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Attack of the Jazz Giants: And Other Stories

by Gregory Frost

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ISBN13: 9781930846340
ISBN10: 1930846347
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Publisher Comments:

This collection of 14 stories from a Nebula, Hugo, Tiptree, International Horror Guild, and World Fantasy Award finalist takes the reader on a wonderful and nightmarish journey. Beginning with a midnight odyssey to a shadowland where vehicles feast on vagrants, this compilation includes stories in which Poe's final days are revealed, factory workers are exploited by an apparition of the Virgin Mary, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart pinwheels through the corridors of time. Also included is a tale of an apocalyptic entity that hides in a Ukranian village, a contemplation on the horror that dwells in Jack the Ripper's pocket watch, and a brand-new novella that combines an interplanetary road story with more than a dash of Flash Gordon. Behind-the-stories notes by the author are also included.<BR>

Review:

"Frost (Fitcher's Brides) demonstrates his mastery of the short story form in what will surely rank as one of the best fantasy collections of the year. These 14 well-crafted tales, each illustrated by Jason Van Hollander, take a sympathetic, often witty but always unsparing look at humanity. 'Madonna of the Maquiladora' highlights the injustice of godless big business using religion to control the masses. Sorrow, anger and surrealistic allegory merge in 'Collecting Dust,' in which a child attempts to keep his dysfunctional family from its doom. Turning genre on its head with brio, 'A Day in the Life of Justin Argento Morrel' wickedly subverts the space mission tale. 'The Road to Recovery,' a previously unpublished novella, amusingly mixes a Hope-Crosby road movie with space opera. In the title story, Frost turns Horace Walpole's Prince Manfred into a Southern racist upon whose Castle of Otranto — like plantation rain jazz instruments of destruction. 'In the Sunken Museum' nightmarishly explains Poe's last days, while 'From Hell Again' finds horror in Jack the Ripper's pocket watch. Karen Joy Fowler's foreword and John Kessel's afterword round out this excellent collection. Agent, Martha Millard. (June 1)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

About the Author

Gregory Frost is the author of the novels Fitcher's Brides, The Pure Cold Light and a number of stories that have appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, and Whispers, as well as in anthologies such as Intersections and The Best New Horror Collections. He lives in Merion, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781930846340
Subtitle:
And Other Stories
Foreword:
Fowler, Karen Joy
Foreword:
Fowler, Karen Joy
Author:
Frost, Gregory
Afterword:
Kessel, John
Afterword:
Kessel, John
Publisher:
Golden Gryphon Press
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
Stories (single author)
Publication Date:
June 2005
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
344
Dimensions:
8.44x6.00x1.31 in. 1.24 lbs.

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