The UFO Files [Paperback]

Various (Author), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), Ed Gorman (Editor)

Book Description

Series: The X-Files | Publication Date: February 1, 1998

UFO's have long been a topic of fascination and speculation, generating best-selling books, blockbuster movies, popular TV shows, and questionable tabloid articles. Now tapping into the public's insatiable interest in the subject, these all-new stories by some of today's top writers explore close encounters of a thrilling kind. The truth is out there...and revealed in the pages of The UFO Files
• In the tradition of the hit television series "The X-Files"
• Includes stories by such top writers as Gregory Benford, Ed Gorman, Peter Crowther, Alan Dean Foster, Kristine Rusch, and David Bischoff
• Alien contact has long been among the most popular themes in science fiction
• Public interest in alien contact has never been greater
• Co-editor Martin H. Greenberg is the leading anthologist in the genre, and is credited with over 600 top-selling collections
• Co-editor Ed Gorman has written several national bestsellers in a variety of genres, from mainstream thrillers to riveting horror novels
• Stunning cover art by Peter Gudynas

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: DAW; illustrated edition edition (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0886777720
• ISBN-13: 978-0886777722
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,949,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ed Gorman is an award winning American author best known for his crime and mystery fiction. He wrote The Poker Club which is now a film of the same name directed by Tim McCann.

He has written under many pseudonyms including "E. J. Gorman" and "Daniel Ransom." He won a Spur Award for Best Short Fiction for his short story "The Face" in 1992. His fiction collection Cages was nominated for the 1995 Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection. His collection The Dark Fantastic was nominated for the same award in 2001.

He has contributed to many magazines and other publications including Xero, Black Lizard, Cemetery Dance, the anthology Tales of Zorro, and many more.

Visit his blog at newimprovedgorman.blogspot.com

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Particular Tales of Extraterrestrial Zoom-Zooms, November 18, 2005

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Coroner "The Original Dangerous Competitor" (Guam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The UFO Files (Paperback)

Popular belief amongst those who have crossed paths with this humble yet frizzy-haired critic indicates that I am not exactly a product of an entirely Earthian enterprise. Wherever I was found, and whomever found me, was it a going most bold? How in the names of heckfire and spandex does my enigmatic origin relate to this compilation. Heyyyyyyy....depending on the fella or gal who has an opinion, the outerspace-oids are my kinda wackybells! "The UFO Files" was a pleasant zephyr of a diversion to a week that has been hectic, a deluge of missed memos gone ka-fizzle and business transactions ending in the berzerko file due to the various imperfections and inconsistencies in the average homo sapien's work habits. BUT WAIT, THERE IS A BOOK ABOUT WHICH TO BE TALKED HERE!! Oh, yeah...Some great tales:

"Ordinary Aliens"--They came from another galaxy to tell us how to pray! A mirthful romp with a potent punchline!
"Emma Baxter's Boy"--Whatchoo got in that there basement? Lemme take a looky-see..OH MY GOD IT'S A HUNGRY CRITTER..*CRUNCH*...Not much room to roam for a topic that's been addressed previously, but also not a bad story!
"Amid the Walking Wounded"--A man with a massive nosebleed. What is the correllation between the endless flow of crimson from the nasal cavity and the odd dark shapes that lurk in his peripheral vision?? Tightly told and avoids a clearly-defined explanation so the reader can draw his/her conclusions with a smirk!
"Daddy Dearest"--This is the queer cat of the collection because the plot involves a deceased daddy's ashes conversatin' like he was still amongst the living, tormenting his offspring, resulting in the rolls of the eyes and the exhausted sighs...but where do the aliens go? This story isn't parallel to anything else in the book but who cares? It's funny!

The aforementioned tales are the elite; the remainder are all noteworthy. The reason for a 4-star rating rather than a 5-star rating is that the book isn't sufficiently malevolent. I mean to state that not all aliens that wander into rural Idaho or downtown Chicago or the Hot Topic in the Mall of America are saying "Oops, I dropped something" or "Just looking, thanks, no intent to buy..or swipe...or kidnap. Got a food court?"

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Great, August 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The UFO Files (Paperback)

This book gave fresh stories of strange happenings. I really think that this is an excellent book.