The Collected Kessel by John Kessel (.ePUB)
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The Collected Kessel: Science Fiction, Slipstream, Alternate History and More From a Modern Master of Science Fiction by John Kessel
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Overview: A retrospective collection of the best of John Kessel’s short science fiction and fantasy, noted for its wit, satirical cunning, and dark sense of humor.
Kessel is one of the most acclaimed speculative fiction writers of his generation, winner of the Nebula, James Tiptree, Sturgeon, and Shirley Jackson Awards and author of the apocalyptic satire Good News from Outer Space and the screwball comedy time travel story Corrupting Dr. Nice. The Collected Kessel contains forty-two stories, never before gathered into a single volume, spanning Kessel’s entire career, from the 1982 Nebula Award winning novella “Another Orphan” to the 2008 Nebula Award winning novelette “Pride and Prometheus.” In addition, Kessel has written brand new story notes to accompany each of these stories.
Find out what happens when Victor Frankenstein meets Mary Bennet from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Visit the Society of Cousins, a utopian lunar colony where men have all the privilege and women all the power. in “Invaders,” witness the arrival of aliens from space who come to earth from across the galaxy seeking cocaine. Join an idealistic monk on a desperate mission to liberate his planet in the far-future space opera, “Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance.” Time travel back to classic Hollywood for encounters with Orson Welles, Preston Sturges, and Marilyn Monroe. By turns funny, satirical, tragic, wry, and witty, Kessel’s stories challenge the mind and the heart.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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