Short story collaborations between a Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award–winning author and his peers, including George R. R. Martin and Steven Utley.A long and storied career in science fiction and fantasy leads to extraordinary bonds, as seen in Howard Waldrop's collection of speculative fiction penned with some of today's (and yesterday's) leading writers. Running the gamut from alternative history to far-future adventures, these tales hit the sweet spot of be...

One of speculative fiction's greatest minds shines in this "unique, addictive" story collection (George R. R. Martin).Here, from Howard Waldrop, the multiple-award-winning author of "The Ugly Chickens," comes a collection of his best short stories—tales that perfectly capture his "bizarrely eclectic imagination and gonzo sense of humor" (Gardener Dozois)."Strange Monsters of the Recent Past" portrays a world from B-movie creature features,...

Take a topsy-turvy ride through time with ten science fiction and fantasy stories from the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award–winning author."There's never been anyone like Waldrop, in or out of science fiction," said George R. R. Martin , and here's the proof. A master of the short story, Waldrop has put together a collection of speculative fiction that covers his career from the end of one century into another.Here, re...

A Locus Award–winning collection featuring the story "Night of the Cooters," produced by George R. R. Martin as a short film starring Vincent D'Onofrio.Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award–winning author Howard Waldrop wrote amazing short fiction that ran the gamut from alternative history to pulpy space adventures. He was able to turn his meticulous research into compulsively readable tales featuring iconic literary figures, aliens, and comic-book-style heroes, c...

A Magazine of Science Fiction and FantasyISSUE 57, July 2022Lezli Robyn, EditorLauren Rudin, Assistant EditorZ.T. Bright, Slush ReaderTaylor Morris, CopyeditorShahid Mahmud, PublisherStories by Kimberly Unger, Angela Slatter, Mica Scotti Kole, Mike Resnick, Elaine Midcoh, George R.R. Martin, Howard Waldrop, Antony PaschosJean Marie Ward Interviews Wesley ChuSerialization: Act One by Nancy KressColumns by: Grego...

A survey of the last 100 years of science fiction, with representative stories and illuminating essays by the top writers, poets, and scholars, from Edgar Rice Burroughs and Samuel Butler to Robert A. Heinlein and and Jack Vance, from E.E. "Doc" Smith and Clifford D. Simak to Ted Chiang and Charles Stross-- and everyone in between. More than one million words of classic fiction and essays!

Stories unavailable in their original collections.Cult author.Texas favorite.

A baker's dozen of Waldrop's best short stories about movie and TV.Dream Factories and Radio Pictures collects twelve of Howard Waldrop's movie (“dream factories”) and television ("radio pictures") stories from his first four collections, as well as a new article and a new story.The stories — about personalities, history, projections, alternatives, guesses, and the effects they had and keep on having as they and we evolve — are accompanied by Waldr...

Journeys Beyond the Fantastical Horizon offers a fresh exploration of the magical and the otherworldly. From sentient spaceships to anxiety goblins, this anthology explores the breadth and depth of speculative fiction originally published in Galaxy's Edge magazine, including Aurora, British Fantasy, BSFA, Hugo, Nebula and Nommo nominated and winning stories. No two pieces are alike, yet all these tales best represent the diversity and range of the genre, challengi...

“If this is your first taste of Howard, I envy you.”—From the Introduction by George R.R. MartinAcclaimed cult author Waldrop's stories are sophisticated, magical recombinations of the stuff our pop-culture dreams are made of. Open this book and encounter jazz singers, robotic cartoon ducks, nosferatu, angry gorillas, and, of course, the dodo.The first paperback (and twentieth anniversary) edition of a landmark debut collection. Waldrop’s capacious, encyclopedic knowledge o...

This collection of tightly crafted, highly imaginative short stories employs surrealist, satirical, and fantastical devices to explore politics, class, and gender. From creatively homicidal bioengineering to counter the stresses of climbing the corporate ladder, to a woman who loses a sock at the laundromat and finds she's missing a bit of her soul, these science-fiction gems showcase an award-winning writer's compelling vision of the universe. Computer pioneers, cross-country skiers, and ...

This book has one problem:it's not nearly long enough. Sure, it's chock full of great stories by the best short fiction writer of his generation, modern classics like "The Ugly Chickens" and "Flying Saucer Rock n Roll" and "Heart of Whitenesse" and many more. Think of it as the best tasting menu in literature. Try this, then go get more.