- Hardcover: 445 pages
- Publisher: Shadowlands Pr; Signed edition (August 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 193059500X
- ISBN-13: 978-1930595002
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.2 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 703 g
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From Publishers Weekly
Based on a series of sculptures and drawings by award-winning SF artist Lisa Snelling, the 24 stories in this impressive collection imagine the dark side of carnival life. In his introduction, Ellison writes of what happened when he ran away to the circus at age 13 (he ended up in jail, watching an alcoholic suffer the DTs); then contributors including Robert Sawyer, Caitlin Kieman, and Darrell Schweitzer deliver an unusual, character-rich array of weird carny stories. Charles de Lint weaves a layered tale about destiny and a ghostly Ferris wheel, for example, and Neil Gaiman cleverly imagines the travails of an unlucky Harlequin on Valentine's day. An unusual confabulation of strong writing, fantasy plot lines and artist-writer collaboration, the bookAedited by Horror Writers Association vice-president KramerAtakes the corny idea of the evil clown and twists it into something uncommonly inventive. (June)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"...another in a series of outstanding books that is becoming a tradition from Bereshith and its imprints of ShadowLands Press and Final Frontier Books." -- Baryon
"...delight in this midway-full of moody tales..." -- Rue Morgue, March-April 2000
"...learn more than you ever wanted to know about the dark side of human nature." -- MediaPlus Magazine
"...delight in this midway-full of moody tales..." -- Rue Morgue, March-April 2000
"...learn more than you ever wanted to know about the dark side of human nature." -- MediaPlus Magazine
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Combines quality writing, art and binding, Feb 11 2001
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Strange Attraction (Hardcover)
Strange Attraction is a fascinating anthology that combines quality writing, art and binding into a unique synthesis. This showcase volume presents memorable and highly recommended work by Michael Bishop, Ray Bradbury, Ed Bryant, Richard lee Byers, Nancy A. Collins, Jack Dann & Janeen Webb, Charles de Lint, James Dorr, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Brad Linaweaver, Jason Miller, Fred Olin Ray, Robert J. Sawyer, Darrell Schweitzer, John Shirley, S.P. Somtow, Chet Williamson, David N. Wilson, and Gene Wolfe.
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Dark carnival stories probe the limits of humanity, Feb 13 2001
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Strange Attraction (Hardcover)
It's difficult to easily categorize these dark works of fantasy: they are short stories written by such notables as Ray Bradbury, Michael Bishop, Nina Kiriki Hoffman and others, blending literature and art and all based on the strange kinetic sculpture Crowded After Hours by Lisa Snellings. Dark carnival stories probe the limits of humanity.
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Give This One A Ride, Feb 11 2001
By Internet Book Watch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Strange Attraction (Hardcover)
Strange Attraction is a fascinating anthology that combines quality writing, art and binding into a unique synthesis. This showcase volume presents memorable and highly recommended work by Michael Bishop, Ray Bradbury, Ed Bryant, Richard lee Byers, Nancy A. Collins, Jack Dann & Janeen Webb, Charles de Lint, James Dorr, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Brad Linaweaver, Jason Miller, Fred Olin Ray, Robert J. Sawyer, Darrell Schweitzer, John Shirley, S.P. Somtow, Chet Williamson, David N. Wilson, and Gene Wolfe.
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