This anthology of sardonic fiction emphasizes SF/fantasy tales sparkling with wit and edgy attitude. The stories, both originals and reprints, cover a wide range of satire. Writers include James Morrow, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Allen Steele, Paul Di Filippo, Robert Silverberg, and Pat Cadigan. Halpern, a 2001 World Fantasy Award Finalist, is the editor of the legendary Golden Gryphon Press.
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Claude Lalumiere is a writer living in Montreal. He formerly ran Nebula, an English-language bookshop devoted to "the fantastic, the imaginative and the weird". Marty Halpern, a 2001 World Fantasy Award Finalist, is the editor of Golden Gryphon Press, legendary in SF circles. He lives in San Jose.
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Claude Lalumière writes weird fiction, edits anthologies, and has published hundreds of nonfiction articles. He lives in Montreal, Canada, where he was raised in French, but somehow ended up living, reading, writing, working, and dreaming in English. With Rupert Bottenberg, Claude is the co-creator of lostmyths.net.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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W-w-witpunk,
By "banana_peel" (Manhattan, KS) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Witpunk (Paperback)
I recently read this book after my good friend Nikki showed it to me. The first story she had me read was entitled Timmy and Tommy, and it was so twisted, yet normal, I loved it. I'd tell you more about the story, but I can't without ruining it for you. Witpunk is a collection of short stories with a sci-fi edge to them. Not all of them were quite "sci-fi" but they were still wonderfully written and really intrigued the reader. I reccommend this book for anyone who loves...anything. It's that good. Sure...not all the stories are the greatest, but some of them are worth finding.
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Sardonic Fiction,
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This review is from: Witpunk (Paperback)
If you're already a fan of Silverberg, Morrow, Cadigan, Di Filippo, Vukcevich etc. etc., you won't be disapointed. Most of the stories in this collection are gems, and I look forward more original anthologies from 4W8W in the future. A+
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I had high hopes for this book, which were not realized. The stories, while occasionally amusing, are generally not written terribly well; the plots are transparent, the characters all sterotypes. Some of the entries are page and a half long sentances. I feel pretty ripped off that I paid full price for this.
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Daddy Mike, Jimmy Ray, Mama Jane, Amazing Max, Fat Eddie, San Francisco, Hinton Lea, Mae June, Smart Twat, Angela Dunfey, Monsieur Rosen, New York, Girl Scout, Fair Ones, Valerie Gallogher, Boston Isle, Marvin Bradshaw, Saint Patrick's Day, Sir David, Tyrone Watson, Uncle Augie, Charlestown Parish, Cindy Gordon, Father Cornelius Dennis Monaghan, Immutable Abyss New!
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"The trick, Jimmy Ray says, ""is not to look 'em in the eye.""" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Daddy Mike, Jimmy Ray, Mama Jane, Amazing Max, Fat Eddie, San Francisco, Hinton Lea, Mae June, Smart Twat, Angela Dunfey, Monsieur Rosen, New York, Girl Scout, Fair Ones, Valerie Gallogher, Boston Isle, Marvin Bradshaw, Saint Patrick's Day, Sir David, Tyrone Watson, Uncle Augie, Charlestown Parish, Cindy Gordon, Father Cornelius Dennis Monaghan, Immutable Abyss New!
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- Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg on page 341
- Buddy Holly is Alive by Bradley Denton on page 337
- Tea From An Empty Cup by Pat Cadigan on page 337
- Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow on page 338
- Smoking Mirror Blues (Wordcraft Speculative Writers Series) by Ernest Hogan on page 339
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