Synopsis This is a collection of 16 short stories written between 1941 and 1979 by Alfred Bester, including the Hugo Award nominees "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" and "The Pi Man" and his 1953 collaboration with Richard Matheson, "Disappearing Act".
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-11-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 366 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.6 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 11.2 oz |
Publisher's Note "Dazzlement and enchantment are Besters methods. His stories never stand still a moment."--Damon Knight, author of Why Do Birds Alfred Bester took science fiction into hyperdrive, endowing it with a wit, speed, and narrative inventiveness that have inspired two generations of writers. And nowhere is Bester funnier, speedier, or more audacious than in these seventeen short stories--two of them previously unpublished--that have now been brought together in a single volume for the first time.Read about the sweet-natured young man whose phenomenal good luck turns out to be disastrous for the rest of humanity. Find out why tourists are flocking to a hellish little town in a post-nuclear Kansas. Meet a warlock who practices on Park Avenue and whose potions comply with the Pure Food and Drug Act. Make a deal with the Devil--but not without calling your agent. Dazzling, effervescent, sexy, and sardonic, Virtual Unrealities is a historic collection from one of science fiction's true pathbreakers. "Alfred Bester was one of the handful of writers who invented modern science fiction. "--Harry Harrison
Available for the first time in a single volume: the pioneering short stories of Alfred Bester, author of "The Stars My Destination", including two never-before-published pieces.
Industry Reviews "Often cited as a Freudian writer, Bester delved into his characters' innermost fantasy worlds in a unique, worldly style that moved science fiction forward stylistically. But his work is far more than a historical landmark. At its best, it's still exciting, funny, and awe-inspiring today." Washington Post Book World - Tim Sullivan (11/30/1997)
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