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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... talk about the weather and the crops , and wondered when he was coming to the point . He did not wonder long . ' You've been doing pretty well in Geneva , ' he said . ' I'm glad you think that , sir , ' replied Ashenden . Suddenly R ...
... talk nonsense with distinction , so the habit of luxury allows you to regard its frills and furbelows with a proper ... talking . " That's very far - fetched and morbid , ' he said . ' We can't go into all that . Our job is to get him ...
... talking . He wished he knew what they had said . Did she urge him to go or did she try to dissuade him ? Ashenden watched ... talk about . They left the room early , but when Ashenden went out he saw Caypor sitting in the hall by himself ...