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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
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Synopsis
From a literary perspective, this will certainly be the best collection of the year in science fiction and fantasy. Gene Wolfe, of whom The Washington Post said, "Of all SF writers currently active none is held in higher esteem," has selected the short fiction he considers his finest into one volume.
There are many award winners and many that have been selected for various Year's Best anthologies among the thirty-one stories, which include: "Petting Zoo," "The Tree Is My Hat," "The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories," "The Hero as Werewolf," "Seven American Nights," "The Fifth Head of Cerberus," "The Detective of Dreams," and "A Cabin on the Coast." Gene Wolfe has produced possibly the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field in the last fifty years, and is certainly among the greatest living writers to emerge from the genres. This is the first retrospective collection of his entire career.
It is for the ages.
Table of Contents:
- The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories - [Archipelago] - (1970) - short story
- Afterword (The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories) - essay
- The Toy Theater - (1971) - short story
- Afterword (The Toy Theater) - essay
- The Fifth Head of Cerberus - [The Fifth Head of Cerberus] - (1972) - novella
- Afterword (The Fifth Head of Cerberus) - essay
- Beech Hill - (1972) - short story
- Afterword (Beech Hill) - essay
- The Recording - (1972) - short story
- Afterword (The Recording) - essay
- Hour of Trust - (1973) - novelette
- Afterword (Hour of Trust) - essay
- The Death of Dr. Island - [Archipelago] - (1973) - novella
- Afterword (The Death of Dr. Island) - essay
- La Befana - (1973) - short story
- Afterword (La Befana) - essay
- Forlesen - (1974) - novelette
- Afterword (Forlesen) - essay
- Westwind - (1973) - short story
- Afterword (Westwind) - essay
- The Hero As Werwolf - (1975) - short story
- Afterword (The Hero as Werwolf) - essay
- The Marvelous Brass Chessplaying Automaton - (1977) - novelette
- Afterword (The Marvelous Brass Chessplaying Automaton) - essay
- Straw - (1975) - short story
- Afterword (Straw) - essay
- The Eyeflash Miracles - (1976) - novella
- Afterword (The Eyeflash Miracles) - essay
- Seven American Nights - (1978) - novella
- Afterword (Seven American Nights) - essay
- The Detective of Dreams - (1980) - short story
- Afterword (The Detective of Dreams) - essay
- Kevin Malone - (1980) - short story
- Afterword (Kevin Malone) - essay
- The God and His Man - (1980) - short story
- Afterword (The God and His Man) - essay
- On the Train - [Redwood Coast Roamer] - (1983) - short fiction
- Afterword (On the Train) - essay
- From the Desk of Gilmer C. Merton - (1983) - short story
- Afterword (From the Desk of Gilmer C. Merton) - essay
- Death of the Island Doctor - [Archipelago] - (1983) - short story
- Afterword (Death of the Island Doctor) - essay
- Redbeard - (1984) - short story
- Afterword (Redbeard) - essay
- The Boy Who Hooked the Sun - (1985) - short story
- Afterword (The Boy Who Hooked the Sun) - essay
- Parkroads--A Review - (1987) - short fiction
- Afterword (Parkroads--A Review) - essay
- Game in the Pope's Head - (1988) - short story
- Afterword (Game in the Pope's Head) - essay
- And When They Appear - (1993) - novelette
- Afterword (And When They Appear) - essay
- Bed and Breakfast - (1996) - short fiction (variant of Bed & Breakfast)
- Afterword (Bed and Breakfast) - essay
- Petting Zoo - (1997) - short story
- Afterword (Petting Zoo) - essay
- The Tree Is My Hat - (1999) - novelette
- Afterword (The Tree Is My Hat) - essay
- Has Anybody Seen Junie Moon? - (1999) - short story
- Afterword (Has Anybody Seen Junie Moon?) - essay
- A Cabin on the Coast - (1984) - short story
- Afterword (A Cabin on the Coast) - essay
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