AshendenA thief, languishing in prison for stealing moments, escapes and becomes a chronometric fugitive. Women wait in a long, endless line, night and day, without knowing what is at the beginning of the line. An otherworldly marble called the Ustek Cloudy passes through the hands of Ambrose Bierce, Amelia Earhart, and D. B. Cooper just before they each disappear off the face of the earth. Whether they are called fantasy, magical realism, science fiction, or parodies, the stories in this collection—the first from Gay Terry—blend the real and the fantastic in an imaginative and mischievous way. Written in the tradition of Ray Bradbury, Angela Carter, and Edgar Allan Poe, these contemporary fables present remarkable characters trapped in unusual situations. |
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... given to other people , we were being made to pay taxes as though we were trades- men , and we were exposed to abominable affronts . We had money and men . Our plans were made and we were ready to strike . I had an infinity of things to ...
... given and then walked back to his little house in the country . The next boat on which Chandra could possibly come arrived about five and having at that hour an important engagement with an agent working in Germany he warned Félix that ...
... given to you and to hand over to you telegrams in code as they arrive . ' ' I hope they will be few and far between , sir , ' answered Ashenden . ' I know nothing so tedious as coding and decoding . ' Sir Herbert paused for an instant ...