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Island Dreams: Montreal Writers of the Fantastic
Island Dreams Montreal Writers of the Fantastic Author:Claude Lalumiere (Editor) Twelve all-new stories of the fantastic, the imaginative, and the weird are collected in this book of daring and imaginative tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and surrealism. Montreal's established authors and new voices alike serve up gruesomely disturbing tales, bizarre love stories, gender-bending police investigations, and alien... more » cities literally dropped in the middle of an American desert. The authors include Yves Meynard, author of The Book of Knights; Glenn Grant, coeditor of Northern Stars and Northern Suns; Mark Shainblum, cocreator of Angloman and Northguard; Melissa Yuan-Innes, a Writers of the Future contest winner; Mark Paterson, a leading voice in the Montreal spoken-word scene; Maxianne Berger, author of How We Negotiate; Martin Last, cofounder of New York's legendary Science Fiction Shop; Shane Simmons, creator of Longshot Comics; and Dora Knez, author of Five Forbidden Things. Other contributors include Linda Dydyk, Elise Moser, and Christos Tsirbas.
Contents:
Introduction (Island Dreams: Montreal Writers of the Fantastic) (2004) • essay by Claude Lalumière
Human Rites / shortstory by Elise Moser
Burning Day / novelette by Glenn Grant
The Dead Park / shortstory by Dora Knez
Report on a Museum Incident / shortstory by Maxianne Berger
In Yerusalom / novelette by Yves Meynard
Carnac / shortstory by Martin Last
Mrs. Marigold's House / shortstory by Melissa Yuan-Innes
The Strange Afterlife of Henry Wigam / novelette by Linda Dydyk
Carrion Luggage / shortstory by Shane Simmons
The Ketchup We Were Born With / shortstory by Mark Paterson
Brikolakas / shortstory by Christos Tsirbas
Endogamy Blues / novella by Mark Shainblum
About the Editor (Island Dreams: Montreal Writers of the Fantastic) (2004) • essay by editor