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Sullivan, Mr. Robert J.

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ISBN 10: 1499266561 ISBN 13: 9781499266566

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

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From KIRKUS REVIEW"Sullivan’s anthology features tales of rampaging demons, a breakthrough in fashion technology with unintended consequences, and Sherlock Holmes facing a werewolf.Sullivan, of the hardboiled Sam Dane detective series, here offers an assortment of short tales—including some mere fragments—mostly falling into the realm of the fantastic. The titular opener, presented by the writer as the first piece for which he ever got paid, somewhat follows the lines of classic sci-fi regarding a new technology and its unforeseen consequences. In this case, an inventor designs a fabric of miniscule pixel-screens that can effectively morph into any sort of garment. Result: women’s wear that never goes out of fashion. Unfortunately, combined with a few other human tendencies (and the inventor’s nasty divorce), the garment alters society, much to the protagonist’s regret. (If only WWD had a fiction issue.) The other stories sometimes have trouble living up to that complete-package standard, but there are still compact gems of imagination. “It’s a Jungle” creatively riffs on the urban legend of alligators infesting the sewers of New York City. “Between the Bronze Mirrors,” a pulpy tale of a murderous railroad tycoon trying to use captured demons against a business rival, is described by Sullivan in his introductory note as steampunk, though it’s more akin to a Lovecraft tribute. A few odds and ends seem mainly included to demonstrate the author’s storytelling mechanics and thought processes: “Sherlock Holmes and the Leeds Serial Killer,” an affectionate Conan Doyle pastiche pitting the great detective against a lycanthrope, jumps right to the climax, as Sherlock patiently explains how he unraveled the clues to arrive at a hair-raising conclusion. “Gruff Samples Spanish Wines” features the rip-roaring antics of an ageless soldier-adventurer who insists on a companion to write down his exploits. That full project was never published, which is unfortunate if all submissions were up to the quality of this one.A diverting little omnibus of sci-fi, fantasy and pulpy yarn-spinning."A collection of eclectic short stories from the slightly bent mind of Robert J. Sullivan - humor, science fiction, steam punk, horror, detective."A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants." - Chuckles the Clown

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L'autore:

Robert J. Sullivan is a semi-lifetime resident of Connecticut residing by the banks of the mighty Hockanum River, and at one time or another has worked in insurance companies, as a security guard, factory worker, and for 19 fascinating years, as a computer programmer in a language and utility so obscure other professionals have never heard of it. He has two delightful adult children who are his joy, even if they sigh and roll their eyes when they talk to him. He has no sense of humor, but has written a program that simulates one. His chief interests are reading, movies, prehistory, physics, politics, economics, the Red Sox, and contract bridge; once in a great while he comes out into the sunshine, blinks, and retreats to his cave. His life is pleasantly dull. He worries more about the coming robot uprising than about zombies. He has two science fiction detective thrillers, “In the Blood” and “This Honest Man” out on Amazon and is currently exploring the joys of writing and the poverty that goes with it, and hopes to release more words on an unsuspecting world.

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• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1499266561
• ISBN 13: 9781499266566
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 138