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Featuring over 70 stories packed into fewer than 100 pages, this collection showcases Michael Swanwick's inventive storytelling. The title piece creatively condenses a classic Western tale, reimagining characters and themes with whimsical elements like a cigar-cutter as Mephistopheles. Each letter of the alphabet and every planet in the solar system inspires unique narratives, alongside alternate autobiographies and a concise novella exploring decadence and corporate politics in a futuristic Venice. The stories blend humor, chills, and imaginative twists, making for a captivating read.
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Cigar-Box Faust and Other Miniatures, Michael Swanwick
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 2003
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Navrhnout úpravu
- Titul
- Cigar-Box Faust and Other Miniatures
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Michael Swanwick
- Vydavatel
- Tachyon Publications
- Rok vydání
- 2003
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 94
- ISBN13
- 9781892391070
- Kategorie
- Beletrie, Sci-fi a fantasy
- Anotace
- Featuring over 70 stories packed into fewer than 100 pages, this collection showcases Michael Swanwick's inventive storytelling. The title piece creatively condenses a classic Western tale, reimagining characters and themes with whimsical elements like a cigar-cutter as Mephistopheles. Each letter of the alphabet and every planet in the solar system inspires unique narratives, alongside alternate autobiographies and a concise novella exploring decadence and corporate politics in a futuristic Venice. The stories blend humor, chills, and imaginative twists, making for a captivating read.