Quantum Musings: Selected works from the editors of Quantum Muse. [Paperback]

Michael Gallant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 20, 2000

Tall tales, rants and ramblings from the minds behind Quantum Muse, offered in hardcopy in a desperate attempt to make a fast buck.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Quantum Musings is the first paper offering from the Internet magazine Quantum Muse.

My co-editors, Raymond M Coulombe, Timothy O Goyette and I started the ezine because we got tired of formulaic fiction, wanted a forum where we could print pieces that fell outside the usual boundaries, and mostly to legitimize our heavy drinking, daydreaming and tirades.

The book is a representational selection of science fiction, fantasy, editorial and just plain experimental work from the three editors. We included a dinner with God and balanced it with a day in Hell. There are stories about peacekeeping missions and rescue operations, time travelers and wizards, as well as deep thoughts about immigration, traditions, handguns and keeping promises. Oh, yeah and fast cars.

We made sure to include some new stories, and VH1-esque behind the scenes material to rope in people who had already read the stuff on-line and to part them from their hard earned dollars.

So, if you want to support the cause of bringing new, gifted writers to light, buy the book and help support the magazine.

If you don't much care about new authors, just cough up some dough so we can settle the bar tab and get our watches out of hock.

On behalf of myself and the other editors, I urge you to buy a copy. I am sure you'll enjoy it.

Well, I hear the landlord at the door, so I'll be signing off and slipping out the fire escape.

Mike Gallant

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (March 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595089801
• ISBN-13: 978-0595089802
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,668,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best time reading I have ever had, July 25, 2000

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Robert (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quantum Musings: Selected works from the editors of Quantum Muse. (Paperback)

These writers are crazzy, they are just the kind of people I would love to hang out with and talk about everything. I could not put this book down, and I highly recomend it to anyone who not only wants a good laugh, but wants to read what is lacking in many of writings of our day...wit, and intelligence. Do yourself a favour and read something that wont let you down...this collection of stories. Good job Muse!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars See the future NOW (OK, cheesy title, but it works), July 27, 2000

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Jason Scherer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quantum Musings: Selected works from the editors of Quantum Muse. (Paperback)

The publishing world is changing - slowly, perhaps so slowly that it's hard to notice - but trust me, it is. POD (that's "Publishing on Demand" for you non-biz people) is really starting to become a viable means of presenting the work of both established and up-and-coming authors in an easy, efficient, and, best of all, cheap manner. So don't scoff at Internet publishing just because it doesn't smell of binding glue. Keeping this in mind, checking out this book is a must if you want to see the future of science fiction. Brought to you by the three men who brought you www.quantummuse.com (one of the top-rated new sites for science fiction), "Quantum Musings" is a wonderful collection of stories from the website. What makes them such great stories, in my not-so-humble opinion, is that not only are these men writers, they're gigantic fans of the genre, and that helps a lot - they know what works and what doesn't, and their critical minds and knowledge of convention help make for great stories. Of course, sometimes convention gets tossed out the window, and that's all right as well - every genre needs a little shaking up on occasion. And, in the midst of all this, they don't take themselves too seriously, which is an utter blessing. The humor is rampant through the book, both in the stories and sidenotes - trust me, you'll spend a lot of time laughing when you pick up this volume. I guess my only complaint is that it isn't bigger - but I guess that if you take my advice and buy this book, we can expect to see more volumes in the future of some of the best new voices in sci-fi, fantasy, and alternative literature.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE!, April 23, 2000

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Rebecca Gallant (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quantum Musings: Selected works from the editors of Quantum Muse. (Paperback)

Funny! Charming! Gripping! Witty! I can't say enough good things about this book. A MUST HAVE for any serious fantasy and sci-fi enthusiast.

Written by three talented, yet "real" authors, Quantum Musings puts their collective literary genius together into one terrific read. I couldn't put it down and I've already read it twice.

Where else will you read about a dinner with God, learn about Government "conspiracies" and how sometimes problems can be solved with large powerful handguns all in one book?

Fabulous fantasy adventures with realistic, not rehashed, characters. Tales of gritty intergalactic warfare and mystery. All the while exuding a cutting and witty repartee' that would make Dumas (of "The Three Musketeers" fame) proud...Buy the book! You won't be sorry you did!