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! Read ^ Brighten to Incandescence: 17 Stories by Michael Bishop ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Brighten to Incandescence: 17 Stories In "A Tapestry of Little Murders," a murderer attempts to escape along a literal road to self-destruction. From futuristic mystery and Vietnam-era dark fantasy to theological speculation on Christ's death, a variety of lyrical voices speak through these haunting stories. An essay by the author divulges the genesis of each story.. Seventeen of writer Michael Bishop's favorite stories were handpicked from his previously uncollected works to create this compelling collection, providing an excellent
| Title | : | Brighten to Incandescence: 17 Stories |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.62 (615 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1930846169 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 290 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
In "A Tapestry of Little Murders," a murderer attempts to escape along a literal road to self-destruction. From futuristic mystery and Vietnam-era dark fantasy to theological speculation on Christ's death, a variety of lyrical voices speak through these haunting stories. An essay by the author divulges the genesis of each story.. Seventeen of writer Michael Bishop's favorite stories were handpicked from his previously uncollected works to create this compelling collection, providing an excellent overview of a career that includes award-winning science fiction, horror, fantasy, satire, space opera, and mystery. A medical missionary, tortured by government thugs, reveals her dying wish in "With a Little Help from Her Friends." In "The Procedure," an operation to remove a tumorous growth will hopefully excise from the patient's mind and body all tendencies toward faith and superstition
Last story in the book is "Help Me, Rondo," about B-movie actor Rondo Hatton, who, cursed with acromegaly (enlargement and deformation of the head), was typecast as a brute, and a man who claims to be his son; for it, Bishop adopts the form of a screenplay. They range from an exercise in subtle creepiness to a nicely turned space-station whodunit. Page. In the volume-closing essay, "A Lingering Incandescence," Bishop opens a window on the stories' creation. First up is "Thirteen Lies about Hummingbirds," an occasionally horrifying meditation on the pitfalls of human relationships. Regina SchroederCopyright © American Library Association. From Booklist These 17 stories show off Bishop's versatility. And the book includes two choice collaborations, "'We're All in This Alone'" with Paul Di Filippo and the aforementioned whodunit, "Murder on Lupozny Station," with Gerald W. All rights reserved. In the other tales, Bishop covers a
For anyone who enjoys a deftly written short story Midwest Book Review Brighten To Incandescence is an impressive anthology of seventeen short stories written by Nebula Award-winning author Michael Bishop. From a heart-touching piece on the life of a Hollywood B-movie actor; to a brutal murderer's self-destructive path and ultimate end; to a conversation with Mary Shelley's ghost, these involving, adroitly written stories-with-a-twist, are gathered largely from small-press publications and anthologies, are so good that it's extremely difficult to read just one. Brighten To Incandescence is highly recom
. He lives in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Michael Bishop is the Nebula Award-winning author of Blue Kansas Sky, Would It Kill You to Smile?, and Brittle Innings. Lucius Shepard is a winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards
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