In a world where magic is fading and science begun to ascend, a young surgeon in medical school experiences an obsession so forbidden that its realization will change him forever. "She looked as if she were asleep, still with that slight smile, floating on the thick sargassum, glowing from the emerald tincture that would keep the small crabs and other scavengers from her. She looked otherworldly and beautiful." Sometimes life is not enough. Also including five more stories of dark wonder from Rambo and VanderMeer, from "The Dead Girl's Wedding March" to "The Farmer's Cat." Enter a world of rat suitors, severed arms, and Fungi Et Fruits de Mer, served up with prose both appetizing and uncanny. Dark fantasy has never been quite so decadent . . .
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Cat Rambo lives, writes, and edits in the Pacific Northwest. Her work has appeared in such places as Asimov's, Weird Tales, and Strange Horizons. She was the fiction editor of award-winning Fantasy Magazine (http://www.fantasy-magazine.com) for two years.
John Barth described Cat Rambo's writings as "works of urban mythopoeia" -- her stories take place in a universe where chickens aid the lovelorn, Death is just another face on the train, and Bigfoot gives interviews to the media on a daily basis. She has worked as a programmer-writer for Microsoft and a Tarot card reader, professions which, she claims, both involve a certain combination of technical knowledge and willingness to go with the flow. In 2005 she attended the Clarion West Writers' Workshop and is a member of the Codex Writers Group as well as a board member for Broaduniverse.
In 2007, her collaboration with Jeff VanderMeer, The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories, appeared, while her first solo collection, Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight, was published in August of 2009 and was an Endeavour Award finalist.
Cat, who often writes about games, is one of the minds behind Armageddon MUD, the oldest roleplay-intensive MUD (an interactive text-based game) on the Internet, which has been described as "like no other mud I have played before", "the most creative, emotionally involved mud on the Net", "the most entertaining game I've ever played" and "a place of astonishing beauty and detail".
John Barth described Cat Rambo's writings as "works of urban mythopoeia" -- her stories take place in a universe where chickens aid the lovelorn, Death is just another face on the train, and Bigfoot gives interviews to the media on a daily basis. She has worked as a programmer-writer for Microsoft and a Tarot card reader, professions which, she claims, both involve a certain combination of technical knowledge and willingness to go with the flow. In 2005 she attended the Clarion West Writers' Workshop and is a member of the Codex Writers Group as well as a board member for Broaduniverse.
In 2007, her collaboration with Jeff VanderMeer, The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories, appeared, while her first solo collection, Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight, was published in August of 2009 and was an Endeavour Award finalist.
Cat, who often writes about games, is one of the minds behind Armageddon MUD, the oldest roleplay-intensive MUD (an interactive text-based game) on the Internet, which has been described as "like no other mud I have played before", "the most creative, emotionally involved mud on the Net", "the most entertaining game I've ever played" and "a place of astonishing beauty and detail".
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Love the Surgeon,
By Mary Robinette Kowal (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Surgeon's Tale (Paperback)
I just finished reading The Surgeon's Tale and Other Stories by Cat Rambo and Jeff Vandermeer. I gotta tell you, this slim volume of tales had me on every page. The title story, a collaboration between the two authors, owes its roots to Poe and Shelley; it's like a literary fairy tale take on Frankenstein. Everytime you think you know which dark path the story is going to turn down, it spins down another one that's even darker. It alone would be worth the price of admission."The Farmer's Cat," by Mr. Vandermeer, though set in Norway, reminds me fondly of Iceland. The way the farmer-protagonist handles his troll infestation is that I can imagine some of my co-workers doing. Also of note is "A Key Decides its Destiny" by Ms. Rambo. My heavens. This is the sort of story that turned me on to adult fairy tales in the first place. It feels like a much older tale and something that would have found its way into the Datlow & Windling fairy tale anthologies if they were still compiling them. I've just mentioned half the stories in the anthology, any one of which would be worth picking it up for. There are three more stories every bit as good. Not only that, but it's pretty too, with interior illustrations by Kris Dyckman and a cover by James A. Owen. Definitely think about picking up a copy. The Surgeon's Tale is so slender, it would make a lovely stocking stuffer for the reader on your list.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Elegant, fun dark fantasy: Frankenstein, zombies, Cthulhu,
By Shel Graves (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Surgeon's Tale (Paperback)
This story collection contains charming and elegant dark fantasy and humorous fairy tales. The title story, co-authored by Cat Rambo and Jeff VanderMeer, creates a unique world in an oceanic setting as the backdrop for a Frankenstein's obsession (the mad scientist not the monster). In Rambo's "The Dead Girl's Wedding March," a zombie girl's defiance of her father in the City of the Dead leads to dire romance -- with a rat. "The Strange Case of the Lovecraft Cafe," by M.F. Korn, D.F. Lewis, and Jeff VanderMeer is a full-course of must read for foodies and minions of Cthulhu from the Flaming Whole Giant Penguin to the Dripping Eidolon (dessert!).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
mmm mmm good,
This review is from: The Surgeon's Tale (Paperback)
I bought this book not sure of what to expect, but I couldnt resist another jeff vandermeer read. Its safe to say i wasnt disapointed. Another collection of beautiful stories, and a new aouthor for me to obsess over. Cat Rambo's The Dead Girls Wedding March is one of the most beautiful and fun stories ive ever read. If you like a little dark, a little surreal, and super well written literature than this one is for you.
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