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Veteran Nolan (Dark Universe) shows the versatility that earned him a 2005 Living Legend Award from the International Horror Guild in this collection of 23 previously uncollected stories. Most are short, sharp horror shockers that end with an O. Henry–type twist, though several range freely into fantasy and science fiction. Among the best are tales with a crime angle. In Listening to Billy, a man finds his frustration with his deteriorating marriage stoked to murderous violence by a fellow bar patron who proves to be something weirdly more than he appears. In Silk and Fire, a James M. Cain homage, a private detective finds himself unwittingly played by a double-crossing client. Ripper!—an effective exercise in supernatural noir—imagines the horror that might happen were the spirit of Jack the Ripper to accompany London Bridge on its transfer from England to Arizona. Whether writing from the perspective of a love-struck werewolf or a serial killer desperately trying to suppress his violent urges, Nolan shows a command of the short story form that's a tribute to his 50 years of perfecting his craft. (Dec.)
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Inspired by the question often asked of writers, “Where do you get your ideas?,” Rand penned the clever little book From Idea to Story in 90 Seconds (2005). This book shows him putting his formula to the test—luckily, with results more fascinating than formulaic. He has a flair for pushing beyond all the familiar sf tropes to fabricate boldly imaginative visions of the future. “Eye of the Assassin” follows a hired gun on his latest assignment: to knock off an old foe by using the devious technique of downloading his consciousness to his enemy’s most trusted advisor. In “A Breed Apart,” a biologically enhanced female mercenary must hunt down and kill a sniper who not only shares her gender and abilities but is carrying a child in her womb. Rand’s characters are soldiers, mutants, and genetically modified animals grappling with unpredictable forces and equally unforeseen technologies. His visceral style and abundance of startling imagery keep readers in a state of perpetual surprise and satisfying suspense. --Carl Hays
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Veteran Nolan (Dark Universe) shows the versatility that earned him a 2005 Living Legend Award from the International Horror Guild in this collection of 23 previously uncollected stories. Most are short, sharp horror shockers that end with an O. Henry–type twist, though several range freely into fantasy and science fiction. Among the best are tales with a crime angle. In Listening to Billy, a man finds his frustration with his deteriorating marriage stoked to murderous violence by a fellow bar patron who proves to be something weirdly more than he appears. In Silk and Fire, a James M. Cain homage, a private detective finds himself unwittingly played by a double-crossing client. Ripper!—an effective exercise in supernatural noir—imagines the horror that might happen were the spirit of Jack the Ripper to accompany London Bridge on its transfer from England to Arizona. Whether writing from the perspective of a love-struck werewolf or a serial killer desperately trying to suppress his violent urges, Nolan shows a command of the short story form that's a tribute to his 50 years of perfecting his craft. (Dec.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Inspired by the question often asked of writers, “Where do you get your ideas?,” Rand penned the clever little book From Idea to Story in 90 Seconds (2005). This book shows him putting his formula to the test—luckily, with results more fascinating than formulaic. He has a flair for pushing beyond all the familiar sf tropes to fabricate boldly imaginative visions of the future. “Eye of the Assassin” follows a hired gun on his latest assignment: to knock off an old foe by using the devious technique of downloading his consciousness to his enemy’s most trusted advisor. In “A Breed Apart,” a biologically enhanced female mercenary must hunt down and kill a sniper who not only shares her gender and abilities but is carrying a child in her womb. Rand’s characters are soldiers, mutants, and genetically modified animals grappling with unpredictable forces and equally unforeseen technologies. His visceral style and abundance of startling imagery keep readers in a state of perpetual surprise and satisfying suspense. --Carl Hays
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