Are the stories by the saturnine and mordant Barry N. Malzberg, fantasy, horror or SF? Perhaps they're an artful blend of all three genres. But then there are critics who say Malzberg conjures up bizarre visions of what could have happened in the past -- might happen in the future -- or is happening today In his first new collection of short stories in almost 15 years, Malzberg proves he is still one of the most literate writers not afraid to shock his readers' senses and stagger their imaginations. Here are 24 fascinating stories that will transport you to nightmarish places and minds you never knew existed. In The Stone House is an intense and unusual literary feast from a master storyteller who has few peers. Includes: Heavy MetalTurpentineQuartermainThe Prince of the SteppesAndante LugubreStandards & PracticesDarwinian FactsAllegro MarcatoSomething from the SeventiesThe High PurposeAll AssassinsUnderstanding EntropyShip Full of JewsAmosImprovident ExcessHitler At NurembergConcerto AccademicoThe IntransigentsHierartic RealignmentThe Only Thing You LearnPolice ActionsFugatoMajor League TriceratopsIn the Stone Housewords : 13090

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Barry N. Malzberg

Mycroft & Moran

United States, United States of America

First Edition, PS, 2000

Welcome to the bizarre mind of Barry N. Malzberg, where unreality and history convolute into a strange blend of horror, fantasy and science-fiction. In The Stone House is the capstone of a prolific writing career—24 memorable stories that will impact readers with sledge-hammer force—the author's personal favorites from the last two decades.
Malzberg's cast of characters include heroes and villains like composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein, explorer Christopher Columbus, mystery writers Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammet, Emily Dickinson, dictator Adolph Hitler, Tchaikovski, talk show hosts, killers, spies, the age of dinosaurs, and people caught in webs of deceit, destruction and violence, trapped in time-warps and other dimensions, in ways you never imagined.
Included is the Nebula and Hugo awards nominated story "Understanding Entropy," and "Darwinian Facts," which one critic said is "a dark and powerful and mesmerizing work." Also three powerful stories from the author's alternate histories of the lives of the Kennedy family—"Heavy Metal" (perhaps the author's finest story), "All Assassins," and the title story, "In the Stone House," (also a Hugo nomineee), which explores who really killed President John F. Kennedy, a story so powerful that it will keep you glued to the edge of your seat.
In The Stone House is an unusual, intense, almost poetic literary feast from a master storyteller who has few peers.

Are the stories by the saturnine and mordant Barry N. Malzberg, fantasy, horror or SF? Perhaps they're an artful blend of all three genres. But then there are critics who say Malzberg conjures up bizarre visions of what could have happened in the past -- might happen in the future -- or is happening today In his first new collection of short stories in almost 15 years, Malzberg proves he is still one of the most literate writers not afraid to shock his readers' senses and stagger their imaginations. Here are 24 fascinating stories that will transport you to nightmarish places and minds you never knew existed. In The Stone House is an intense and unusual literary feast from a master storyteller who has few peers.
Includes:
Heavy Metal
Turpentine
Quartermain
The Prince of the Steppes
Andante Lugubre
Standards & Practices
Darwinian Facts
Allegro Marcato
Something from the Seventies
The High Purpose
All Assassins
Understanding Entropy
Ship Full of Jews
Amos
Improvident Excess
Hitler At Nuremberg
Concerto Accademico
The Intransigents
Hierartic Realignment
The Only Thing You Learn
Police Actions
Fugato
Major League Triceratops
In the Stone House

Heavy Metal -- Turpentine -- Quartermain -- The Prince Of The Steppes -- Andante Lugubre -- Standards & Practices -- Darwinian Facts -- Allegro Marcato -- Something From The Seventies -- The High Purpose -- All Assassins -- Understanding Entropy -- Ship Full Of Jews -- Amos -- Improvident Excess -- Hitler At Nuremberg -- Concerto Accademico -- The Intransigents -- Hierartic Realignment -- The Only Thing You Learn -- Police Actions -- Fugato -- Major League Triceratops -- In The Stone House. Barry N. Malzberg.

2024-06-27