- Paperback: 100 pages
- Publisher: Prime Books; illustrated edition edition (November 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0809572680
- ISBN-13: 978-0809572687
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 91 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,277,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In a world where magic is fading and science begun to ascend, a young surgeon in medical school experiences an obsession so forbidden that its realization will change him forever. "She looked as if she were asleep, still with that slight smile, floating on the thick sargassum, glowing from the emerald tincture that would keep the small crabs and other scavengers from her. She looked otherworldly and beautiful." Sometimes life is not enough. Also including five more stories of dark wonder from Rambo and VanderMeer, from "The Dead Girl's Wedding March" to "The Farmer's Cat." Enter a world of rat suitors, severed arms, and Fungi Et Fruits de Mer, served up with prose both appetizing and uncanny. Dark fantasy has never been quite so decadent . . .
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4.4 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
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Love the Surgeon, Nov 25 2007
By Mary Robinette Kowal - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Surgeon's Tale (Paperback)
I just finished reading The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories by Cat Rambo and Jeff Vandermeer. I gotta tell you, this slim volume of tales had me on every page. The title story, a collaboration between the two authors, owes its roots to Poe and Shelley; it's like a literary fairy tale take on Frankenstein. Everytime you think you know which dark path the story is going to turn down, it spins down another one that's even darker. It alone would be worth the price of admission.
"The Farmer's Cat," by Mr. Vandermeer, though set in Norway, reminds me fondly of Iceland. The way the farmer-protagonist handles his troll infestation is that I can imagine some of my co-workers doing.
Also of note is "A Key Decides its Destiny" by Ms. Rambo. My heavens. This is the sort of story that turned me on to adult fairy tales in the first place. It feels like a much older tale and something that would have found its way into the Datlow & Windling fairy tale anthologies if they were still compiling them.
I've just mentioned half the stories in the anthology, any one of which would be worth picking it up for. There are three more stories every bit as good.
Not only that, but it's pretty too, with interior illustrations by Kris Dyckman and a cover by James A. Owen. Definitely think about picking up a copy. The Surgeon's Tale is so slender, it would make a lovely stocking stuffer for the reader on your list.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Elegant, fun dark fantasy: Frankenstein, zombies, Cthulhu, Aug 21 2009
By Shel Graves - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Surgeon's Tale (Paperback)
This story collection contains charming and elegant dark fantasy and humorous fairy tales. The title story, co-authored by Cat Rambo and Jeff VanderMeer, creates a unique world in an oceanic setting as the backdrop for a Frankenstein's obsession (the mad scientist not the monster). In Rambo's "The Dead Girl's Wedding March," a zombie girl's defiance of her father in the City of the Dead leads to dire romance -- with a rat. "The Strange Case of the Lovecraft Cafe," by M.F. Korn, D.F. Lewis, and Jeff VanderMeer is a full-course of must read for foodies and minions of Cthulhu from the Flaming Whole Giant Penguin to the Dripping Eidolon (dessert!).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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mmm mmm good, Aug 26 2008
By B. Alexander - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Surgeon's Tale (Paperback)
I bought this book not sure of what to expect, but I couldnt resist another jeff vandermeer read. Its safe to say i wasnt disapointed. Another collection of beautiful stories, and a new aouthor for me to obsess over. Cat Rambo's The Dead Girls Wedding March is one of the most beautiful and fun stories ive ever read. If you like a little dark, a little surreal, and super well written literature than this one is for you.
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