More Stories from the Twilight Zone [Paperback]

Carol Serling (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 2010

When it first aired in 1959, The Twilight Zone was nothing less than groundbreaking television.  Freed from the censors’ strict oversight due to the show’s classification as science fiction, the 156 episodes explored classic, powerful, and moving human themes—love, hate, pride, jealousy, terror—in a unique style.  The program sparked the imaginations of countless writers and filmmakers around the world.

With The Twilight Zone 2, some of today’s finest writers have written all-new stories celebrating the unique vision and power of Rod Serling’s landmark series.  The previous anthology boasted a stellar group including New York Times bestselling authors Whitley Strieber, R. L. Stine, and Laura Lippman, and writers who wrote scripts for the original Twilight Zone and its later incarnations, such as Earl Hamner and Alan Brennert.

So as Rod Serling said, “…prepare to enter that fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity.  It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition.  And it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination.  It is an area which we call…The Twilight Zone.”

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

When Rod Serling first conceived The Twilight Zone back in the late 1950s, it’s unlikely he anticipated the enduring influence this now-classic series would have on speculative fiction. In addition to television and movie sequels, the show has also inspired scores of writers in every genre from horror to mainstream fiction. In this second volume of all-new stories in the TZ mold, editor Carol Serling, Rod’s widow, has little trouble attracting authors eager to recapture the series’ distinctive flavor. A harried housewife in Nancy Holder’s By the Book finds sanctuary in a romance novel whose characters are all too vividly real. A euthanasia caseworker in David Gerrold’s Sales of a Deathman, depicting a future society where the practice is legal, finds his father’s name on a list of upcoming victims. The center of attention in David Black’s Obsession is a soul-stealing femme fatale who convinces a married man to abandon his family. Every story embodies the original series’ unique vision of challenging its audience’s assumptions about reality without sacrificing high-quality entertainment. --Carl Hays --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

CAROL SERLING was her husband’s first reader and toughest critic and worked closely with him throughout his career, especially during the creation of the original The Twilight Zone.  Since Rod Serling’s death in 1975, Carol has devoted herself to maintaining and expanding  the literary and cinematic legacy that Rod left behind, including this anthology, written in the spirit of the The Twilight Zone.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (July 6, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765325829
• ISBN-13: 978-0765325822
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,052,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Between science and superstition - a place we've been before, August 23, 2010

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wogan "the book reader" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Stories from the Twilight Zone (Paperback)

Rod Serling's wife, Carol has continued to carry on the Twilight Zone tradition with these additional 19 stories. There is one previously unpublished story of Rod's and a story by his brother Robert.

Some have obvious endings, especially if you are a Twilight Zone aficionado. There are a couple that could really lead someone astray historically, if they think they are based on fact. Many make you smile and some are vaguely familiar if you read enough of this genre. Many deal with time travel and the world ending and of course alternate realities.

If you enjoy or want to know what the Zone is like this would be a logical book to get.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars strong collection, September 2, 2010

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Stories from the Twilight Zone (Paperback)

The second Twilight Zone anthology edited by Carol Serling contains nineteen strong entries that will remind readers of the TV series with final twists and intriguing paradoxical morality dramas. None of the entries are bad, but a few are excellent. This reviewer especially enjoyed the historical lessons of "Curve" by Loren Estleman, "Reversal of Fortune" by Robert J. Serling and "The Mystery of History" by Lee Lawless. Also super are David Gerrold's twisted take on employment in the Twilight Zone "Sales of a Deathman" and Nancy Holder's romantic spin in "By the Book". Fans of the series will fully appreciate the compilation fittingly ended with "An Odyssey, Or Whatever You Call It, Concerning Baseball" by Rod Serling as next stop is Yankee Stadium, a dimension as vast in centerfield as space but with a short leftfield porch that makes it timeless.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, August 20, 2010

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Tim Lasiuta "Comic Fan 42" (Red Deer, Alberta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Stories from the Twilight Zone (Paperback)

The 2nd is better than the first. This collection builds on the fertile ground of Serlings' breakthrough TV series. 19 collected stories take readers on a journey beyond, even into a private Twilight Zone!

The collection includes:

Obsession: David Black

The Ides of Texas: Douglas Brode

I Believe I'll Have Another: Loren L Coleman

The Bloodthirstiness of Great Beauty: M Tara Crowl

Thoughtful Breaths: Peter Crowther

Earthful: John Farris

The Couch: Peter Farris

Sales of A Deathman: David Gerrold

By the Book: Nancy Holdner

The Mystery of History: Lee Lawless

Writing on the Bathroom Wall: Jane Lindskold

Stanley's Statistic: Jean Rabe

The Last Christmas Letter: Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Reversal of Fortune: Robert J Serling

An Odyssey: Rod Serling

Eye for An Eye: Susan Slater

Dead Post Bumper: Dean Wesley Smith

Where No Man Pursueth: Norman Spinrad

Not all of the stories are fantastic, but my favorite is Sales of a Deathman, with By the Book taking a twist on romance novels few dare take! Rod Serlings`contribution is amazing, and the Last Christmas Letter is a masterpiece deserving of a TV episode.

As a writer, I would love to be part of this legacy! As a reader, I am pleased to be along for the ride.

Tim Lasiuta