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Aftershock & Others - review - fpw - 01-20-2009
from PW:
Aftershock & Others: 19 Oddities F. Paul Wilson. Forge, $25.95 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1277-8
Bestseller Wilson (By the Sword) displays an expert grasp of storytelling mechanics and an impressive breadth of themes and approaches in what he says in an afterword is his last collection. The title tale is a moving meditation on love and loss, built on the unlikely premise of lightning-strike survivors seeing the spirits of their dear departed at their near-death moment of electrocution. “Dreams” riffs on the Frankenstein theme with its speculation on how the monster might act were its brain to have retained aspects of its predeath personality. In “Interlude at Duane's,” urban mercenary hero Repairman Jack must foil a four-man holdup with found weapons fashioned from consumer goods on the shelves of the drugstore where it takes place. In all these efforts, Wilson establishes characters with a few deft strokes, quickly sets up a tricky plot, and then masterfully maneuvers the reader to a well-orchestrated (and sometimes surprising) ending. Fans will hope they haven't seen the last of Wilson's short fiction. (Mar.)
Aftershock & Others - review - Lysistrata - 01-20-2009
Amazon fr will have it in March 2009 and I can pre-order it
Aftershock & Others - review - Alvin Fox - 01-20-2009
fpw Wrote:Fans will hope they haven't seen the last of Wilson's short fiction.
Yeah, we'll hope.
Aftershock & Others - review - hford713 - 01-21-2009
Already pre-ordered.
Psyched!
Aftershock & Others - review - Brian - 01-21-2009
It's posts like this that make my day. Ordering..
Aftershock & Others - review - Bluesman Mike Lindner - 01-22-2009
fpw Wrote:from PW:
Aftershock & Others: 19 Oddities F. Paul Wilson. Forge, $25.95 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1277-8
Bestseller Wilson (By the Sword) displays an expert grasp of storytelling mechanics and an impressive breadth of themes and approaches in what he says in an afterword is his last collection. The title tale is a moving meditation on love and loss, built on the unlikely premise of lightning-strike survivors seeing the spirits of their dear departed at their near-death moment of electrocution. “Dreams” riffs on the Frankenstein theme with its speculation on how the monster might act were its brain to have retained aspects of its predeath personality. In “Interlude at Duane's,” urban mercenary hero Repairman Jack must foil a four-man holdup with found weapons fashioned from consumer goods on the shelves of the drugstore where it takes place. In all these efforts, Wilson establishes characters with a few deft strokes, quickly sets up a tricky plot, and then masterfully maneuvers the reader to a well-orchestrated (and sometimes surprising) ending. Fans will hope they haven't seen the last of Wilson's short fiction. (Mar.)
Lincoln Triangle has 5 on order, which won't last long. About as long as it takes me to get me credit card out.
Aftershock & Others - review - hford713 - 01-29-2009
Amazon informs me that this has been postponed until April.
Aftershock & Others - review - fpw - 01-30-2009
hford713 Wrote:Amazon informs me that this has been postponed until April.It was March 17, now it's March 31. I guess that's sorta April.
Aftershock & Others - review - Irishkkc 2.0 - 01-30-2009
Your last foray into short fiction? Definitely a must read I just wish you'd do more explorations into short fiction.
Aftershock & Others - review - fpw - 01-30-2009
Irishkkc 2.0 Wrote:Your last foray into short fiction? Definitely a must read I just wish you'd do more explorations into short fiction.I'll do short pieces here and there, but they'll be few and far between. Can't see that I'll ever have enough for another collection.