Author: Avram Davidson
Publisher: Or All the Seas with Oysters Publishing LLC.
ISBN: 9781955676465
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Can such things be? Engelbert Esztherhazy, scion, of aristocracy in Scythia-Pannonia-Transbalkania (fourth largest empire in Europe [the Turks were fifth]), could not have cared less. He had served his country and his Emperor in war; he now led the leisured life of his class. But then events overtook him, caught him up, whirled him about; and when he found his feet again, he was a changed man. The servant of a visiting king was undoubtedly a shaman. What powers did he command? What other powers were secretly at work behind the familiar scenes of south-eastern Europe? But also steam, already powering factories, ships and trains -- what more could it do, portent to the changing world of the late nineteenth century? Road transport... or even powered flight? Think of the dread possibilities for warfare! But when the Autogóndola-Invention took to the skies over the territories that ambitious neighbors -- viz., Ruritania and Graustark -- wished to claim, was it really its steam engine that made it fly? Or did it depend on the unreckoned aid of sorcery? Between the old knowledge and the new, Eszterhazy was to spend his life, searching. Time and time again, the unexpected would visit him, often leaving the learned Doctor to end a notebook entry with "UNEXPLAINED." Here are tales of the most gripping such visitations, now brought together in one comprehensive volume. Several of these stories were collected as The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy, a 1975 Warner Books paperbacks, now long unobtainable. These represent less than half of the present volume, which includes stories of his earlier career, published in Amazing Science Fiction Stories under the aegis of George Scithers. A foreword by Gene Wolfe and an afterword by the author complete The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy. *** "Or All The Seas with Oysters", one of Avram's stylish and witty stories, won the 1958 Hugo award and headed a collection of the same name; among other short story collections are What Strange Stars and Skies, Strange Seas and Shores, and The Redward Edward Papers. His novels range from the far future of Rogue Dragon and Mutiny in Space to the might-have-been Dark and Middle Ages -- comic in Peregrine: Primus and Peregrine: Secundus, haunting in The Phoenix and the Mirror and Vergil in Averno. From 1962 to 1964 he served as editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. New York City, Mexico, Belize and California have been his haunts; he has been a U.S. Marine in World War II and a sheepherder* in Israel. *Or shepherd, if you want it to sound romantic.
Author: Gardner Dozois
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1625791143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
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More fun-filled feline fantasies! These graceful creatures have long been admired . . . and feared. Their eyes seem full of a knowledge beyond that of man; their steps, stealthy and silent, bring them to unknown places. Now Dann and Dozois present the mysterious world of the cat with stories by Isaac Asimov, Tanith Lee, Ursula K. Le Guin, and others. _Kreativity for KatsÓ by Fritz Leiber _Life Regarded as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Highly Lustrous CatsÓ by Michael Bishop _Bright Burning TigerÓ by Tanith Lee _I Love Little PussyÓ by Isaac Asimov _The Boy Who Spoke CatÓ by Ward Moore _The Jaguar HunterÓ by Lucius Shepard _he Sin of Madame PhloiÓ by Lilian Jackson Braun _The Mountain CageÓ by Pamela Sargent _Mays LionÓ by Ursula K. Le Guin _The Color of Grass, the Color of BloodÓ by R. V. Barnham _A Word to the WiseÓ by John Collier _Duke Pasquales RingÓ by Avram Davidson At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author: Gardner Dozois
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0312271530
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 822
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“Diverse and remarkable speculations on futures so remote as to be all but beyond conjecture” by Brian Aldiss, Poul Anderson, Robert Silverberg, and more (Kirkus Reviews). It is the essence of science fiction to chart the possibilities of the future, but it takes the hand of a master to capture the farthest reaches of time—futures almost unimaginably distant. The Furthest Horizon collects seventeen of the most inventive and audacious visions of the future by many acclaimed writers, including: Brian Aldiss * Poul Anderson * Avram Davidson * Joe Haldeman * Alexander Jablokov * Paul J. McAuley * Ian McDonald * Michael Moorcock * Frederik Pohl * Robert Reed * Keith Roberts * Robert Silverberg * Cordwainer Smith * James Tiptree, Jr. * Jack Vance * Walter Jon Williams * Gene Wolfe “A variety of authors, writing styles and topics are included in this entertaining anthology, and Dozois provides insightful notes before each story.” —Science Fiction Weekly “Editor Dozois’ latest theme anthology presents 17 stories, many of them classics, set in a future so far from now that memories of today’s humans have been lost by our descendants . . . another feather for his cap.” —Booklist
Author: Gardner Dozois
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466884487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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While humanity has been telling fantastic stories for millennia, fantasy fiction has only come into its own as a genre in the latter half of the twentieth century, as the works of such writers as J.R.R. Tolkien and Robert E. Howard have found a wide audience. This wonderful collection celebrates fantasy's heyday with 33 masterpieces of short fiction, ranging from 1940s stories by L. Sprague de Camp, H.L.Gold, Fritz Leiber, and Manly Wade Wellman to more recent tales by such towering modern talents as Peter S. Beagle, Terry Bisson, James P. Blaylock Suzy McKee Charnas, John Crowley, Tanith Lee, Michael Swanwick, Judith Tarr, Howard Waldrop, Jane Yolen, and Roger Zelazny. Just as Gardner Dozois's Modern Classics of Science Fiction has helped longtime fans and new readers alike discover the genre's finest short stories, so too shall this anthology allow readers to find in one volume more than two dozen masterworks of fantasy.
Author: Avram Davidson
Publisher: eStar Books
ISBN: 1612102859
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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When the menace of Dr. Ludwig Sanzmann first appeared, like a cloud no bigger than a man's hand, Dr. Fred B. Turbyfil, at twenty-seven, had been the youngest museum director in the country; and now at thirty-five he was still one of the youngest.
Author: Avram Davidson
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466891610
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Like Malamud and Jackson, Avram Davidson brought a unique level of charm, wit, and intrigue to the short story form. Collected here for the first time are his remarkable mystery tales, including the 1815 investigations of New York's Chief Constable; a sinister lesson in New England thrift; New Amsterdam river pirates versus the KGB; treachery in nursing home; and expatriates who will kill for a little peace and quiet. "Aficionados of short mystery fiction will be hard-pressed to find any more ingenious and entertaining stories than those in this volume." --Bill Pronzini, author of Boobytrap
Author: John Clute
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312198695
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
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Like its companion volume, "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", this massive reference of 4,000 entries covers all aspects of fantasy, from literature to art.
Author: Valerie Estelle Frankel
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1666941859
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 269
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Following the Holocaust, American literature experienced a resurgence of Jewish themes, characters, and contributions. This book focuses on the genres of science fiction and fantasy of the post-Holocaust period and argues that while the era was colored by grief, it also offered a renaissance of Jewish creative expression. The author provides an overview of texts beginning with the rise of Jewish speculative fiction anthologies in science fiction and fantasy and delving into emerging subgenres such as alternate history, post-apocalyptic, cold war, second-wave feminism, counterculture parodies, new wave, postmodernism, and cyberpunk to illustrate how Jewish culture made its mark on popular culture. The book also covers the Silver Age and Bronze Age of comics which saw Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Julius Schwartz, and Marv Wolfman form new superhero teams to battle prejudice and draws parallels with some of the most impactful shows made by Jewish creators, including Star Trek, Twilight Zone, and Doctor Who. The analysis also looks beyond the American context to include texts from Germany, the Soviet Union, Brazil, and Israel.
Author: Gardner Dozois
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1625791119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Eleven earthshaking tales of the most fearsome creatures of all time Eleven tales of primeval fantasy bring readers to the world of dinosaurs with the works of such notable writers as Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Ursula K. Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, Jane Yolen, Lisa Tuttle, and Michael Bishop. _The Big SplashÓ by L. Sprague de Camp _Just Like Old TimesÓ by Robert Sawyer _The Virgin and the DinosaurÓ by R. Garcia y Robertson _The Odd Old BirdÓ by Avram Davidson _BernieÓ by Ian McDowell _Small DeerÓ by Clifford D. Simak _Dinosaur PliesÓ by R. V. Branham _Day of the HuntersÓ by Isaac Asimov _Herding with the HadrosaursÓ by Michael Bishop _Ontogeny Recapitulates PhlogenyÓ by R. Garcia y Robertson _Trembling EarthÓ by Allen Steele At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author: Avram Davidson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312867298
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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This is the definitive collection of one of the century's finest fantasists & features introductions by some of the biggest names in the field. Includes an afterword by Ray Bradbury & Harlan Ellison.
