Talking in the Dark Author:Dennis Etchison First softcover of a definitive collection. The year 2001 marked the fortieth anniversary of Dennis Etchison's first professional short story sale. Talking In the Dark collects the best work by a brilliant writer at the peak of his powers -- the author's own selection of personal favorites from four decades of writing. Among these t... more »wenty-four unforgettable tales of life on the edge are the award-winning classics "The Dark Country," "The Olympic Runner," and "The Dog Park," as well as several long-out-of-print stories and a new masterpiece written especially for this volume. Nominated for a World Fantasy Award.« less