Of the Flesh: Dangerous New Fiction [Paperback]

Greg Wharton (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 21, 2001

Is sex dangerous? These 20 tales answer this question in many ways: from the use of sex as a weapon to the use of weapons in sex; the human body can be dangerous; thinking about sex can be dangerous; love and the ways of the heart can be dangerous. Following your own desire can be dangerous... Contributors include Lawrence Ytzhak Braithwaite, Cara Bruce , Hertzan Chimera , M. Christian , Wayne Courtois, doll yoko , Jamie Joy Gatto, Beth Greenwood, Debra Hyde, Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco, Susannah Indigo, Maxim Jakubowski , Sean Meriwether, Marshall Moore, Ian Philips, Carol Queen, Thomas S. Roche, Simon Sheppard, horehound stillpoint, and Emanuel Xavier.

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Review

...touches on lust, obsession, and the dangerous moods of need with exquisite intensity, a quality which infuses Wharton's accomplished anthology --Richard Labonté, series editor, Best Gay Erotica

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Contributors include Lawrence Ytzhak Braithwaite, Cara Bruce , Hertzan Chimera , M. Christian , Wayne Courtois, doll yoko , Jamie Joy Gatto, Beth Greenwood, Debra Hyde, Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco, Susannah Indigo, Maxim Jakubowski, Sean Meriwether , Marshall Moore, Ian Philips, Carol Queen, Thomas S. Roche, Simon Sheppard, horehound stillpoint, and Emanuel Xavier.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Suspect Thoughts Press (September 21, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971084602
• ISBN-13: 978-0971084605
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,785,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intense, funny, smart, October 24, 2001

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Jon Koch (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Of the Flesh: Dangerous New Fiction (Paperback)

An excellent collection, from the "energy of blow jobs" tale from Carol Queen to the intensity of Susannah Indigo's passionate "night dreams". I admit to liking the female writers best, perhaps because dangerous women seem more, well, dangerous ! It's good to see something new and different in the erotica field

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A darker side of gay love and sex, March 6, 2003

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This review is from: Of the Flesh: Dangerous New Fiction (Paperback)

Greg Wharton has edited this 20-story compilation of fictional gay love and sex, but the fiction may not really be too far from reality. Don't be surprised if at least one of the stories speaks to a personal experience and, if the reader is attentive enough to rise (no pun intended) above the purient and carnalism, he may hear a warning. The use of the word "danger" in the title isn't there for nothing, and the unspoken cautionary warnings could qualify this book as the gay version of "Looking for Mr. Goodbar." Just about every dynamic that can manipulate sex into a truly dangerous physical and emotional threat is here, from using sex as both a physical and emotion weapon, perverting love into a sword to get it on with nothing but getting off the goal, and the human heart in its fragility and how it can be too easily broken. If the writers of these stories were asking their readers if they believe sex can be dangerous, the answer's clear: God, yes! But they also seem to be warning us that the while the flesh can heal (sometimes), the human heart - so easily manipulated and broken - might not heal. Beyond that, this compilation is amazing because it is uncomfortably realistic in that each scenario can easily be a slice of real life. Some of us may be grateful that we eluded the dangers of some of our own experiences, but "Of the Flesh ..." may be telling us not to push it and that, if we do, our luck's eventually going to run out. Anyone not interested in drawing the parallels between fiction and reality and is looking only for some sizzling descriptions of gay sex will have no problem getting turned on and getting off to any of the stories the book features.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot and Dangerous, December 6, 2001

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"stonepoem" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Of the Flesh: Dangerous New Fiction (Paperback)

This collection of dangerous erotica delivers the wide spectrum of sex and sexuality as you've rarely seen it. From mental to physical danger, the fiction delivers some hard, hot punches. If you're into hot dangerous sex this anthology has it no matter what your sexual inclination is.