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"From a darkly humorous tale of the power of words (Death and the Librarian) to a never-before-published response to events of September 11 (Ilion), Friesner's 12 stories illustrate the author's acutely sensitive vision of wonder in the everyday world... Known primarily for his 'Star Wars' novels... Zahn's short stories also deliver strong plots and memorable characters... Zebrowski's many novels (e.g. Macrolife) mark him as a visionary as well as a master of hard sf. The ten short stories collected in In the Distance provide a benchmark of his creativity... the author expands his concept of the human condition to embrace the stars. Part of Five Star's continuing commitment to showcasing the short fiction of the genre's most prominent author's, these three volumes belong in most libraries where short sf is popular."
-- Library Journal (December 2002) (Library Journal 20020615)
"...Part of Five Star's continuing commitment to showcasing the short fiction of the genre's most prominent authors, these three volumes (Death and the Librarian and Other Stories/ Star Song and Other Stories/ In the Distance, and Ahead in Time) belong in most libraries where short sf is popular."
-- Library Journal (December 2002) (Library Journal 20050701)
"Four more titles in Five Star's new series (God Is an Iron and Other Stories/ Generation Gap and Other Stories/ The Lady Vanishes and Other Oddities of Nature/ Suppose They Gave a Peace and Other Stories) of short fiction by noteworthy sf authors offer a variety of tales that illustrate the depth and staying power of the genre...Most of the stories in these volumes have only appeared in periodicals. Libraries wishing to augment their sf or short fiction collections should consider any of them."
-- Library Journal (June 2002) (Library Journal 20050701)
"Gorman knows exactly how to keep the reader on the edge of his seat."
-- Science Fiction Chronicle (Science Fiction Chronicle )
"Gorman's writing is strong, fast, and sleek as a bullet. He's one of the best."
-- New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz
"In the title story, a solitary man's encounter with a ghost challenges his definitions of life and death, while in "Emma Baxter's Boy," a childless woman unexpectedly gives birth to something not human - and always hungry. From alien births to ghost stories to tales of horror and historical suspense, the 15 selections presented here span more than 25 years of superb story-telling by an International Fiction Award-winning writer whose cross-genre approach to suspense should appeal to readers of short stories in general and science fiction/horror in particular."
--Library Journal, July 2005 (Library Journal )
"This fourteen story suspense anthology from short story grandmaster Ed Gorman runs the gamut in terms of sub-genres to include Americana historical, western, science fiction, horror and of course contemporary. With one exception (written in 1968), the other thirteen contributions were published in an assortment of books or magazines so have never been contained within one compilation before. The tales are all well written and in spite of the relative size, each grips the audience who will not be able to guess what comes next. Because of the wide array of settings (past, present, and future), fans of a specialized genre will probably want to pass although those readers will miss out on a strong collection. Those readers who appreciate variety will especially enjoy Mr. Gorman?s latest, but will ask the author-editor one question: when next?"
--The Readers Guild, July 2005 (The Readers Guild )
Product Description
A mysterious and beautiful girl who teaches arrogant young men about true love, a lonely traveling salesman who learns that his passenger is death, children who can absorb the psychic pain of their parents, a desperately pursued serial killer who hides his face under gauze in a hospital room, and a woman who loves the alien infant nobody else wants. These stories and ten others make up this new collection by award-winning Gorman, stories that have earned him such accolades as, "One of the most original writers in crime fiction today" by Kirkus Reviews. Here you'll find the extraordinary range of storytelling skill and powerful emotions that won Gorman the prized International Fiction award.
Ed Gorman has written eighteen novels and published seven short story collections. He lives with his wife Carol in Cedar Rapids. (20021201)
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说实话，这本书带给我的震撼，更多是来自它对“边缘”的描摹。它不满足于传统的善恶二元对立，而是将笔触伸向了那些道德光谱上模糊不清的地带。那些“不同种类”的死，在我脑海中留下的印象，不是血腥，而是一种深刻的、哲学层面的错位感。仿佛作者在用一种冷静到近乎冰冷的科学家的态度，解剖着生命的脆弱性和人类精神的韧性。我尤其欣赏其中几处场景的留白处理，作者非常克制地收住了本可以肆意挥洒的笔墨，反而将解释的权力交还给了读者，这种互动性极大地增强了故事的穿透力。读完后，我花了很长时间来整理我的思绪，书中的一些意象，比如某种特定的颜色、重复出现的声音，会不时地跳出来，提醒我这段阅读经历并非虚幻。它成功地在我的潜意识中植入了一种持续的、低频的焦虑感，这种“后劲”，是很多追求快速刺激的作品所无法企及的。
评分这部作品，乍一看书名，就让人心头一紧，仿佛能嗅到一股挥之不去的阴冷气息。读完之后，我必须承认，作者对于“死亡”这个宏大主题的解构和呈现，达到了一个令人惊叹的层次。它不仅仅是关于生命终结的记录，更像是一场深入人类意识最幽暗角落的探险。我特别欣赏作者在构建世界观时那种近乎偏执的细节打磨。那些看似毫不相干的片段，最终却像精密的钟表齿轮一样咬合在一起，揭示出一个宏大而又令人不安的逻辑闭环。阅读体验是层次分明的，初读时，你或许会被那些直白的恐怖场景所震撼，但当你沉下心来，去品味那些潜藏在字里行间的哲学思辨时，才会发现，这不仅仅是一部恐怖小说，它更像是一部关于存在与虚无的寓言集。作者的叙事节奏控制得极其老道，时而急促如骤雨，将人推向绝境，时而又缓慢得如同凝固的琥珀，让人在压抑中细细体会每一个字句的重量。
评分这本书的阅读体验，与其说是看故事，不如说是一次密集的、高强度的精神冲击。作者对“重复”的运用达到了出神入化的地步，但这种重复不是简单的重复，而是在每一次循环中，都加入了一个微妙的变异，就像是一个被精心编程的算法，每次运行都会产生略微不同的、但终将导向同一崩溃点的结果。这种精妙的结构设计，让读者在不知不觉中陷入了一种被困住的感觉，仿佛自己也成为了故事中某个无法逃脱的循环的一部分。我特别赞赏作者在描写人物心理活动时所采用的散文诗般的语言，那种句子结构的长短交错，节奏的变化，完美地模仿了人类在极度压力下思维的跳跃和破碎。它不是一个容易消化的作品，需要时间消化，但它给予读者的精神回馈，绝对是丰厚而持久的。
评分初翻开这本书时，我带着一种期待被吓到的心态，但很快我意识到，这并不是一部试图用突兀的音效或视觉冲击来取悦读者的作品。它的恐怖是内在的、慢性的，如同慢性中毒一般渗透进来。最让我印象深刻的是作者对“身份消融”的探讨。那些“死者”，他们以一种极其扭曲的方式存在着，他们的死亡定义了他们的生存，这种悖论的张力贯穿了整本书。而且，作者并没有给出任何廉价的救赎或解释。他只是冷峻地陈述着事实，将选择权和道德判断完全抛给了我们。我喜欢这种不加粉饰的冷酷，它强迫读者直面人性中最不堪、最原始的恐惧——并非是鬼怪的恐惧，而是对自己内心幽暗面的恐惧。这种深度挖掘，使得这部作品在同类题材中显得格外卓尔不群。
评分我通常对这类题材的作品抱持着一种审慎的态度，因为太多作品最终沦为猎奇的堆砌，但这一本却展现出了惊人的文学野心。作者对语言的掌控力令人叹服，他似乎能找到最精准、最不寻常的词汇来描述那些难以言喻的状态。比如，他描述某种心境时，用了一个非常古典的词汇，却搭配了一个极其现代的场景，这种时空和语境的错位，产生了强烈的化学反应，让原本平淡的叙述瞬间立体化。这本书的结构并非线性叙事，更像是一个由无数个碎片化的、但主题高度统一的梦境组成的迷宫。你得自己去寻找那个将它们串联起来的看不见的丝线。每一次阅读，都像是在迷宫中重新校准自己的方向感，总能发现一些之前忽略的线索，这使得重读的价值非常高。它不是那种读完就扔在一边的消遣读物，而是需要被反复咀嚼和思索的文本。
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