Are We Having Fun Yet? --American Indian Fantasy Stories [Paperback]

William Sanders (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2002

This collection of 9 American Indian tales by William Sanders represents some of the very best of his work, including his groundbreaking story, "The Undiscovered," in which William Shakespeare comes to the new world and ends up living among the Native Americans. "The Undiscovered" won the Sideways Award for the best alternate history story of the year and became a finalist for the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Sanders' Native American fantasy stories are by turns haunting, touching, creepy, and laugh-out-loud funny. His award-winner, "The Undiscovered," unveils a William Shakespeare gone to the New World, living with Indians, and entertaining them with a new plei (his Native friends call him Spearshaker, by the way). Other stories give us powerful medicine men who send cockroaches and other annoying critters into the sea, out-play the devil himself on steel guitar, and solve murders faster than Sherlock Holmes. And then there's Elvis Bearpaw, who uses Old Man Alabama's medicine to turn the sacred game to his favor--with results he never would have forseen, not to mention a neat, dark little twist at the very end of his story. Thought-provoking on top of being highly entertaining, Sanders' stuff is also boldly written and rich with Native culture. Paula Luedtke
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About the Author

William Sanders is the author of numerous science fiction novels and short stories, including THE BALLAD OF BILLY BADASS, J, and THE WILD BLUE AND THE GRAY. Frequently he draws on his Native American heritage for inspiration. Of him, Roger Zelazny said: "Watch this man. You won't regret it."

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press; 1st Wildside Press Ed edition (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587157098
• ISBN-13: 978-1587157097
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,248,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well, I certainly did., February 19, 2003

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This review is from: Are We Having Fun Yet? --American Indian Fantasy Stories (Paperback)

I've been a fan of Sanders' work for a long time, ever since I read his first two (terrific) novels, JOURNEY TO FUSANG and THE WILD BLUE AND GREY; but I was blissfully unaware of most of his short fiction until I read this collection. There's some alternate history here, most notably "The Undiscovered," perhaps his best-known short story, but the variety is wider than that: erotica, humor, a nasty little yarn about cockroaches and vengeance, all with Indian themes and not a loser in the bunch. Sanders is a terrific storyteller, and I can't recommend this book highly enough.