tales

Author: Brian Stableford

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1434457222

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Eight tales of science fiction and fantasy perched on the edge of reality, including one dark fantasy novella, "Appearances," published for the first time anywhere.

Shuckin' and Jivin'
Shuckin' and Jivin'

Author: Daryl Cumber Dance

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9780253202659

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" . . . a rare combination of inclusiveness and honesty. . . . cogent introduction[s] . . . confirm the central point of the tales: a search for cultural identity and freedom. First-rate." —Library Journal " . . . deserves a place alongside the classic collection of Negro tales, Mules and Men. Folktales are the stories people tell, and Shuckin' and Jivin' presents a splendid representative sheaf of the stories black Americans of all social classes tell today . . . . Professional folklorists will applaud Dance's candor and scholarly rigor." —Richard M. Dorson An exciting new collection of Black American folklore, running the gamut from anecdotes concerning life among the slaves to obviously contemporary jokes. In their frank expression of racial attitudes and unexpurgated wit, these tales represent a radical departure from earlier collections.

Guignol & Other Sardonic Tales
Guignol & Other Sardonic Tales

Author: Orrin Grey

Publisher:

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781939905420

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"Enter this freakishly inventive cabinet of curiosities if you will, every story providing a redly drippy skull-window straight into the id-vortex of a modern horror master--gape in awe, laugh out loud, feel your mental mouth start to water." --Gemma Files, from the introduction Orrin Grey has a knack for cruel stories. Contes Cruel, to be exact. Sardonic Tales like the fourteen collected here, ready to wrench the reader's emotions, tantalize, and terrify. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Roger Corman, Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, the Theatre de Grand Guignol, Universal's monster movies, Hammer horror, kaiju flicks, and more, all while creating something unique, intoxicating, and, yes, cruel. Guignol & Other Sardonic Tales has something for everyone... even the most jaded readers.

In the Flesh and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution
In the Flesh and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution

Author: Brian Stableford

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1434403327

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Most of these ten stories belong to a loosely-knit series tracking the potential effects of possible developments in biotechnology on the evolution of global society. "A master of the SF short story"--Robert Reginald.

The Best of the Best
The Best of the Best

Author: Gardner Dozois

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2005-02

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 9780312336561

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Features the finest science fiction writings from the past two decades of the annual "The Year's Best Science Fiction," including writings from such authors as Greg Bear, Pat Cadigan, Robert Silverberg, and Ursula K. Le Guin.

Les Fleurs Du Mal / The Undead (Wildside Double #4
Les Fleurs Du Mal / The Undead (Wildside Double #4

Author: Brian Stableford

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1434411672

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In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles," two-in-one books (flip one over to read the second title)--here is the fourth Wildside Double. "Les Fleurs du Mal: A Tale of the Biotech Revolution," by Brian Stableford. In the year 2550, where premediated murder is supposedly impossible, a serial killer begins attacking very old men with specially bred plants that eat them from the inside out, creating the bizarre "flowers of evil" ("les fleurs du mal"). Biotech artist Oscar Wilde teams with UN detectives Charlotte Holmes and Hal Watson to unravel this futuristic nightmare. A Hugo Award finalist in the Novella category. "The Undead: A Tale of the Biotech Revolution," by Brian Stableford. In the world of the future, the latest rage is the creation of "Undead" personality simulations to place within the tombstones of the recently departed. But when a cluster of new monuments is vandalized, cemetery Chief Security Officer Tann Hicks must find the perpetrators and stop the crimes. Are the sims really dead? As the controversy over the Undead grows, with religious fanatics lining up against right-to-life advocates, Tann finds himself at the center of a growing political and media storm.