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Field of Fantasies: Baseball Stories of the Strange and Supernatural

by Rick Wilber
Field of Fantasies: Baseball Stories of the Strange and Supernatural

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ISBN10: 1597805483
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A Fantastic Anthology Combining the Love of Science Fiction with Our National Pastime

Of all the sports played across the globe, none has more curses and superstitions than baseball, Americas national pastime.

Field of Fantasies delves right into that superstition with short stories written by several key authors about baseball and the supernatural. Here you'll encounter ghostly apparitions in the stands, a strangely charming vampire double-play combination, one fan who can call every shot and another who can see the past, a sad alternate-reality for the game's most famous player, unlikely appearances on the field by famous personalities from Stephen Crane to Fidel Castro, a hilariously humble teenage phenom, and much more. In this wonderful anthology are stories from such award-winning writers as:

Stephen King and Stewart ONan

Jack Kerouac

Karen Joy Fowler

Rod Serling

W. P. Kinsella

And many more!

Never has a book combined the incredible with great baseball fiction like Field of Fantasies. This wide-ranging collection reaches from some of the earliest classics from the pulp era and baseball's golden age, all the way to material appearing here for the first time in a print edition. Whether you love the game or just great fiction, these stories will appeal to all, as the writers in this anthology bring great storytelling of the strange and supernatural to the plate, inning after inning.

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Of all the sports played across the globe, none has more curses, superstitions, or supernatural events like baseball, Americas national pastime. While some of these can easily be explained, there are just as many that cannot.

Field of Fantasies delves right into that superstition with short stories written by several key authors about baseball and the supernatural. Whether its a frozen curveball, a robot pitcher, or fantasy outcomes (the Cubs winning the World Series!), these terrific stories are ones that fans of science fiction will enjoy, while fans of baseball will find strangely believable.

Included in this wonderful anthology are stories from such prolific authors as:

Stephen King

Jack Kerouac

Karen Joy Fowler

Rod Serling

W. P. Kinsella

And many more!

Never has a book combined the incredible events of baseball and science fiction like Field of Fantasies does. Whether youre a sport or science fiction fan, these stories will appeal not only to your fandom, but also to your appreciation and acceptance of the unknown taking place on the baseball diamond. If youve ever held a bat or glove in your hand (or just watched the game on TV), youll be enthralled by these terrific tales that range from the sandlot to the sold-out stadium.


About the Author

Rick Wilber grew up in baseball clubhouses and dugouts when his father played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals. His writing has appeared in such magazines as Asimovs, and hes been nominated for several writing awards, including the Dave Moore and Sidewise awards. Aside from writing, Wilber is a journalism professor at the University of South Florida, where he heads the magazine major.

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ISBN:
9781597805483
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
10/28/2014
Publisher:
Night Shade Books
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Height:
1.10IN
Width:
6.00IN
Thickness:
1.00
LCCN:
2014021827
Author:
Rick Wilber
Author:
Rick (edt) Wilber
Author:
Rick (EDT) Wilber
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-Fantasy-Short Stories

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