 $15.95 320 pages trade paperback ISBN-10: 0892727462 ISBN-13: 978-0892727469 |
Otherworldly MAINE edited by Noreen Doyle new from Down East Books "Otherworldly Maine unites modern stories with classics to present a picture you will find nowhere else.... I recommend this book wholeheartedly." -- Gene Wolfe "... a fascinating glimpse at one of the oldest, coldest, strangest places in the United States that ever was, ever might have been, and even ever wasn't." -- Harry Turtledove "Who knew Maine has so many weird, mysterious, and wonderful stories?" -- Jane Yolen "a collection of darkly imaginative stories that evoke the state's eerie bogs, deep woods, and the spirit of its most famous writer, Stephen King." -- Boston.com/Boston Globe (14 September 2008) "appealing collection.... Through their stories, readers can travel to different dimensions and inhabit other worlds, all while grounded in the familiar turf that is Maine. Not a bad trick." Joan Silverman, Maine Sunday Telegram (3 May 2009) "This is an excellent collection, with a number of outstanding stories [...] It gives a palpable sense of place, providing a glimpse of a region that has strong links to a far older place than the myriad cityscapes and dark urban corners which the genres associate with the USA." --Mark Watson, BestSF.net (More reviews below) Twenty one tales, original and reprint, of fantasy and science fiction: Introduction:
I "Musings on Maine and the Roots of Modern Science Fiction and Fantasy" by Noreen Doyle II Two Excerpts from "Ktaadn" by Henry David Thoreau "Longtooth" by Edgar Pangborn (1970) "The Hermit Genius of Marshville" by Tom Tolnay (1998) "Bass Fishing with the Enemy" by Daniel Hatch (2008) "Dreams of Virginia Dare" by John P. O'Grady (2001) "Echo" by Elizabeth Hand (2005) "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" by Stephen King (1984) "A Vision of Bangor, in the Twentieth Century" by Edward Kent (1848) "By the Lake" by Jeff Hecht (2002) "Awskonomuk" by Gregory Feeley (2008) "The County" by Melanie Tem (2008) "And Dream Such Dreams" by Lee Allred (2008) "Flash Point" by Gardner Dozois (1974) "The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton" by Mark Twain (1878) "Trophy Seekins" by Lucy Suitor Holt (2008) "The Autumn of Sorrows" by Scott Thomas (2008) "Alternate Anxieties" by Karen Jordan Allen (2007) "The Chapter of the Hawk of Gold" by Noreen Doyle (1997) "The Bung-Hole Caper" by Tom Easton (1982) "Dance Band on the Titanic" by Jack L. Chalker (1978) "When the Ice Goes Out" by Jessica Reisman (2008) "Creation Story" by Steve Rasnic Tem (2008) About the Authors |
| MORE REVIEWS! "Otherworldliness writing is not my usual choice of genre, and yet I found myself unable to put Noreen Doyle's collected stories aside, or go to sleep, reading it through one entire night." --Hannah Merker, The Working Waterfront (October 2008) "Something for everyone [...] Interesting selection of authors, themes and styles [...] A great addition to this librarys 'Maine' collection." Recommended for Grades 10-12 and Adult -- Julie Sawtelle, Director, Cumston Public Library, Monmouth ME "... highly recommended to personal, academic, community library metaphysical studies collections and supplemental reading lists on Maine's state history." -- California Bookwatch (1 August 2008) "a unique set of short stories [...] a wide variety of authors of creepy Maine tales. [...] Some stories are supremely funny, others are downright spooky..."--Bill Bushnell, Kennebec Journal (16 November 2008) "Read some good stories (including a very good one by Gregory Feeley in Otherworldly Maine called 'Awskonomuk' which isn’t genre enough for the year’s best, but is well worth checking out)" "['Awskonomuk'] deserves to be read widely." -- Jonathan Strahan, Notes from Coode Street, 18 & 20 September 2008 "Regional anthologies are not as common as they used to be. If they were, this would stand out as an excellent example of the kind. With less competition, it stands out even more. So if you have a taste for the Maine mystique, order a copy." --Tom Easton, Analog |
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