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Neverlands and Otherwheres brings you thirteen stories showcasing some of the best in new literary fantasy and science fiction, slipstream, and genre-bending none-of-the-above. From a boy who hangs the stars, to dinosaurs in a woman’s backyard, to a mad tea party; from whimsical to wistful and back again. This collection shows that there be dragons everywhere, and a land far, far away can be right under your nose. Featuring the freshest new voices writing today, including A. H. Jennings, Jennifer Moore, Sylvia Kelso, John Weagly, Mercedes Murdock Yardley, Bruce Golden, Mark Lee Pearson, R. A. Gale, Patricia Russo, Maxwell James, Casey Fiesler, Lisa A. Koosis, and a novella by Kit St. Germain. $6.95 + S&H. 233 pages. Trade paperback. |
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Vow of Silence is set in an alternate society-described with its history, geography, economy, technology, laws, arts and civilization myth- -in which literacy has not been invented because a substantial minority of people can be taught to develop perfect recall. The narrator is a man who was inducted into this special caste that records and passes on the permanent and ephemeral knowledge of the world. As his power matures, he realizes it is more a curse than a gift because he cannot forget disruptive memories of pleasant and painful experience--they are always with him. After he finishes the course of mental training, he perpetrates a devious and horrific revenge on his former teachers, to strike back at a society he feels has cruelly used him to service its needs. His personal regeneration is made possible only by a chain of events that also changes his society for the better. Robert Laughlin's first novel is a tale of perfect memory, cruel revenge and redemption. $11.95 + S&H. 212 pages. Paperback. |
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If you’re the legal counsel of Gerard Jerome, inventor par excellence and narcissist extraordinaire, you know you have your professional and philosophical hands full. How do you possibly win the copyright of your client’s illegally cloned son, especially when his vindictive ex-wife proves to be an irresistibly seductive adversary? But that’s just the beginning of your problems--what do you do when your client is murdered, and you become the likeliest suspect? Lawrence Buentello's Reproduction Rights is the humorous and highly entertaining story of an ethically-challenged lawyer attempting to protect the interests of Gerard Jerome, scientific genius and dominant force in world commerce. When Jerome is covertly cloned by his ex-wife the stage is set for a wild battle over the legal ownership of his genetic identity, fought in the U.S. Supreme Court, on a Micronesian island filled with genetic horrors, in a secret installation in the Gobi desert, and in a high-rise fortress in the heart of New York City. The winner’s prize? An untold fortune contained in the holdings of the multi-billion dollar Jerome Enterprises! $15.95 + S&H. 227 pages. Paperback. |
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A man who believes that his enigmatic double holds the key to a world that quickly becomes a personal nightmare … an intergalactic library where finding the answers to the greatest questions of time and space may cause the destruction of the galaxy … a clone that may or may not be the intellectual property of the most powerful megalomaniac on the planet … Authors John and Lawrence Buentello present Binary Tales, a fantastic collection of stories that explores the realms of two incredible imaginations. From a world where the undead not only roam the streets but march in political protests … to a bizarre future where maintaining the right to bear arms depends on the latest technological twist … here are 15 remarkable visions guaranteed to fascinate and delight you. $15.95 + S&H. 240 pages. Paperback. |
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The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic entertainments based on mythic themes and enhanced by lavish costumes and sets. The entertainments in Bruce Boston's Masque of Dreams fashion myths of their own and are enhanced by the voice of a poet, often lyric and at times pyrotechnic. Journey to the depths of a mutant rain forest that strikes back against the encroachments of civilization. Join a Victorian stage magician in his search for real magic. Descend to the depths of an omnivorous singularity where everything is everything. Meet a true gentleman farmer and stand with vorpal sword in hand. Explore these masques of illusion and identity that entertain as they mine the limits of reality and dreams. "… collects nearly two dozen brilliant stories covering all emotional and narrative terrains." — Paul Di Filippo, The Washington Post $13.99 + S&H. 298 pages. Paperback. |
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"This book is a beautifully written, streetwise evocation of the '60s, told with uncommon grace and clarity of vision. Author Bruce Boston writes with the voice of a poet, the heart of a bodhisattva, and the unblinking eye of an investigative reporter. He creates a realistic, unsentimental rendering of an era slipping rapidly into the mists of history. "Set against the backdrop of the East Village poetry scene circa 1965, Stained Glass Rain chronicles the confluence and divergence of four lives: Jacobi, college dropout and ex-track star, arriving in New York from California with 200 hits of acid; Michael, "poet and poetaster," dancing on the fulcrum between self-absorption and self-realization; Christine, fleeing from mainstream America and the constraints of privilege; Mulligan, joker, fool, catalyst. "Boston weaves the paths of their lives into a seamless tapestry that captures both light and shadow, hope and delusion. And, in so doing, he illuminates some of our collective consciousness at the cusp of the millennium." — Daniel Marcus, Wired $34.95 + S&H. 344 pages. Hardcover. |
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