Wild Things

Book Description: Subterranean Press, 2005. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First - First edition. 1596060301 232 p. Finlay says he thinks of these 14 stories as apprentice work toward his novel The Prodigal Troll (2005), yet all are at least of journeyman quality. They show Finlay exploring a variety of genres, bringing freshness and intelligence to them all. His Lovecraft tribute artfully refrains from disclosing itself as such, especially stylistically, until the penultimate page. His zombie adventure ends not in horror or triumph but in dreadful doubt, especially for readers. Despite their military milieus and in-space settings, The Seal Hunter and The Political Officer are as focused on characters and interactions rather than slam-bang histrionics as any mainstream novel of suburbia. Still Life with Action Figure, a particularly realist exercise, actually occurs in suburbia, where an artist son visits his artist father, who has resumed painting despite suffering from parkinsonism. The satires Pervert and A Game of Chicken take lively and imaginative aim at already shot-riddled targets (straight-male bashing and bioengineering, respectively), and Wild Thing exposes the fairy-addled backstory of the chivalric hero Perceval. In all, an absorbing, often-surprising collection. --Booklist . Bookseller Inventory # KB0001051

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Book Description: Subterranean Press, 2005. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. F/F (new)author signed 1st subpress hardcover edition in mylar protected dustjacket. #158 of 250 limited edition signed copies. Includes chapbook Her LIfe Sentence. New & unused; no marks, not remaindered, not exlib,not bookclub, dj price intact & meets publishers first edition id criteria. fiction. Signed by Author(s). Bookseller Inventory # 9667

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Book Description: Subterranean Press, Burton, MI, 2005. Hard Cover. Book Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. First edition/first printing. Number 83 of 250 copies signed by the author, and includes the chapbook "Her Life Sentence" which was only released with the signed edition. Book is in fine (unread) condition with a fine unclipped dustjacket protected in a Brodart wrapper. An Attractive Copy! Please feel free to ask me for pictures or more information, Thanks. Signed by Author. Bookseller Inventory # 002271

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