Author: David G. Hartwell
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The Battle of the Monsters and Other Stories
Author: David G. Hartwell
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The World of Dew and Other Stories
Author: Julian MortimerSmith
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253056829
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Imagine a world populated by hideous trolls, time-traveling scientists, and intergalactic freighter captains—with smartphones and social media. The World of Dew and Other Stories, chosen by Michelle Pretorius as the 2020 Blue Light Books Prize winner, invites readers into 18 different universes that have unexpected resonances with our own modern life. While these tales are unabashedly sci-fi and fantasy, Julian Mortimer Smith approaches each at a curious angle. Ghosts are cataloged using a Pokémon Go–like app, a soldier has to get enough upvotes on social media before he is allowed to take a shot, and a golden age of cooperation begins as societies around the world prepare for a looming pandemic of blindness. In addition to featuring stories that have appeared in some of the world's top speculative fiction outlets, The World of Dew and Other Stories also includes five new stories published here for the first time. These tales are sometimes terrifying, sometimes touching, sometimes provocative, and occasionally very silly. They function both as windows through which readers can glimpse vast universes waiting to be explored and as mirrors reflecting our own reality back at us in a strange and unfamiliar light.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253056829
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Imagine a world populated by hideous trolls, time-traveling scientists, and intergalactic freighter captains—with smartphones and social media. The World of Dew and Other Stories, chosen by Michelle Pretorius as the 2020 Blue Light Books Prize winner, invites readers into 18 different universes that have unexpected resonances with our own modern life. While these tales are unabashedly sci-fi and fantasy, Julian Mortimer Smith approaches each at a curious angle. Ghosts are cataloged using a Pokémon Go–like app, a soldier has to get enough upvotes on social media before he is allowed to take a shot, and a golden age of cooperation begins as societies around the world prepare for a looming pandemic of blindness. In addition to featuring stories that have appeared in some of the world's top speculative fiction outlets, The World of Dew and Other Stories also includes five new stories published here for the first time. These tales are sometimes terrifying, sometimes touching, sometimes provocative, and occasionally very silly. They function both as windows through which readers can glimpse vast universes waiting to be explored and as mirrors reflecting our own reality back at us in a strange and unfamiliar light.
WIKIWORLD and Other Stories
Author: Paul Di Filippo
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
“Di Filippo is a joyful writer…insightful…skillful.” —Washington Post This collection presents PAUL DI FILIPPO at his best and most creative—an astonishing, multiverse-spanning selection of 19 of his very best tales, from humorous to serious, from otherworldly to in-your-backyard (and in-your-face)! Here are: Providence Argus Blinked Life in the Anthropocene Bombs Away! Cockroach Love Waves and Smart Magma To See Infinity Bare The End of the Great Continuity Fjaerland The HPL Commonplace Book Professor Fluvius’s Palace of Many Waters Yes We Have No Bananas A Partial and Conjectural History of Dr. Mueller’s Panoptical Cartoon Engine The New Cyberiad iCity Return to the 20th Century Murder in Geektopia The Omniplus Ultra! Wikiworld Introduction by Rudy Rucker
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
“Di Filippo is a joyful writer…insightful…skillful.” —Washington Post This collection presents PAUL DI FILIPPO at his best and most creative—an astonishing, multiverse-spanning selection of 19 of his very best tales, from humorous to serious, from otherworldly to in-your-backyard (and in-your-face)! Here are: Providence Argus Blinked Life in the Anthropocene Bombs Away! Cockroach Love Waves and Smart Magma To See Infinity Bare The End of the Great Continuity Fjaerland The HPL Commonplace Book Professor Fluvius’s Palace of Many Waters Yes We Have No Bananas A Partial and Conjectural History of Dr. Mueller’s Panoptical Cartoon Engine The New Cyberiad iCity Return to the 20th Century Murder in Geektopia The Omniplus Ultra! Wikiworld Introduction by Rudy Rucker
The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories
Author: Stephen Crane
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199552541
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This edition explores Crane's work from a fresh critical perspective and introduces new research on the imaginative relationship between Crane's novel and the Civil War. (Quelle: Buchdeckel verso).
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199552541
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This edition explores Crane's work from a fresh critical perspective and introduces new research on the imaginative relationship between Crane's novel and the Civil War. (Quelle: Buchdeckel verso).
Reality and Other Stories
Author: Peter Dray
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN: 1789743966
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Stories shape us and give us meaning - but is it coincidence that the same seven basic plots repeat over time and across the world? What if stories not only reveal something about human psychology, but also give us clues to the meaning of the reality we live in? In Reality and Other Stories, Peter Dray and Matt Lillicrap explore how seven story archetypes - Overcoming the Monster, Rags to Riches, The Quest, Voyage and Return, Comedy, Tragedy and Rebirth - are not only universal, but also found in the story of Christ. As they unpack each example, they demonstrate how our deepest longing find fulfilment in Jesus' story. This is not just another Christian apologetics book. Reality and Other Stories is an ideal gift to give to new Christians and those just beginning to explore faith. The authors show the power of storytelling to affect our lives, and through examples of story archetypes demonstrates that the life of Jesus truly is the story at the heart of reality. Reality and Other Stories will help you explore Jesus' story for yourself and better understand how through Jesus, we can discover the true story of reality that gives ultimate purpose to our lives.
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN: 1789743966
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Stories shape us and give us meaning - but is it coincidence that the same seven basic plots repeat over time and across the world? What if stories not only reveal something about human psychology, but also give us clues to the meaning of the reality we live in? In Reality and Other Stories, Peter Dray and Matt Lillicrap explore how seven story archetypes - Overcoming the Monster, Rags to Riches, The Quest, Voyage and Return, Comedy, Tragedy and Rebirth - are not only universal, but also found in the story of Christ. As they unpack each example, they demonstrate how our deepest longing find fulfilment in Jesus' story. This is not just another Christian apologetics book. Reality and Other Stories is an ideal gift to give to new Christians and those just beginning to explore faith. The authors show the power of storytelling to affect our lives, and through examples of story archetypes demonstrates that the life of Jesus truly is the story at the heart of reality. Reality and Other Stories will help you explore Jesus' story for yourself and better understand how through Jesus, we can discover the true story of reality that gives ultimate purpose to our lives.
The Monster
Author: Stephen Crane
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337005283
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Monster - And Other Stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337005283
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Monster - And Other Stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
The Malady and Other Stories
Author: Andrzej Sapkowski
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316300373
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher A sample of offerings from international fantasy superstar Andrzej Sapkowski, and the perfect introduction to his work. Best known for his series of stories and novels about Geralt, the Witcher, Sapkowski is one of the most successful fantasy authors in the world. Contains: 2 complete Witcher short stories taken from THE LAST WISH, the first chapter of Blood of Elves, the first Witcher novel, the first chapter of Baptism of Fire, the third full-length book in the series, and a non-Witcher short story "The Malady."
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316300373
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher A sample of offerings from international fantasy superstar Andrzej Sapkowski, and the perfect introduction to his work. Best known for his series of stories and novels about Geralt, the Witcher, Sapkowski is one of the most successful fantasy authors in the world. Contains: 2 complete Witcher short stories taken from THE LAST WISH, the first chapter of Blood of Elves, the first Witcher novel, the first chapter of Baptism of Fire, the third full-length book in the series, and a non-Witcher short story "The Malady."
The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories
Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This book is a collection of short stories written by Anton Chekov, a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. One of the stories featured include The House with the Mezzanine, which is a story about Lydia Volchaninova, a good-looking, but very stern and opinionated young teacher with somewhat dictatorial inclinations who is deeply engaged in the affairs of the local zemstvo. Devoted to the cause of helping peasants, she is interested in doing and speaking of nothing but practical work, mostly in the fields of medicine and education. Lydia dislikes the protagonist, a landscape painter, who frequently visits their house. From time to time the two clash over problems of both the rural community and Russia as a whole.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This book is a collection of short stories written by Anton Chekov, a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. One of the stories featured include The House with the Mezzanine, which is a story about Lydia Volchaninova, a good-looking, but very stern and opinionated young teacher with somewhat dictatorial inclinations who is deeply engaged in the affairs of the local zemstvo. Devoted to the cause of helping peasants, she is interested in doing and speaking of nothing but practical work, mostly in the fields of medicine and education. Lydia dislikes the protagonist, a landscape painter, who frequently visits their house. From time to time the two clash over problems of both the rural community and Russia as a whole.
The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories
Author: Patrick McManus
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1626361177
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A collection of short and not-so-short stories from humorist Patrick F...
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1626361177
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A collection of short and not-so-short stories from humorist Patrick F...
The Island of the Women and Other Stories
Author: George Mackay Brown
Publisher: John Murray
ISBN: 1848549466
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
In these six stories George Mackay Brown leads us back along the sweep of Orkney's past and beyond even that to the remoteness of fable. He reveals the timelessness of the lived moment and the constants of island life in the harvest of sea and land and the compulsions of voyage and homecoming.
Publisher: John Murray
ISBN: 1848549466
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
In these six stories George Mackay Brown leads us back along the sweep of Orkney's past and beyond even that to the remoteness of fable. He reveals the timelessness of the lived moment and the constants of island life in the harvest of sea and land and the compulsions of voyage and homecoming.