"Whether she was writing about travel or over-protective mothers,
unicorns or Pre-Raphaelite painters, Susan Casper always had
something new and fascinating to say. She'll be sadly missed. Thank
goodness we have this new and compelling collection to remember her
by!"
--Connie Willis
SFWA Grand Master, member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame,
winner of 7 Nebula Awards and 11 Hugo Awards"What a vivid and
compelling range of stories! Terrors from childhood nightmares made
disturbingly real. Wistful glimpses of a past that never was. Sly,
sideways looks at venerable fictions: Oz, Middle Earth,
Rumpelstiltskin, Sherlock Holmes. Casper writes with meticulous
attention to detail, putting you deep into time and place. A
wonderful collection."
--Nancy Kress
6-time Nebula and 2-time Hugo Award winner"Susan Casper is one of
my favorite writers. Her work is witty, well-observed, with a bite
that you can never quite forget, much like John Collier. I come
away from her stories thinking, 'I wish I'd written that.'"
--Pat Cadigan
Hugo- and World Fantasy Award-winner"I have only one problem with
Susan Casper's fiction: there isn't enough of it. I have loved
every story of hers that I've read, and, as it turns out, I've read
quite a few of them. Personal favorites include 'The Stray' and
'Why Do You Think They Call It Middle Earth?', but to be fair,
that's like picking the best chocolate from a Paris chocolate shop.
They're all good. I simply prefer some to others. This long-overdue
collection, edited by her husband, multiple Hugo Award-winner
Gardner Dozois, is an act of love--and love this deep should be
shared. If you've never read Susan's work, you're in for a treat.
If you have, you'll be visiting old favorites and finding new
favorites along the way."
--Kristine Kathyrn Rusch
Hugo- and World Fantasy Award-winner"Susan Casper lived in the real
world, and so did her characters. The fantastic impinges gently on
the familiar in her fiction. We recognize the bedrooms and the
kitchens, the insistent mothers and the impatient children. But
wait, is that really a ghost? Is it trying to tell us something? Is
that woman really a vampire? Is there a way to get to Oz? With a
sly sense of humor and a profound sense of the tragic, Susan Casper
crafted stories that show us the wonder and terror of our everyday
lives."
--James Patrick Kelly
Nebula- and Hugo Award-winner"An impressive collection by an even
more impressive lady."
--Mike Resnick
Nebula- and 5-time Hugo Award-winner"From the dark and disturbing
to the amusing and uplifting, this collection of tales reveals the
evocative depths of Susan Casper's vivid imagination."
--Sheila Williams
Editor of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
2-time Hugo Award-winner"Beautifully written and beautifully
observed." ("The Cleaning Lady")
--Samuel R. Delany
SFWA Grand Master, member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame,
winner of 4 Nebula Awards and 2 Hugo Awards"Finally, Susan Casper's
powerful, wry, and provocative short fiction is available in one
volume: a must-have collection that captures the essence of her
brilliant, wild talent."
--Jack Dann
Nebula- and World Fantasy Award-winner"Susan's stories capture you
with the first word and hold on with bloody claws until the
last."
--Eileen Gunn
Nebula Award-winner
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