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Barnacle Bill the Spacer and Other Stories
| Alternate Title: | Beast of the Heartland |
| Author: | Lucius Shepard |
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Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999 Orion Books, 1997 |
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| Book Type: | Collection |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction / Fantasy |
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Synopsis
The fiction of Lucius Shepard has more to do with Joseph Conrad than Isaac Asimov. Fascinated by deception and decay, and generally labeled a cyberpunk writer, his work transcends the limits of genre fiction. Beast of the Heartland contains seven tales that explore the darkside where science fiction meets horror. Headed by the award-winning "Barnacle Bill the Spacer," a story of high-space mutiny, the book includes "A Little Night Music," a gothic tale of insanity; "All the Perfumes of Araby," where an adventurer in the Middle East links up with an ancient entity; "Human History," a postapocalyptic chiller; "Sports in America," a noir tale in the Chandler tradition; "The Sun Spider," a mini space opera; and the title story -- an ingenious picture of a battered boxer on the decline.
Table of Contents:
- Barnacle Bill the Spacer - (1992)
- A Little Night Music - (1992)
- Human History - (1995)
- Sports in America - (1991)
- The Sun Spider - (1987)
- All the Perfumes of Araby - (1992)
- Beast of the Heartland - (1992)
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