R. A. Lafferty Super Pack - R. A. Lafferty

. .

Résumé :
Collected her are eighteen stories that bend time and space by the incomparable R. A. Lafferty. Lafferty was the winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award and a six time Nebula Award Nominee. His quirky style made his work hard to pigeonhole and market, but he still managed to influence a wide array of today's best writers. Simply on of the best writers the science fiction and fantasy field has ever produced. If you enjoyed this book, you'll want to search on Positronic Publishing Super Pack and check out all our other Super Packs!Try to Remember Adam Had Three Brothers Through Other Eyes All the People Day of the Glacier The Wagons Dream World The Ugly Sea In the Garden The Six Fingers of Time Mcgonigal's Worm The Polite People of Pudibundia Other Side of the Moon Seven-Day Terror Saturday You Die Aloys The Weirdest World Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas...

Biographie:
R. A. Lafferty was an American author known for his unique and imaginative contributions to the science fiction and fantasy genres. Born in 1914, he developed a distinctive narrative style characterized by playful language, intricate plots, and a deep sense of myth and folklore. Lafferty's works often blend humor with philosophical themes, exploring complex ideas about time, reality, and human nature. He published numerous short stories and novels, with notable works including The Six Fingers of Time and Past Master. Lafferty's writing is celebrated for its originality and linguistic creativity, earning him a devoted following among readers and fellow writers. Despite being less mainstream than some contemporaries, his influence can be seen in the works of later authors who were inspired by his imaginative storytelling and unconventional approach. Lafferty's legacy remains significant in the realms of speculative fiction, where his unique voice continues to resonate....

Sommaire:
Eighteen mind-bending stories from one of the most original and unclassifiable voices in science fiction and fantasy. Collected here are eighteen tales that twist time, fracture space, and overturn expectation in ways only R. A. Lafferty could achieve. A winner of both the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award-and a six-time Nebula Award nominee-Lafferty built a body of work unlike any other in the field. His stories combine tall-tale exuberance, philosophical wit, mythic resonance, and sudden cosmic revelation, often within the span of a few astonishing pages. Difficult to categorize yet impossible to ignore, Lafferty's fiction challenged conventional narrative form while influencing generations of writers across speculative genres. His work moves from the absurd to the sublime, from cosmic comedy to metaphysical meditation, always with a voice unmistakably his own. This expansive Super Pack brings together more than a dozen of his most distinctive stories in one sweeping volume-an essential collection for readers who appreciate science fiction and fantasy at their most imaginative and unconventional. Explore other exciting Positronic Books devoted to classic science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.Try to Remember Adam Had Three Brothers Through Other Eyes All the People Day of the Glacier The Wagons Dream World The Ugly Sea In the Garden The Six Fingers of Time Mcgonigal's Worm The Polite People of Pudibundia Other Side of the Moon Seven-Day Terror Saturday You Die Aloys The Weirdest World Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas...