- Hardcover: 309 pages
- Publisher: Arkham House Publishers; First Edition edition (August 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0870541641
- ISBN-13: 978-0870541643
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 14 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,269,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Kessel is hardly prolific--since 1980 he has produced perhaps two dozen short stories, written one novel ( Good News from Outer Space ) and coauthored another ( Freedom Beach , with James Patrick Kelly)--but his work always has a powerful emotional kick and a sharp postmodern edge. This first collection of his stories showcases his talents in wildly diverse forms. "The Big Dream" neatly critiques the disturbing subtexts of hard-boiled detective fiction by presenting a bitter, frustrated Raymond Chandler who imposes his fevered visions on the people around him. "The Pure Product" features thoroughly amoral time-travelers from the future who are seeking thrills in the present day. A young stockbroker finds himself inexplicably transported into Moby-Dick , as a deckhand on Ahab's Pequod, in the Nebula Award-winning "Another Orphan." The brief but powerful "Mrs. Shummel Exits a Winner" suggests that sometimes dreams are better not attained. The final tale, "Buffalo," best epitomizes Kessel's grace and sensitivity: in it he tells of his father's meeting with H. G. Wells, "which never took place," and along the way illuminates the complex moral forces that affect working men like his father. Witty, daring and intelligent, Kessel produces some of the best science fiction in the genre.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
The author of Good News from Outer Space ( LJ 9/15/89) displays his literary approach to speculative fiction in this collection of 14 stories including 1983 Nebula award winner "Another Orphan."
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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I actually quite enjoyed this one., Feb 17 2000
By Matthew E. Rorie "Space Cowboy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Meeting in Infinity (Hardcover)
I'm a fan of short form science fiction, and this is one of the most under-appreciated collections I can recall. The enchantment lies in the unexplained premise behind most of the stories, situations that are taken for granted, as if they're perfectly normal. Such as the endless drive down an infinite highway mentioned in the Kirkus review. The writing is excellent and overall the collection is very entertaining.
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Literate SF, a rare bird, Nov 18 1997
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Meeting in Infinity (Hardcover)
If, as the Kirkus Review notes, you merely want a book as entertainment, you'll be bored by Kessel's stories. His work is intelligent, literate, and is intended to challenge readers. A cut above the mindless formula of most science fiction.
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