- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Running Press (Mar 29 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1568582560
- ISBN-13: 978-1568582566
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.3 x 0.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 308 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,926,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
This anthology of sardonic fiction emphasizes SF/fantasy tales sparkling with wit and edgy attitude. The stories, both originals and reprints, cover a wide range of satire. Writers include James Morrow, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Allen Steele, Paul Di Filippo, Robert Silverberg, and Pat Cadigan. Halpern, a 2001 World Fantasy Award Finalist, is the editor of the legendary Golden Gryphon Press.
About the Author
Claude Lalumiere is a writer living in Montreal. He formerly ran Nebula, an English-language bookshop devoted to "the fantastic, the imaginative and the weird". Marty Halpern, a 2001 World Fantasy Award Finalist, is the editor of Golden Gryphon Press, legendary in SF circles. He lives in San Jose.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
W-w-witpunk,
By "banana_peel" (Manhattan, KS) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Witpunk (Paperback)
I recently read this book after my good friend Nikki showed it to me. The first story she had me read was entitled Timmy and Tommy, and it was so twisted, yet normal, I loved it. I'd tell you more about the story, but I can't without ruining it for you. Witpunk is a collection of short stories with a sci-fi edge to them. Not all of them were quite "sci-fi" but they were still wonderfully written and really intrigued the reader. I reccommend this book for anyone who loves...anything. It's that good. Sure...not all the stories are the greatest, but some of them are worth finding.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sardonic Fiction,
By A Customer
This review is from: Witpunk (Paperback)
If you're already a fan of Silverberg, Morrow, Cadigan, Di Filippo, Vukcevich etc. etc., you won't be disapointed. Most of the stories in this collection are gems, and I look forward more original anthologies from 4W8W in the future. A+
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3.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
W-w-witpunk,
By "banana_peel" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Witpunk (Paperback)
I recently read this book after my good friend Nikki showed it to me. The first story she had me read was entitled Timmy and Tommy, and it was so twisted, yet normal, I loved it. I'd tell you more about the story, but I can't without ruining it for you. Witpunk is a collection of short stories with a sci-fi edge to them. Not all of them were quite "sci-fi" but they were still wonderfully written and really intrigued the reader. I reccommend this book for anyone who loves...anything. It's that good. Sure...not all the stories are the greatest, but some of them are worth finding.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sardonic Fiction,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Witpunk (Paperback)
If you're already a fan of Silverberg, Morrow, Cadigan, Di Filippo, Vukcevich etc. etc., you won't be disapointed. Most of the stories in this collection are gems, and I look forward more original anthologies from 4W8W in the future. A+ 1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Witless,
By Bruce Boeck "Fearless Reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Witpunk (Paperback)
I had high hopes for this book, which were not realized. The stories, while occasionally amusing, are generally not written terribly well; the plots are transparent, the characters all sterotypes. Some of the entries are page and a half long sentances. I feel pretty ripped off that I paid full price for this.
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