Greetings: & Other Stories by Terry Bisson Tachyon Press 2005 1st/1st *Unread*

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ISBN
9781892391247
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2000s
ISBN-13
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Publisher
Tachyon Publications
ISBN-10
1892391244
ISBN-13
9781892391247
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43937106

Product Key Features

Book Title
Greetings : & Other Stories
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Science Fiction / General
Genre
Fiction
Author
Terry Bisson
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in

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2017-478894
Reviews
"In Bisson's third story collection, the veteran satirist's prodigious wit and inventiveness demonstrate why some of his peers regard him as a national treasure.... Bisson's distinctive minimalist style leaves plenty of room for disarming social satire that keeps one amused and pleasantly provoked." -- Booklist "Bisson fans are bound to savor this strong story collection from the Hugo and Nebula Award winner, but it should be particularly revelatory to new readers in search of crisp black comedy and satire. The lighthearted 'I Saw the Light' turns the classic alien contact story (with props from Arthur C. Clarke's 2001) upside down, while the terse 'Openclose' offers a glimpse into one future sponsored by the Office of Homeland Security. Capital punishment and religious education feed a surreal media circus in 'The Old Rugged Cross.' In the title story, legally ordered assisted suicide is supposed to help maintain world population, but no one--from suicides to the accidentally maimed and the hacked-up victims of genocide--can find peace while stuck waiting at 'Death's Door.' The haunting 'Scout's Honor' and the gently elegiac 'Almost Home' balance the bleak chills. The volume closes with the striking 'Dear Abbey,' about a desperate attempt to save the Earth from ecological disaster by traveling to the end of time." -- Publishers Weekly "One of SF's leading innovators." -- Booklist "Every word he writes is worth reading, even though a lot of them are the same ones." --John Crowley, In Bisson's third story collection, the veteran satirist's prodigious wit and inventiveness demonstrate why some of his peers regard him as a national treasure.... Bisson's distinctive minimalist style leaves plenty of room for disarming social satire that keeps one amused and pleasantly provoked." — Booklist Bisson fans are bound to savor this strong story collection from the Hugo and Nebula Award winner, but it should be particularly revelatory to new readers in search of crisp black comedy and satire. The lighthearted #145;I Saw the Light' turns the classic alien contact story (with props from Arthur C. Clarke's 2001) upside down, while the terse #145;Openclose' offers a glimpse into one future sponsored by the Office of Homeland Security. Capital punishment and religious education feed a surreal media circus in #145;The Old Rugged Cross.' In the title story, legally ordered assisted suicide is supposed to help maintain world population, but no one—from suicides to the accidentally maimed and the hacked-up victims of genocide—can find peace while stuck waiting at #145;Death's Door.' The haunting #145;Scout's Honor' and the gently elegiac #145;Almost Home' balance the bleak chills. The volume closes with the striking #145;Dear Abbey,' about a desperate attempt to save the Earth from ecological disaster by traveling to the end of time." — Publishers Weekly One of SF's leading innovators." — Booklist Every word he writes is worth reading, even though a lot of them are the same ones." —John Crowley, "Terry Bisson is an American writer in the satirical tradition of Twain and Vonnegut and perhaps Richard Brautigan. He can make you laugh and touch your heart in the same sentence." --Amazon.com, "Bisson's prose is a wonder of seemingly effortless control and precision; he is one of science fiction's most promising short story practitioners, proving that in the genre, the short story remains a powerful, viable, and evocative form." -- Publishers Weekly, "Terry Bisson is an American writer in the satirical tradition of Twain and Vonnegut and perhaps Richard Brautigan. He can make you laugh and touch your heart in the same sentence." Amazon.com, "Bisson's prose is a wonder of seemingly effortless control and precision; he is one of science fiction's most promising short story practitioners, proving that in the genre, the short story remains a powerful, viable, and evocative form." Publishers Weekly, "Terry Bisson is an American writer in the satirical tradition of Twain and Vonnegut and perhaps Richard Brautigan. He can make you laugh and touch your heart in the same sentence." -Amazon.com, In Bisson's third story collection, the veteran satirist's prodigious wit and inventiveness demonstrate why some of his peers regard him as a national treasure.... Bisson's distinctive minimalist style leaves plenty of room for disarming social satire that keeps one amused and pleasantly provoked." — Booklist Bisson fans are bound to savor this strong story collection from the Hugo and Nebula Award winner, but it should be particularly revelatory to new readers in search of crisp black comedy and satire. The lighthearted ‘I Saw the Light' turns the classic alien contact story (with props from Arthur C. Clarke's 2001) upside down, while the terse ‘Openclose' offers a glimpse into one future sponsored by the Office of Homeland Security. Capital punishment and religious education feed a surreal media circus in ‘The Old Rugged Cross.' In the title story, legally ordered assisted suicide is supposed to help maintain world population, but no one—from suicides to the accidentally maimed and the hacked-up victims of genocide—can find peace while stuck waiting at ‘Death's Door.' The haunting ‘Scout's Honor' and the gently elegiac ‘Almost Home' balance the bleak chills. The volume closes with the striking ‘Dear Abbey,' about a desperate attempt to save the Earth from ecological disaster by traveling to the end of time." — Publishers Weekly One of SF's leading innovators." — Booklist Every word he writes is worth reading, even though a lot of them are the same ones." —John Crowley, "Bisson's prose is a wonder of seemingly effortless control and precision; he is one of science fiction's most promising short story practitioners, proving that in the genre, the short story remains a powerful, viable, and evocative form." - Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
You're about to face off with an Ashcroft van, break out from an assisted-dying facility, witness a volunteer crucifixion, endure a Neanderthal eviction, and journey to the end of time on a porch glider. Each of these ten blazingly satiric short stories will leave you exhausted, outraged, and eager for the next ride. Often compared to Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Lethem, and James Morrow, Terry Bisson spins out radically irreverent tales., Fearless, irreverent, and surprisingly optimistic short stories fill this collection from a science fiction veteran known for taking readers on a wild ride. The surreal adventures this time around include an escape from an assisted-death facility in "Greetings," a mystical journey to the end of time and back in "Dear Abbey," and "Almost Home," the story of a fantastical ride in an old-fashioned aeroplane.
LC Classification Number
PS3552.I79A6 2005

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