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Winter's Dreams Hardcover – April 30, 2012

by Glen Cook (Author)

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Glen Cook is, of course, best known for his enormously popular series fiction, which includes the Garrett P.I. and Dread Empire sequences, as well as the internationally acclaimed Chronicles of the Black Company. Readers familiar only with this aspect of Cook's career will find a great many pleasures--and an equal number of surprises--in his vibrant new collection, Winter's Dreams.
The fourteen standalone stories in Winter's Dreams range in length from vignettes ('Appointment in Samarkand') to novellas ('In the Wind'). Together, they encompass an astonishing variety of themes, tones, styles, and settings. Not one of these stories bears the slightest resemblance to the others. Each one manages to enchant, illuminate, and entertain in its own distinctive fashion.

In the near future America of 'Song from a Forgotten Hill,' the nations' tragic racial history replays itself in an all too familiar form.
'The Seventh Fool' recounts the comic misadventures of a charming con man who outsmarts both his gullible target--and himself.

'The Waiting Sea' encapsulates the entire life history of a navy veteran haunted by the sea -- and by the faceless voices only he can hear.
In 'Ponce,' a poverty stricken St. Louis family encounters a mysterious blue-eyed dog--a dog that serves as a conduit to the undisclosed secrets of the universe.
'The Recruiter' presents a powerfully disturbing portrait of an ultra-violent future and asks the question: How far will a man go in order to survive?
Equally suitable both for newcomers and for long-time Glen Cook fans, Winter's Dreams is something special, a consistently enthralling volume that claims new imaginative territory at every turn.

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Hardcover: 296 pages
Publisher: Subterranean; Deluxe Hardcover Edition edition (April 30, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1596063602
ISBN-13: 978-1596063600
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Average Customer Review: 7 customer reviews
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An unusual collection

ByS. Fischeron June 14, 2012

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

This book contains stories by Fantasy and Science Fiction-author Glen Cook which vary in length from short story to novella. They also have a very wide range when it comes to their contents. As you would expect from this author, the quality of the stories is very good and the book is definitely worth buying. What is somewhat irritating is that the publisher didn't bother to give any information about the stories except for their titles. Given that they were written over a span of several decades and some of the stories are connected to series by the author (and should be read in the right place within those series), the least you would have expected would have been the original publication date, ideally also some information of which series it's connected to, maybe even a little introduction by the author. This is all the more surprising, since it's really a labour of love to republish these stories, most of which haven't been available for decades. Getting them on their own, from lots of magazines and collections, would have been a real nuisance and rather expensive. As it is, this collection is a really good deal and I would recommend getting it while it's available. Subterranean Press is known for limited editions of which there is no reprint.
Now to the contents: I have made a list of the stories with their year of original publication and the series, where it applies. I won't write anything about the contents. In the case of shorter stories, a summary already is a spoiler, in my opinion.

Song from a Forgotten Hill (1971)
And Dragons in the Sky (1972)
Appointment in Samarkand (1972)
Sunrise (1973), Starfishers-series
The Devil's Tooth (1974)
In the Wind (1975)
The Recruiter (1977)
The Seventh Fool (1978)
Ponce (1978)
Quiet Sea (1978), A Dread Empire-series
Darkwar (1982), Darkwar-series
Enemy Territory (1983)
The Waiting Sea (1983)
Winter's Dreams (ca. late 90s, exact date now known to me)

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Shorter Works

ByArthur W Jordinon August 21, 2014

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Winter Dreams (2012) is a SF and Fantasy collection. This volume contains fourteen stories.

- "Song from a Forgotten Hill" (Clarion, 1971) sings of fire and freedom.

- "And Dragons in the Sky" (Clarion, 1972) is a Starfishers story. It follows two agents to Star's End.

- "Appointment in Samarkand" (Witchcraft & Sorcery, 1972) observes the oldest man in the world repealing a vistor once more.

- "Sunrise" (Eternity SF, 1973) brings sunlight to Edgeward City.

- "The Devil's Tooth" (Literary Magazine of Fantasy & Terror, 1974) puts a swordsman on a quest in the light of the dying sun.

- "In the Wind" (Tomorrow Today, 1975) is a story in the Starfishers universe. It pits men against windwhales and mantas.

- "The Recruiter" (Amazing, 1977) reveals the woes of a one man press gang.

- "The Seventh Fool" (F&SF, 1978) presents the antics of a hustler during an election.

- "Ponce" (Amazing, 1978) delivers a yellow car and a dog with blue eyes to a poor family.

- "Quiet Sea" (F&SF, 1978) is a story in the Starfishers universe. It shipwrecks a spacer on a long forgotten planet.

- "Darkwar" (Asimov's, 1982) is a Darkwar story. It confronts the males on Meth with the return of the silth.

- "Enemy Territory" (Night Voyages, 1983) regards the trials of veterans after a war.

- "The Waiting Sea" (Archon, 1983) concerns a man who hears voices from the sea.

- "Winter's Dreams" (Balticon, 1997) removes fancies from the mind of a young woman.

These tales cover a range of topics. They dwell upon conflict and violence. So has most of the author's series.

These stories also vary in length. "Appointment in Samarkand" is very short. Others are short stories and a few are novelettes.

"The Devil's Tooth", "The Seventh Fool" and "Winter's Dreams" all show a resemblance to The Dying Earth works. He imitates the feel and plotting very well, but his backgrounds only approximate the color and detail of the original works. Very few authors seem to attempt this approach.

The author was a participant in the 1970 Clarion Workshop. His first novel -- The Heirs of Babylon -- was published in 1972. It had the usual flaws of a first novel, but grabbed the reader's attention from the beginning. His writing has become more polished, but his ability to interest the reader has never waned.

Highly recommended for Cook fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of interesting characters, unusual situations and lots of action. Read and enjoy!

-Arthur W. Jordin

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Just the facts ma'am

ByManly Readingon June 12, 2012

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Subterranean Press have done some great Jack Vance anthologies, with loving introductions and notes on each story therein. How can they have bungled this so badly that there is not even a copyright list, so you cannot even tell when a particular story was written? To read the copyright note, you would think every story here was fresh-written for this volume, which is not the case. Sure, the contents of the book are great and distinct - scifi, fantasy, space opera, dystopian future earth - but so much is missing that should be there.

Maybe all that is because I'm a real Cook fan, with his Garrett series being one of the most fun things I have ever read, but I think the lack of ancillary material is even more pronounced for a casual reader.

For instance, "Darkwar" was written in the early 80's, and Glen Cook then wrote a trilogy of books as a prequel to the short story (yes, the mind boggles at the unorthodoxy). I only know that because it was in an interview I read. That's the kind of stuff that helps make a collection become more than the sum of its parts. Great parts, yes, but it could be more.

Of all the stories, "The devil's tooth" was the one I liked the best: a gritty sword & sorcery tale in a dying-earth type setting, but definitely not Vance. Really though, all were great, and its only a matter of personal taste which story you enjoy the most: Dragons in the sky was also up there, and now I am tempted to try the Starfishers trilogy after all.

If you like Glen Cook, you'll like this. If you like scifi, or S&S, or short story collections, you'll like this too.

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