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This review is from: Baseball Fantastic (Paperback)
W.P. Kinsella's quote on the cover says everything: "Baseball knows no limits, and the true baseball field, the foul lines diverge forever, eventually taking in most, or all of the universe." If you're into speculative/science fiction and baseball, this book offers many treats. Included are a few of Kinsella's short stories ("Fred Noonan Flying Services", "The Indestructable Hadrian Wilks"), along with stories from lesser known writers. In Ron Carlson's "Zanduce at Second," a ballplayer's foul balls regularly kill fans, while Scott Nicholson's award-winning "The Vampire Shortstop," is about, well, a vampire shortstop. John Kessel's alternate history of "The Franchise" pits George Herbert Walker Bush against a flamethrowing Castro on the baseball diamond, and is one of the many highlights in this collection. Sure, there are a few duds, but Kinsella's choices bat above .400. Highly recommended.
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Baseball Fantastic by W.P. Kinsella (Paperback - March 2, 2001)
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