The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic entertainments based on mythic themes and enhanced by lavish costumes and sets. The entertainments in Bruce Boston's Masque of Dreams fashion myths of their own and are enhanced by the voice of a poet, often lyric and at times pyrotechnic. Journey to the depths of a mutant rain forest that strikes back against the encroachments of civilization. Join a Victorian stage magician in his search for real magic. Descend to the depths of an omnivorous singularity where everything is everything. Meet a true gentleman farmer and stand with vorpal sword in hand. Explore these masques of illusion and identity that entertain as they mine the limits of reality and dreams.
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"One of Wildside's latest comes from poet Bruce Boston, whose prose sings like a mix of E. T. A. Hoffman and Hawthorne, Borges and Bierce. His Masque of Dreams collects nearly two dozen brilliant stories, ranging across all emotional and narrative terrains."--Paul Di Filippo, The Washington Post
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"...from gentle and gritty realism through science fiction to simple and complex fantasy...in quality from good to excellent....If Bruce Boston has written a poor story...I have yet to read it. Masque of Dreams is truly a pleasure...and I recommend it highly."--Lee Becker, Fantasy Commentator
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Three-time Bram Stoker Award winner Bruce Boston is the author of forty-five books and chapbooks, including the novels The Guardener's Tale and Stained Glass Rain. His fiction and poetry have appeared in hundreds of publications, most visibly in Asimov's SF Magazine, Amazing Stories, Weird Tales, Strange Horizons, Realms of Fantasy, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and The Nebula Awards Showcase. In addition to the Bram Stoker Award, Boston has received a Pushcart Prize, the Asimov's Readers Award, the Rhysling Award, and the Grand Master Award of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. He lives in Ocala, Florida, with his wife, writer-artist Marge Simon. For more information, you can visit his website at http://www.bruceboston.com/.
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Fantasy, emotional vampires, demons, curses, vorpal swords, oh my!,
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This review is from: Masque of Dreams: The Best of Bruce Boston (Paperback)
Boston is the king of the world of fantasy and poetry, and this new collection proves he still flaunts that crown. His creatures lurk, slink, growl, slurp, and vamp throughout pages of intense longing and emotional yearning. If your desire is for a luscious read, filled with weirdness galore, you can't go wrong with this book.
Buy it for somebody you love -- or you'd like to have love you. Valentine's Day is coming right up -- the perfect gift for that romantic target --
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