"Barnacle Bill the Spacer" and Other Stories [Mass Market Paperback]

Lucius Shepard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1998

There are science fiction stories alongside short thrillers and a psychological horror story; something for everyone.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Shepard manipulates genre elements' in order to transcend genre expectations' -- NEW YORK REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION

'[A] prodigious talent' -- LOCUS

About the Author

Lucius Shepard was born in the USA in 1947. From the mid-1960s to the early 1980s he lived in various parts of the world and travelled widely. He won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1985 and has also won the World Fantasy Award twice.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Millennium Book (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752816098
• ISBN-13: 978-0752816098
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,847,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, August 3, 2007

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This review is from: "Barnacle Bill the Spacer" and Other Stories (Mass Market Paperback)

Barnacle Bill the Spacer : Barnacle Bill the Spacer - Lucius Shepard
Barnacle Bill the Spacer : A Little Night Music - Lucius Shepard
Barnacle Bill the Spacer : Human History - Lucius Shepard
Barnacle Bill the Spacer : Sports in America - Lucius Shepard
Barnacle Bill the Spacer : The Sun Spider - Lucius Shepard
Barnacle Bill the Spacer : All the Perfumes of Araby - Lucius Shepard
Barnacle Bill the Spacer : Beast of the Heartland - Lucius Shepard

Brainless boy blows up because space station sucker beasts despise coming crazed cult conflict in C.

4 out of 5


Music zombies.

2.5 out of 5


Programmed postapocalyptic people enact punitive pogrom on decadent twisted hi-tech hypnotists.

4.5 out of 5


Baseball arguments, with guns.

2.5 out of 5


Sunbeast seeker shags separately from spouse, summons super maths.

3 out of 5


Four legs an eye and an ear to be the six million dollar pair.

3.5 out of 5


Boxing tart.

3 out of 5