Dreamwish Beasts and Snarks
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.34 (504 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1930846606 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 278 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. The standout stories share the theme of a hunter's obsessive quest for mysterious prey: in Hunting the Snark, a guide tracks a powerful predator that's been consuming members of his expedition, while the short but powerful The Soul Eater follows a galactic hunter's Ahab-like pursuit of a giant energy being. The Lord of the Jungle features a would-be Tarzan who takes refuge in Africa to evade creditors and build a Communist gorilla nation. Resnick packs a wide variety of genre tales full
At times humorous, at other times serious, this endearing collection of short fiction explores many concepts regarding fantastical or futuristic safaris. Offering a few somber features, Safari 2103 AD” looks at a world where the number of wild animals can be counted on one’s fingers, while in Bwana,” colonists leave industrialized Africa to create a paradise on a new world, only to discover how fragile they are. Imaginative and captivating, each narrative offers a unique spin on what it means to be a hunter.. In the Nebula-nominated story Hunting
A futuristic vision of hunting and safaris! I've always admired the cleverness and the creative ability of authors of all stripes. But, as a long time fan of sci-fi, one of the more esoteric and most ignored genres in the universe of literature, I've always had the personal conceit that sci-fi authors had to be blessed with an extra . Very disappointing One of the finest short story collections that I've ever read is Mike Resnick's "The Incarceration of Captain Nebula and Other Futures." So much did I think so (as I still do) that I purchased for myself, my family, my friends, a dozen autographed (mostly numbered, as well) copies of that b. Midwest Book Review said Fine twists of plot!. Mike Resnick's DREAMWISH BEASTS AND SHARKS is packed with Mike Resnick's classic twists and turns of plot, from a futuristic safari that ends with an unexpected twist to humor involving unicorns and vampires, or a Tarzan-like British lord in Africa who is actually hiding from creditors. Fin